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Officer Ranks

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
United Kingdom (Edit)
	Admiral of the Fleet1	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant- Commander	Lieutenant	Sub- Lieutenant		Midshipman	Officer Cadet
Abbreviation	Adm of the Fleet	Adm	VAdm	RAdm	Cdre	Capt	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt	SLt or S/Lt		Mid	OC
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
British Army												No Equivalent
	Field Marshal1	General	Lieutenant-General2	Major-General	Brigadier3	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel2	Major	Captain	Lieutenant2	Second Lieutenant2		Officer Cadet
Abbreviation:	FM	Gen	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig	Col	Lt Col	Maj	Capt	Lt	2Lt		OCdt
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
Royal Air Force
	Marshal of the RAF		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer /acting pilot officer
Abbreviation	MRAF	Air Chf Mshl	Air Mshl	AVM	Air Cdre	Gp Capt	Wg Cdr	Sqn Ldr	Flt Lt	Fg Off	Plt Off		Off Cdt

¹ Rank in abeyance - appointments no longer made to this rank in peacetime.
² Lieutenant is correctly pronounced as 'Leftenant'.
³ Brigadier-General (until 1922), Colonel-Commandant (1922–1928), Brigadier (since 1928)

Other Ranks

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5			OR-4		OR-3		OR-2		OR-1
Royal Navy
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading rate						Able rate
Abbreviation	WO1						WO2		CPO		PO									LH				AB1	AB2
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5			OR-4		OR-3		OR-2		OR-1
British Army (Edit)	(Conductor)						(Quartermaster Sergeant)										No Equivalent										No Insignia
	Warrant Officer Class One						Warrant Officer Class Two		Staff Sergeant Colour Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal Bombardier		Lance Corporal Lance Bombardier		Private (or equivalent)
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5			OR-4		OR-3		OR-2		OR-1
Royal Air Force																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal (RAF Regiment only)		Air specialist (class 1) technician		Air specialist (class 1)		Air specialist (class 2)		Air recruit
Royal Air Force (Aircrew)
	Master aircrew								Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
Abbreviation	MAcr			WO					FS	CT or Chf Tech	Sgt												Cpl		LCpl		SAC(T)		SAC		LAC		AC