institutions organized along military lines. Responsibility for personnel, equipment and missions grow with each advancement. The military rank system defines dominance...

a senior military officer rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain...

Bangladesh Air Force rank insignia Military ranks of Belarus Belgian military ranks Military ranks of Bhutan Military ranks of Bolivia Military ranks and insignia...

historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army and Pakistan Army rank equivalent to corporal. The rank was previously used in the Indian Army during the Raj and...

previously held the rank of brigadier-general; Earl Curzon stated that: "…British Military Attaches at foreign capitals who at present hold the rank of Brigadier-General…will...

Specialist is a military rank in some countries' armed forces. Two branches of the United States Armed Forces use the rank. It is one of the four junior...

Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services. While different ranks may be used among...

same meaning as the Russian товарищ (tovarishch, "comrade"), with the military meaning fading in use. Use of cultural expressions such as pan ("sir")...

completing their active military service. Male personnel serve until 41–51 years old while female personnel serve until 24 years old. The rank of memale makom...

officer rank (four regular officers, six militia officers, three volunteers). List of presidents of the United States United States military seniority...

the entire United States military, even though it is possible that contemporaries of the same rank may have earlier dates of rank or longer time in service...

Basic Military Training (BMT) or Basic Rescue Training (BRT), they attain the rank of private (PTE). Privates do not wear ranks on their rank holder...

in military services) Director general of national defence (most senior rank in the Mexican Armed Forces) Controller general (general officer rank in...

romanized: Komandir bataljona). It was a military rank in the Red Army from 1918 to 1935. At that time it was roughly equivalent to the rank of captain. Etymologically...

title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane,...

German comes from an older German military title, Fahnenträger (flag bearer); however, it is an officer cadet rank, not a junior officer – the same applies...

March 12, 1998 "On military duty and military service" (in Russian) Presidential Decree No. 531 from May 8, 2005 "On military uniform, rank insignia of the...

Academic rank Corporate title Diplomatic rank Hierarchy of the Catholic Church Imperial, royal and noble ranks Military rank Police rank Social class...

A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders, and within NATO's...

Reis (Ottoman Turkish: رئيس raʾīs; sometimes spelled rais) was a military rank in the Ottoman Empire, akin to that of a naval captain or (in the Levant)...

countries. The rank of commodore derives from the French commandeur, which was the second highest rank in the orders of knighthood, and in military orders the...

Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many...

The Military ranks of Nigeria are the military insignia used by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Nigeria shares a rank structure similar to that of the United...

the rank has only been held by one or two men.[citation needed] The militaries of the Empire of Japan, Republic of China and North Korea use the rank of...

Cornet is a military rank formerly used by the armed forces of some countries. A cornet or "cornet of horse" was in the 17th and 18th centuries a term...

The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the Republic of China Armed Forces. The official military rank names in Traditional Chinese...

Bombardier (/ˌbɒmbəˈdɪər/) is a military rank that has existed since the 16th century in artillery regiments of various armies, such as in the British...

Directorate, 26 May 2007 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military officers. U.S. DoD Officer Rank Insignia Archived 11 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Simpson...

Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest...

United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval...