Ranks and Insignia
The Danish navy ranks follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish armed forces.
The highest officer's rank is OF-9 (Admiral) which is reserved for the Chief of Defence (only when this seat is occupied by a naval officer) and the Prince Consort of Denmark (à la suite). Similarly, OF-8 (Vice-admiral) is reserved for the Defence Chief of Staff). OF-7 (Kontreadmiral) is used by the Admiral Danish Fleet and OF-6 (Flotilleadmiral) by the chief of Danish Task Group as well as keepers of high-office positions. OF-4 and OF-5 are mainly chiefs of squadrons, schools and larger vessels. OF-1 through OF-3 are used in a variety of positions.
The Danish OR's also follow the NATO system, though there are no OR-6's and OR-4's (korporal) are only used in international missions.
Outside this ranking system there are physicians (who may wear the same insignia in the Army/Air Force but with a slight variation in the Navy), nurses and veterinarians, while priests and judicial personnel wear totally different insignia and are without rank.
Besides the NATO-system, the Danish defence utilizes its own system, which for the navy is as follows:
- Military personnel, level 400 (M400): Executive level: OF-5 though OF-9
- Military personnel, level 300 (M300): Operational level: OF-1 through OF-4
- Military personnel, level 200 (M200): NCO level: OR-4 through OR-9
- Military personnel, level 100 (M100): Seamen level: OR-1 through OR-3
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Edit) | No Equivalent | No Equivalent | |||||||||||
| Admiral | Viceadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flotilleadmiral | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptajn | Orlogskaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | ||||
| NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark (Edit) |
No equivalent | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Korporal | Marinespecialist | Marineoverkonstabel | Marinekonstabel | Marineelev | ||||||||||||||||||||
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