Ranks, Specialisms and Insignia
| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student Officer | ||
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| United Kingdom (Edit) |
No Equivalent | Not Found | ||||||||||||
| Field Marshal1 | General | Lieutenant-General | Major-General | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet | |||
| Abbreviation: | FM | Gen | Lt Gen | Maj Gen | Brig | Col | Lt Col | Maj | Capt | Lt | 2Lt | OCdt | ||
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| NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| British Army (Edit) |
(Conductor) |
(Quartermaster Sergeant) |
No Equivalent | No Insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class One | Warrant Officer Class Two |
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Sergeant |
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Private (or equivalent) |
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| Abbreviation: | Cdr | WO1 | WO2 | S/Sgt / C/Sgt |
Sgt | Cpl / Bdr |
L/Cpl / L/Bdr |
Pte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Every regiment and corps has its own distinctive insignia, such as cap badge, beret, tactical recognition flash and stable belt.
Throughout the army there are many official specialisms. They do not affect rank, but they do affect pay bands.
| Ranger | Paratrooper |
| Musician | Survey Technician |
| Farrier | Biomedical Scientist |
| Driver Tank Transporter | Registered General Nurse |
| Radar Operator | Telecom Op (Special) |
| Meteorologist | Aircraft Technician |
| Military Engineer Bomb Disposal | Special Air Service Soldier |
| Telecom Op (Linguist) | Ammunition Technician |
| Operator Special Intelligence | |
| Construction Materials Technician | |
| Driver Specialist | |
| Armoured Engineer | |
| Royal Armoured Corps Crewman | |
| Army Diver | |
| Sapper |
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