Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t e														No insignia
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Australian Army^[2] v t e														No insignia
Australian Army^[2] v t e	Regimental sergeant major of the army			Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2			Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Bahamas	No army
Barbados Regiment^[3] v t e														No insignia
Barbados Regiment^[3] v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Belize Defence Force v t e														No insignia
Belize Defence Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t e														No insignia
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Land Forces^[5] v t e														No insignia
Royal Brunei Land Forces^[5] v t e	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)			Pegawai waran 1		Pegawai waran 2	Pegawai kadet	Staf sarjan	Sarjan		Koperal		Lans koperal	Prebet/Soldadu
Burundi Army^[6] v t e																No insignia
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		Première sergent major	Première sergent	Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe		Soldat de 2^ème classe
	Ajida shefu			Ajida majoro		Ajida		Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere	Sereja mu murwi wa mbere	Sereja	Kaporari shefu		Kaporari	Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere		Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e	Adjudant-chef					Adjudant			Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat Première		Soldat
Canadian Army^[7] v t e
	Canadian Forces chief warrant officer	Command chief warrant officer	Senior appointment chief warrant officer		Chief warrant officer	Master warrant officer		Warrant officer	Sergeant		Master corporal		Corporal	Private (trained)		Private (basic)
	Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes	Adjudant-chef du commandement	Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure		Adjudant-chef	Adjudant-maître		Adjudant	Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat (formé)		Soldat (confirmé)
Dominica	No army
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e																No insignia
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force v t e	Warrant officer I					Warrant officer II			Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal		Lance Corporal			Private
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e														No insignia
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Gambian National Army v t e														No insignia
Gambian National Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Ghana Army v t e														No insignia
Ghana Army v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Grenada	No army
Guyana Army^[8] v t e														No insignia
Guyana Army^[8] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Indian Army^[9] v t e														No insignia
Indian Army^[9] v t e	Subedar Major / Risaldar Major सूबेदार मेजर / रिसालदार मेजर					Subedar / Risaldar सूबेदार / रिसालदार		Naib Subedar / Naib Risaldar नायब सूबेदार / नायब रिसालदार	Havildar / Daffadar हवलदार / दफादार		Naik / Lance Daffadar नायक / लांस दफादार		Lance Naik / Acting Lance Daffadar लांस नायक / एक्टिंग लांस दफादार	Sepoy / Sowar सिपाही / सवार
Irish Army^[10]^[11] v t e																No insignia
Irish Army^[10]^[11] v t e	Sergeant major Maor-Sáirsint Cathlán/Reisimint^[a]					Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Ceathrúsháirsint Cathlán/Reisimint^[a]		Company Sergeant Sáirsint Complacht^[b]	Company quartermaster sergeant Ceathrúsháirsint Complacht^[b]	Sergeant Sáirsint	Corporal Ceannaire		Private, 3 star Saighdiúr Singil, 3 Réalta	Private, 2 star Saighdiúr Singil, 2 Réalta		Recruit Earcach
Jamaican Army^[12] v t e														No insignia
Jamaican Army^[12] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Army v t e														No insignia
Kenya Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army^[13] v t e														No insignia
Lesotho Army^[13] v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Ground Forces^[14] v t e																No insignia
Liberian Ground Forces^[14] v t e	Command sergeant major					Master sergeant		Sergeant first class	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal		Private first class	Private		Private
Malawi Army v t e														No insignia
Malawi Army v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Army of Malta^[15] v t e														No insignia
Army of Malta^[15] v t e	Senior Sergeant Major			Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Bombadier		Lance Bombadier	Gunner (or equivalent)
Marshall Islands	No army
Mauritius	No army
Federated States of Micronesia	No army
Namibian Army^[16] v t e														No insignia
Namibian Army^[16] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No army
New Zealand Army^[17] v t e																No insignia
New Zealand Army^[17] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal			Private (or equivalent)
Nigerian Army^[18] v t e														No insignia
Nigerian Army^[18] v t e	Army warrant officer			Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Pakistan Army^[19] v t e														No insignia
Pakistan Army^[19] v t e	Subedar-major صوبیدار میجر					Subedar صوبیدار		Naib subedar نائب صوبیدار	Havildar حوالدار		Naik نائیک		Lance naik لانس نائیک	Sepoy سپاہی
Palau	No army
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e														No insignia
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e	Warrant officer class 1 ?					Warrant officer class 2 ?		Staff sergeant Plag Sajen	Sergeant Sajen		Corporal Kopul		Lance corporal Lans Kopul	Private Praivet
Philippine Army^[20] v t e
Philippine Army^[20] v t e	Chief master sergeant			Senior master sergeant		Master sergeant		Technical sergeant	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal			Private first class		Private
Rwandan Land Forces^[21] v t e																No insignia
Rwandan Land Forces^[21] v t e	Warrant officer I					Warrant officer II		Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal			Private
SKN Regiment^[22] v t e														No insignia
SKN Regiment^[22] v t e	Warrant officer 1					Warrant officer 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Saint Lucia	No army																	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[23] v t e														No insignia
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[23] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Army v t e														No insignia
Sierra Leone Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Singapore Army^[24] v t e																No insignia	No insignia
Singapore Army^[24] v t e	Master sergeant					Staff sergeant		First sergeant	Second sergeant	Third sergeant	Corporal first class	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private first class		Private	Recruit
Solomon Islands	No army
South African Army^[25] v t e														No insignia
South African Army^[25] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
South Sudan Army v t e
South Sudan Army v t e	Regimental Sergeant Major					Sergeant Major			Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Sudanese Army^[26] v t e														No insignia
Sudanese Army^[26] v t e						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib		عريف 'arif		وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Tanzanian Army v t e														No insignia
Tanzanian Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza					Warrant officer class 2 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili		Staff sergeant Sajinitaji	Sergeant Sajenti		Corporal Koplo		Lance corporal Koplo Usu	Private (or equivalent)
Tongan Land Component^[27] v t e														No insignia
Tongan Land Component^[27] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[28] v t e														No insignia
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[28] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Tuvalu	No army
Ugandan Land Forces^[29] v t e														No insignia
Ugandan Land Forces^[29] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
British Army^[30] v t e														No insignia
British Army^[30] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff/Colour sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
United States Army^[31] v t e																No insignia
United States Army^[31] v t e	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman		Sergeant Major of the Army	Command sergeant major	Sergeant major	First sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Specialist	Private first class	Private		Private
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant Staf Sajen	Sergeant Sajen		Corporal Kofol		Lance Corporal	Constable Polis	Recruit Rikrut
Zambian Army v t e														No insignia
Zambian Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Zimbabwe National Army v t e														No insignia
Zimbabwe National Army v t e	Regimental sergeant major			Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted

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.
^ "Akta angkatan bersenjata diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" (PDF). agc.gov.bn (in Malay). 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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 (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation. CXII (46): 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.

^ ^a ^b Battalion (Cathlán), Regiment (Reisimint)
^ ^a ^b Battery (Ceallraí) in the Artillery. Squadron (Scuadrún) in the Cavalry.

[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.

[Brunei_Army-5] "Akta angkatan bersenjata diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" (PDF). agc.gov.bn (in Malay). 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[Burundi-6] "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-7] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[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-14] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[Lesotho-15] "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[Liberia-16] "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Malta-17] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Namibia-18] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-19] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-20] 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-21] "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Philippines_Army-22] "Ranks and insignia". army.mil.ph. Philippine Army. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[Rwanda-23] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[SaintKitts&Nevis_Army-24] SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.

[Seychelles-25] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-26] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Army-27] "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Sudan-28] "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-29] "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Other-30] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Uganda_Army-31] "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation. CXII (46): 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[UK_Army-32] "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[US_Army-33] "U.S. Army Ranks". army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Battalion-12] Battalion (Cathlán), Regiment (Reisimint)

[Battery-13] Battery (Ceallraí) in the Artillery. Squadron (Scuadrún) in the Cavalry.

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