Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard^[1] v t e
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard^[1] v t e	Master chief petty officer class 1					Master chief petty officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman
Royal Australian Navy^[2] v t e
Royal Australian Navy^[2] v t e	Warrant Officer of the Navy			Warrant officer		Chief petty officer			Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman		Seaman
Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[3] v t e																No insignia
Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[3] v t e	Force chief petty officer							Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading marine			Able marine		Marine
Barbados Coast Guard^[4] v t e																No insignia
Barbados Coast Guard^[4] v t e	Master chief petty officer class 1					Master chief petty officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman		Seaman
Belize Coast Guard v t e
Belize Coast Guard v t e	Master chief petty officer					Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer	Petty officer first class	Petty officer second class	Petty officer third class		Seaman	Seaman apprentice
Botswana	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy^[5] v t e														No insignia
Royal Brunei Navy^[5] v t e	Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)			Pegawai Waran 1		Pegawai Waran 2		Bintara Kanan	Bintara		Laskar Kanan		Laskar Muda	Prebet/Soldadu
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon Navy v t e
Cameroon Navy v t e	Maître principal					Premier maître			Maître	Second-maître	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe		Matelot
Royal Canadian Navy^[6] v t e
	Canadian Forces chief warrant officer	Command chief petty officer 1st class	Senior appointment chief petty officer 1st class		Chief petty officer 1st class	Chief petty officer 2nd class		Petty officer 1st class	Petty officer 2nd class		Master sailor		Sailor 1st class	Sailor 2nd class		Sailor 3rd class
	Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes	Premier maître de 1^re classe du commandement	Premier maître de 1^re classe – nomination supérieure		Premier maître de 1^re classe	Premier maître de 2^e classe		Maître de 1^re classe	Maître de 2^e classe		Matelot-chef		Matelot de 1^re classe	Matelot de 2^e classe		Matelot de 3^e classe
Dominica	No navy
Eswatini	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e																No insignia
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman					Ordinary seaman
Gambian Navy v t e
Gambian Navy v t e
Ghana Navy v t e														No insignia		No insignia
Ghana Navy v t e								Chief petty officer	Petty officer first class	Petty officer second class	Leading seaman			Able seaman		Ordinary seaman
Grenada	No navy
Guyana Coast Guard v t e
Guyana Coast Guard v t e	Fleet chief petty officer					Chief petty officer		Senior petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman
Haitian Navy v t e
Haitian Navy v t e
Indian Navy^[7] v t e																No insignia
Indian Navy^[7] v t e	Master chief petty officer 1st class					Master chief petty officer 2nd class		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman					Ordinary seaman
Irish Naval Service^[8] v t e																No insignia
Irish Naval Service^[8] v t e	Warrant officer Oifigeach barántais					Senior chief petty officer Ard-mhion-oifigeach sinsearach		Chief petty officer Ard-mhion-oifigeach	Senior petty officer Mion-oifigeach sinsearach	Petty officer Mion-oifigeach	Leading seaman Mairnéalach ceannais		Able seaman Mairnéalach inniúil	Ordinary seaman Mairnéalach		Seaman recruit Earcach
Jamaican Coast Guard^[9] v t e																No insignia
Jamaican Coast Guard^[9] v t e	Master chief petty officer 1					Master chief petty officer		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman		Ordinary seaman
Kenya Navy v t e														No insignia
Kenya Navy v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Senior sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal			Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	No navy
Liberian National Coast Guard^[10] v t e
Liberian National Coast Guard^[10] v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer					Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer First Class	Petty Officer Second Class	Petty Officer Third Class		Seaman	Seaman recruit
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)
Mali	No navy
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[11] v t e														No insignia
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[11] v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Bombadier		Lance Bombadier	Gunner (or equivalent)
Marshall Islands	No navy
Mauritius	No navy
Federated States of Micronesia	No navy
Namibian Navy^[12] v t e														No insignia
Namibian Navy^[12] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman
Nauru	No navy
Royal New Zealand Navy^[13] v t e
Royal New Zealand Navy^[13] v t e	Warrant officer							Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading hand			Able rate		Ordinary rate
Nigerian Navy^[14] v t e																No insignia
Nigerian Navy^[14] v t e	Navy Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer			Petty officer		Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman		Ordinary seaman
Pakistan Navy v t e																No insignia
Pakistan Navy v t e	Master chief petty officer ماسٹر چیف پیٹی آفیسر					Fleet chief petty officer فلیٹ چیف پیٹی آفیسر		Chief petty officer چیف پیٹی آفیسر	Petty officer چھوٹا افسر		Leading seaman معروف سی مین			Able seaman قابل ملاح		Ordinary seaman عام سی مین
Palau	No navy
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e																No insignia
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e	Warrant officer							Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman		Seaman
Philippine Navy v t e
Philippine Navy v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer			Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty officer, first class	Petty officer, second class	Petty officer, third class	Seaman first class			Seaman second class		Seaman apprentice
Rwanda	No navy
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading rate			Able rate
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard^[15] v t e														No insignia
Seychelles Coast Guard^[15] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
Sierra Leone Navy v t e								Chief petty officer
Republic of Singapore Navy^[16] v t e																No Insignia	No Insignia
Republic of Singapore Navy^[16] 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 navy
South African Navy^[17] v t e
South African Navy^[17] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman		Seaman
South Sudan	No navy
Sudanese Navy^[18] v t e														No insignia
Sudanese Navy^[18] v t e						مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib		عريف 'arif		وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Tanzania Naval Command v t e														No insignia
Tanzania Naval Command v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza					Warrant Officer Class 2 Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili		Chief petty officer Sajinitaji	Petty officer, first class Sajenti		Petty officer, second class Koplo		Leading seaman Koplo Usu	Seaman
Tongan Navy^[19] v t e														No insignia
Tongan Navy^[19] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard^[20] v t e														No insignia		No insignia
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard^[20] v t e	Fleet chief petty officer					Chief petty officer			Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman		Ordinary seaman
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy^[21] v t e
Royal Navy^[21] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading rate			Able rate
United States Navy^[22] v t e	Insignia pending															No insignia
United States Navy^[22] v t e	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman	Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy	Fleet/force master chief petty officer	Command master chief petty officer	Master chief petty officer	Command senior chief petty officer	Senior chief petty officer	Chief petty officer	Petty officer first class	Petty officer second class	Petty officer third class		Seaman	Seaman apprentice		Seaman recruit
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e								Senior sergeant Long sajen	Sergeant Sajen		Corporal Kofol			Constable Polis	Recruit Rikrut
Zambia	No navy
Zimbabwe	No navy
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.
^ "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". Youtube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Admiralty Ranks". navy.mindef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. 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.
^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 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.

[3] "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[Medals_Parade-4] "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". Youtube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[Brunei_Navy-5] "Admiralty Ranks". navy.mindef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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

[India_Navy-7] "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[Ireland_Navy-8] "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Jamaica-9] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[Liberia-10] "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Malta-11] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Namibia-12] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-13] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-14] 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.

[Seychelles-15] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-16] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Navy-17] "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Sudan-18] "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-19] "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-20] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_Navy-21] "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Dod_Ranks-22] "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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