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Household Cavalry

Rank structureThe rank names and insignia of (Click link for more info and facts about non-commissioned officer) non-commissioned officers in the Household Cavalry are unique in the British Army:

(Click link for more info and facts about Staff Corporal) Staff Corporal/ (Click link for more info and facts about Squadron Quartermaster Corporal) Squadron Quartermaster Corporal =  (A noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the army or marines or above airman 1st class in the air force) Staff Sergeant/ (Click link for more info and facts about Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant) Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant: Four  (V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service) chevrons, point up, with crown above, worn on lower sleeve
(Click link for more info and facts about Corporal of Horse) Corporal of Horse =  (Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal) Sergeant: Three chevrons, point down, with metal crown above, worn on upper sleeve
(Click link for more info and facts about Lance Corporal of Horse) Lance Corporal of Horse =  (A noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines) Corporal: Three chevrons, point down, with cloth crown above, worn on upper sleeve
(An enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal) Lance Corporal: Two chevrons, point down, with crown above, worn on upper sleeve

Technically, Lance Corporal of Horse is an appointment rather than a rank: a new Household Cavalry corporal is automatically and immediately appointed lance corporal of horse, and is referred to as such thereafter.

The (Holds rank by virtue of a warrant) Warrant Officer ranks are the same as the rest of the army, but appointments include (Click link for more info and facts about Regimental Quartermaster Corporal) Regimental Quartermaster Corporal and (Click link for more info and facts about Squadron Corporal Major) Squadron Corporal Major (WO2) and Farrier Corporal Major and (Click link for more info and facts about Regimental Corporal Major) Regimental Corporal Major (WO1), again excluding the word sergeant.

Formerly, sergeant was exclusively an infantry rank: no cavalry regiment had sergeants. Only the Household Cavalry now maintains this tradition, possibly because sergeant derives from the Latin serviens (meaning servant) and members of the Household Cavalry, once drawn exclusively from the (The most powerful members of a society) gentry and (A privileged class holding hereditary titles) aristocracy, could not be expected to have such a title.

Uniquely, non-commissioned officers and warrant officers of the Household Cavalry do not wear rank insignia on their full dress uniforms (although officers do). Rank is indicated by a system of aiguillettes.

(An enlisted man of the lowest rank) Private soldiers in the Household Cavalry, as in other cavalry regiments, are called  (A mounted policeman) Troopers.

Can you elaborate a bit? --Cool Cat ^Talk 16:15, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Deleted images

{{editsemiprotected}} Pics of UK ranks are broken. Please fix it. -- Llewelyn MT (talk) 22:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

I don't think they're broken, it looks like the images of the UK ranks were deleted by DASHBot for this reason: Removing fair use file(s), per WP:NFCC#9, see this diff [1] --Funandtrvl (talk) 22:44, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Images of ranks

{{Edit semi-protected}} ive created images to be used in this table as a representaion on the ranks (such as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ba_lcpl.png for Lance Corporal) could somebody please help me edit the page so i can include them in.

For an 'edit request', we can only change something specific - e.g. "Please change X to Y". I suggest you seek help on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history instead.  Chzz  ►  22:28, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2015

Permission to change "Sergeant Major of the Army" to "Army Sergeant Major" and add picture MLeeRm (talk) 11:15, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

• Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.
• We would need a reliable source to change the wording. As for the picture, you can create one and point to it and someone will put it in for you. --Stabila711 (talk) 21:06, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2023

A British army rank, Junior Soldier, is missing from position OR-1. Although this rank is formally held in conjunction with Private, it is lower than it, and soldiers bearing it are treated as such. It used its own rank symbol. Image depicts this. Rokejulianlockhart (talk) 21:36, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done Per NATO and official website, Private is the lowest rank. Additionally, the rank of "junior soldier", is for 16 and 17 year olds prior to joining the army, thus not a "real" military rank. Skjoldbro (talk) 06:27, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

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