United Kingdom Armed Forces ranks

This article shows the ranks of the United Kingdom Armed Forces .

British Army (Army)

Generals

British Army Generals
Field Marshal FM	General Gen	Lieutenant General Lt Gen	Major General Maj Gen
OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7

Officer corps

British Army Officer Corps
Brigadier Brig	Colonel Col	Lieutenant Colonel Lt Col	Major Maj	Captain Capt	Lieutenant Lt	Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt
OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1b	OF-1a

NCOs

British Army NCOs
Warrant Officer Class 1 (Conductor) WOI	Warrant Officer Class 1 WOI	Warrant Officer Class 2 (Quartermaster Sergeant) WOII	Warrant Officer Class 2 WOII	Staff Sergeant / Color Sergeant SSgt / CSgt	Sergeant Sgt	Corporal Cpl
OR-9	OR-9	OR-8	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6 / OR-5	OR-4

Team ranks

British Army ranks
Lance Corporal LCpl	Private Pte.	Private Pte.
OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
	No badge

The rank of pay level OR-7 has a special feature. Color Sergeant is a rank of the infantry regiments of the British Army and is equivalent to a staff sergeant of the armored force.

The two highest NCO ranks in the British Army are Warrant Officer Class 1 and Class 2 . The badges are generally the royal crown (WOII) and the royal coat of arms (WOI). However, there is also a special feature here, because the WO wear wreath-rimmed badges on special posts. This is the post of conductor on the one hand and the quartermaster sergeant on the other .

As you can see from the name, the brigadier (OF-6) is usually the commander of a brigade , but today, unlike many other armies, he is no longer a member of the generals.

The rank of Field Marshal (OF-10) has not been awarded since the late 1990s. It is now reserved for times of war or can be awarded on an honorary basis.

Royal Air Force (Luftwaffe)

As a rule, the air forces take over the ranks of the army. Not so with the RAF. In contrast to almost all other air forces, the Royal Air Force has developed its own system of rank designations , which is based on the designations of the units ( squadron , group , squadron ).

Generals

Generals of the Royal Air Force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force MRAF	Air Chief Marshal Air Chf Mshl	Air Marshal Air Mshl	Air Vice Marshal AVM
OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7

Officer corps

Royal Air Force Officer Corps
Air Commodore Air Cdre	Group Captain Gp Capt	Wing Commander Wg Cdr	Squadron Leader Sqn Ldr	Flight Lieutenant Flt Lt	Flying Officer Fg Off	Pilot Officer Plt Off
OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1b	OF-1a

NCOs

Royal Air Force NCOs
Master Aircrew MAcr	Warrant Officer WO		Flight Sergeant / Flight Sergeant Aircrew FS / FS Acr	Chief Technician Chf Tech	Sergeant / Sergeant Aircrew Sgt / Sgt Acr	Corporal Cpl
OR-9	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-7	OR-6 / OR-5	OR-4
		No equivalent

Team ranks

Royal Air Force crew ranks
Lance Corporal (RAF Regiment only) LCpl	Senior Aircraftman / Senior Aircraftman Technician SAC / SAC (T)	Leading Aircraftman LAC	Aircraftman
OR-3	OR-2	OR-2	OR-1
			No badge

Remarks

1. The Air Commodore (OF-6) is, unlike many other armies, not a member of the generals .
2. The Royal Air Force only has one non-commissioned officer rank with the title Warrant Officer and thus has no equivalent to Warrant Officer Class 2 , such as the British Army or the Royal Navy .
3. The sergeant aircrew , the flight sergeant aircrew and the master aircrew are a special group of ranks that are awarded within airborne units.
4. The Marshal of the Royal Air Force is a rank reserved for times of war and has not been awarded since 1993.

Royal Navy (Navy)

Admiralty

Royal Navy Admiralty
Admiral of the Fleet AdmF	Admiral Adm	Vice-Admiral VAdm	Rear Admiral Rad
OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7

Officer corps

Royal Navy Officer Corps hierarchy
Commodore Cdre	Captain Capt	Commander Cdr	Lieutenant-Commander LtCdr	Lieutenant Lt	Sub-Lieutenant SLt	Midshipman Mid
OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1	OF-D

NCOs

Royal Navy NCOs
Warrant Officer Class 1 WOI	Warrant Officer Class 2 WOII	Chief Petty Officer CPO	Petty Officer PO	Leading rate LR
OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6 / OR-5	OR-4

Team ranks

Royal Navy ranks
Able rate	New Entrant
OR-3 / OR-2	OR-1
No badge	No badge

Remarks

1. The two highest NCO ranks in the Royal Navy are Warrant Officer Class 1 and Class 2 . The badges are the royal crown (WOII) and the royal coat of arms (WOI).
2. The rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 in the Royal Navy has existed since April 1, 2004 . Prior to that, this position was held by the charge chief petty officer (CCPO), who was also above the chief petty officer . When the WOII was introduced , all CCPOs were promoted to this rank.
3. The Commodore is a term associated with the post for a senior captain, which is omitted after leaving the post. However, he is not a member of the Admiralty .
4. The rank of Admiral of the Fleet (OF-10) has not been awarded since 1995 . It is now reserved for times of war or can be awarded on an honorary basis.

Royal Marines (Marine Infantry)

Generals

Generals of the Royal Marines
General Gen	Lieutenant General Lt-Gen	Major General Maj-Gen
OF-9	OF-8	OF-7

Officer corps

Royal Marines Officer Corps
Brigadier Brig	Colonel Col	Lieutenant-Colonel Lt-Col	Major Maj	Captain Cpt	Lieutenant Lt	Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt
OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1b	OF-1a

NCOs

NCOs of the Royal Marines
Warrant Officer Class 1 WOI	Warrant Officer Class 2 WOII	Color Sergeant CSgt	Sergeant Sgt	Corporal Cpl
OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6 / OR-5	OR-4

Team ranks

Royal Marines crew ranks
Lance Corporal LCpl	Marine Mne
OR-3	OR-2 / OR-1
	No badge

Remarks

1. The two highest NCO ranks in the Royal Marines are Warrant Officer Class 1 and Warrant Officer Class 2
2. The badges are the royal crown (WOII) and the royal coat of arms (WOI).
3. As can be seen from the name, the brigadier (OF-6) is usually the commander of a brigade, but unlike many other armies, not a member of the generals.