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Military ranks of the Commonwealth

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Brigadier ( ) is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In other countries, it is a non-commissioned rank.

Sub-lieutenant is usually a junior officer rank, used in armies, navies and air forces.

warrant officer

military rank OR-9

military rank in various military forces

air-officer rank

second lieutenant

junior commissioned military officer, equivalent of the NATO OF-1a rank

A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Canada (Naval Cadet), Australia, Bangladesh, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Kenya.

air chief marshal

very senior air force rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force

air vice-marshal

two-star air-officer rank

commissioned rank in the RAF and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries

squadron leader

OF-3 rank in the Royal Air Force and other air forces

one-star rank and the most junior of the air-officer ranks

senior commissioned rank which originated in the Royal Air Force

rank in the navy, seaman with at least two years' experience at sea

junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries

flight lieutenant

junior commissioned rank

group of naval ranks

chief petty officer

senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards

company sergeant major

Commonwealth military rank

leading musician of a pipe band