Comparative army officer ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t e
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t e						Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Australian Army^[2] v t e
Australian Army^[2] v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Bahamas	No army
Barbados Regiment^[3] v t e
Barbados Regiment^[3] v t e				Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Belize Defence Force v t e
Belize Defence Force v t e				Major-general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t e
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t e			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Burundi Army^[5] v t e
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant
		Jenerai	Riyetena jenerai	Jenerai majoro	Jenerai wa birigade	Koroneri	Riyetena koroneri		Majoro	Kapitene	Riyetena		Suriyetena
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant
Canadian Army^[6]^[7] v t e
		General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier-general	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
		Général(e)	Lieutenant(e)-général(e)	Major(e)-général(e)	Brigadier(ère)-général(e)	Colonel(le)	Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le)		Major(e)	Capitaine	Lieutenant(e)		Sous-lieutenant(e)
Dominica	No army
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e	Commander in Chief	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e				Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Gambian National Army v t e
Gambian National Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Ghana Army v t e
Ghana Army v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Grenada	No army
Guyana Army^[8] v t e
Guyana Army^[8] v t e	Commander-in-Chief	Minister of Defence		Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Ensign
Indian Army^[9] v t e
Indian Army^[9] v t e	Field marshal फील्ड मार्शल	General जनरल	Lieutenant general लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल	Major general मेजर जनरल	Brigadier ब्रिगेडियर	Colonel कर्नल	Lieutenant colonel लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल		Major मेजर	Captain कैप्टन	Lieutenant लेफ्टिनेंट
Irish Army^[10]^[11] v t e
			Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier-general	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant	Captain	Lieutenant		Second-Lieutenant
			Lefteanant-ghinearál	Maor-ghinearál	Briogáidire-ghinearál	Cornal	Lefteanant-chornal		Ceannfort	Captaen	Lefteanant		Dara-lefteanant
Jamaican Army^[12] v t e
Jamaican Army^[12] v t e			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Kenya Army^[13] v t e
Kenya Army^[13] v t e	Commander-in-Chief	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army^[14] v t e
Lesotho Army^[14] v t e	Field marshal		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Liberian Ground Forces^[15] v t e
Liberian Ground Forces^[15] v t e			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Malawi Army v t e
Malawi Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Army of Malta^[16] v t e
Army of Malta^[16] v t e					Brigadier Brigadier	Colonel Kurunell	Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell		Major Maġġur	Captain Kaptan	Lieutenant Logutenent		Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent
Marshall Islands	No army
Mauritius	No army
Federated States of Micronesia	No army
Namibian Army^[17] v t e
Namibian Army^[17] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Nauru	No army
New Zealand Army^[18] v t e
New Zealand Army^[18] v t e	Field marshal		Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Nigerian Army^[19] v t e
Nigerian Army^[19] v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier-general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Pakistan Army^[20] v t e
Pakistan Army^[20] v t e	Field marshal فیلڈ مارشل	General جنرل	Lieutenant general لیفٹیننٹ جنرل	Major general میجر جنرل	Brigadier بریگیڈیئر	Colonel کرنل	Lieutenant colonel لیفٹیننٹ کرنل		Major میجر	Captain کیپٹن	Lieutenant لیفٹنینٹ		Second lieutenant سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ
Palau	No army
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e				Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Philippine Army^[21] v t e
Philippine Army^[21] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rwandan Land Forces^[22] v t e
Rwandan Land Forces^[22] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
SKN Regiment^[23] v t e
SKN Regiment^[23] v t e							Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Army^[24] v t e
Seychelles Army^[24] v t e					Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone Army v t e
Sierra Leone Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Singapore Army^[25] v t e		No insignia yet
Singapore Army^[25] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Solomon Islands	No army
South African Army^[26] v t e
South African Army^[26] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
South Sudan Army v t e
South Sudan Army v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Sudanese Army^[27] v t e
Sudanese Army^[27] v t e	مشیر Mushir	فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Tanzanian Army v t e
Tanzanian Army v t e		Jenerali	Luteni jenerali	Meja jenerali	Brigedia jenerali	Kanali	Luteni kanali		Meja	Kapteni	Luteni		Luteni usu
Tongan Land Component^[28] v t e
		Commander-in-chief			Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Ensign
		Komanitā-pule			Pilikaria seniale	Kenolo	Lafitani kenolo		Mesia	Kapiteni	Lafitani		Lafitani ua
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[29] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[29] v t e				Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Tuvalu	No army
Ugandan Land Forces^[30] v t e
Ugandan Land Forces^[30] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant
British Army^[31] v t e
British Army^[31] v t e	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
United States Army^[32] v t e
United States Army^[32] v t e	General of the Army	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e				Major general Bigfala Jenerol	Brigadier	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant colonel Lietnen Kolonel		Major Bigfala	Captain Kapten	First lieutenant Fas Lietnen		Second lieutenant Seken Lietnen
Zambian Army v t e
Zambian Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Zimbabwe National Army^[33] v t e
Zimbabwe National Army^[33] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers

References

^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Indian Army Rank Badges". indianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Army Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Irish Military Insignia". irishmilitaryinsignia.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007.
^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Ranks and insignia". army.mil.ph. Philippine Army. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.
^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "U.S. Army Ranks". army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ Ehrenreich, Frederick (1983). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Zimbabwe: a Country Study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 267. LCCN 83-11946. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

[Antigua&Barbuda-1] Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[Australia-2] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[Medals_Parade-3] "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[Botswana-4] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Burundi-5] "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Canada-6] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-7] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[Guyana_Army-8] Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[India_Army-9] "Indian Army Rank Badges". indianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Ireland_Army-10] "Army Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[IMI-11] "Irish Military Insignia". irishmilitaryinsignia.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007.

[Jamaica-12] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[Kenya-13] "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[Lesotho-14] "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[Liberia-15] "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Malta-16] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Namibia-17] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-18] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-19] Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Pakistan_Army-20] "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Philippines_Army-21] "Ranks and insignia". army.mil.ph. Philippine Army. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[Rwanda-22] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[SaintKitts&Nevis_Army-23] SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.

[Seychelles-24] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-25] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Army-26] "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Sudan-27] "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[Tonga-28] "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-29] "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Uganda_Army-30] "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[UK_Army-31] "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[US_Army-32] "U.S. Army Ranks". army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[ZimbabweOfficer-33] Ehrenreich, Frederick (1983). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Zimbabwe: a Country Study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 267. LCCN 83-11946. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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