Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
Private first class is a military rank held by junior enlisted personnel in a number of armed forces.
Counter admiral is a rank found in many navies of the world, but no longer used in English-speaking countries, where the equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French contre-amiral. Depending on the country, it is either a one-star or two-star rank.
An army corps general or corps general is a rank held by a General officer who commands an army corps. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System, and is used by a number of countries. Normally, the rank is above the divisional general and below the army general, so it usually corresponds to the lieutenant general. However, in some countries such as Spain, Brazil, and Peru, the rank of army corps general is not used, in Spain the rank of army corps general is replaced by the rank of lieutenant general, while in some countries such as Brazil and Peru, the rank of army general is immediately above that of divisional general.
Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System, and is used by a number of countries. The rank is above a brigade general, and normally below an army corps general.
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain.
Ship-of-the-line lieutenant is a naval officer rank, used in a number of countries. The name derives from the name of the largest class of warship, the ship of the line, as opposed to smaller types of warship.
Corvette captain is a rank in many navies which theoretically corresponds to command of a corvette. The equivalent rank in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth, and United States is lieutenant commander. The Royal Canadian Navy uses bilingual ranks, with capitaine de corvette being the French equivalent of lieutenant commander.
Frigate captain is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries. Corvette captain lies one level below frigate captain.
Commandant is a military or police rank used in many Spanish, Irish and French-speaking armed forces, where it is usually equivalent to the rank of major. In South Africa for most of the second half of the 20th century, commandant was a rank equivalent to lieutenant-colonel.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of African states.
Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for navies of African states.
Major in France, is a senior superior military rank across various military and security institutions with history dating back well beyond the 18th century.
Chief sergeant is a rank used in uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces.
Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Francophone states.
