MilitaryRankDB
106 military ranks across the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the British Army and Royal Navy, the NATO standard codes, and military history. From private to five-star general, warrant officers to fleet admirals, understand who commands what, where the ranks came from, and how they compare across services.
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Sergeant Major of the Army
The Sergeant Major of the Army wears the E-9 insignia with the Great Seal eagle between the chevrons and rockers and serves as the...
Fleet Admiral
Fleet Admiral was authorized in December 1944, matching the Army General of the Army, so senior American naval commanders would ra...
NATO OF-6
OF-6 opens the general and flag officer band, one star in most services: brigadier general in the US and many armies, brigadier in...
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is the highest British Army rank, created in 1736 for the Duke of Argyll from the German Feldmarschall. The badge is...
Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant wears three chevrons over two rockers with the bursting bomb device and is the technical and tactical backbone of...
Chief Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer wears an anchor with the letters USN in a shield, moves into the khaki uniform of the chief community, and is ...
General of the Army
General of the Army was authorized by Congress in December 1944 so that American theater commanders would not be outranked by Brit...
Brigadier
Brigadier wears a crown over three pips, or in dress a crossed sword and baton device with one star, and commands a brigade of aro...
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in November 1935 for the five senior commanders of the Red Army, Voroshilov, Tukhachevsky ...