Military ranks of Nepal
The Military ranks of Nepal are the military insignia used by the Nepalese Army which is the only component of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Being a Landlocked country, Nepal does not have a navy. Nepali military rank structure is a mixture of Indian subcontinent and Nepal's own style.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks[edit]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepali Army[2] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती) Mahārathī (pradhānasēnāpatī) | रथी Rathī | उपरथी Uparathī | सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee | महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī | प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee | सेनानी Senaanee | सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī | उपसेनानी Upasēnānī | सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee | अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COAS General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Nepalese Army Air Service[2] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee | महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī | प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee | सेनानी Senaanee | सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī | उपसेनानी Upasēnānī | सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee | अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Former insignia[edit]
Rank group | General/flag officers | ||||
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Nepali Army[3] | |||||
अतिरथी Atirathī | प्रधानसेनापती Pradhānasēnāpatī | महारथी Mahārathī | उपरथी Uparathī | ||
Field marshal | General of the army | General | Major general |
Other ranks[edit]
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepali Army[2] | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār | सुवेदार Suvēdār | जमदार Jamadār | हुद्दा Huddā | अमल्दार Amaldār | प्यूठ Piyuth | सिपाही Sipahi | फलोअर्स Phaloars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer first class | Warrant officer second class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers
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Nepalese Army Air Service[2] | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār | सुवेदार Suvēdār | जमदार Jamadār | हुद्दा Huddā | अमल्दार Amaldār | प्यूठ Piyuth | सिपाही Sipahi | फलोअर्स Phaloars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer first class | Warrant officer second class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Other rank insignia[3] | ||||
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Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | Sergeant First Class | Staff Sergeant |
References[edit]
- ^ Makeig, Douglas C. (1993). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Nepal: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 221. LCCN 93012226. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Nepali Army. "Nepali Army Rank Structure". Nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b Makeig 1993, p. 222.
External links[edit]
- "Nepal". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.