| Name |
Description |
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| Adjutant |
A military rank who is an officer who assists a more senior officer. In the British Army, an adjutant is usually a senior captain (sometimes a major). | 1 |
| Army Captain |
A commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers. Its falls between first lieutenant and major and is considered the highest rank obtained whilest still in the field. | 3 |
| Army First Lieutenant |
A junior commissioned officer rank in many armed forces ranking above second lieutenant and below captain. In the British Army the rank above second lieutenant is simply called lieutenant. | 0 |
| Army Second Lieutenant |
A British army rank introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign. The rank insignia is a single Bath star (commonly referred to as a pip). New British Army officers are normally commissioned as second lieutenants and in slang are sometimes referred to as 'one-pippers'. | 2 |
| Assistant Director Medical Services |
A rank within the Royal Army Medical Core below the 'Deputy Director' and above the 'Deputy Assistant Director'. | 1 |
| Bombardier |
A military rank that has existed since the 16th century in artillery regiments of various armies. The bombardier tended the vents at the top of breeches, handled the final assembly of ammunition and placed the ammunition in the muzzles for the gunners to fire. The rank of lance bombardier is the artillery counterpart of lance corporal. | 1 |
| Brigadier general |
A senior rank in the armed forces usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general and the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. This rank will typically be in command of a brigade when in the field. | 3 |
| Colonel |
A senior military officer below the general officer ranks who historically was typically in charge of a regiment in an army although modern usage varies greatly. This rank is typically above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. | 4 |
| Colour Sergeant |
A non-commissioned title in the Royal Marines and infantry regiments of the British Army, ranking above sergeant and below warrant officer class 2. | 1 |
| Commander, Royal Artillery |
A military appointment who was the senior artillery officer in the division and commanded the regiments of field, anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery, and provided specialist artillery and offensive support advice to the divisional commander. | 1 |
| Commanding Officer |
The officer in command of a military unit who has ultimate authority over the unit, and is given the ability to run the unit as he or she sees fit, within the bounds of military law. | 7 |
| Corporal |
A non-commissioned officer in the British Military falling between lance-corporal and sergeant. In the standard infantry role, a corporal commands a section, with a lance-corporal as second-in-command. | 3 |
| Field marshal |
A very senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually it is the highest rank in an army, and when it is, few persons are appointed to it. When in the field is typically in command of the entire forces in a campaign or an army group. | 0 |
| Full general |
A senior military rank, normally the highest general officer rank and typically in command of an army and subordinate to a field marshal. (Some countries still use cononel general as the highest general) | 6 |
| General Officer Commanding |
The usual title given in the army of to a general officer who holds a command appointment. e.g., GOC 7th Armoured Division. An officer heading a particularly important command may be called a general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C). | 3 |
| General Staff Officer |
An officer that is part of the General Staff, a group of officers, enlisted and civilian personnel that are responsible for the administrative, operational and logistical needs of its unit. There were three grades of seniority, GSO1, GSO2, GSO3. | 2 |
| Lance-Corporal |
The lowest ranking non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, between private and corporal. | 2 |
| Lieutenant colonel |
A rank of commissioned officer above a major and below a colonel. A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion in the army. | 2 |
| Lieutenant general |
A senior military rank, historically the second in command subordinate to a captain general (now full general). It is a corps commander’s rank subordinate to the rank of general and senior to the rank of major general. | 0 |
| Major general |
A senior military rank derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. It is a division commander’s rank subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier general. | 1 |
| Major |
A commissioned officer rank which is just senior to that of a captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks and typically assigned as executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units. | 4 |
| Non-commissioned officer (NCO) |
A military officer who has not been given a commission. They usually obtain their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. e.g., Sergeant major. | 4 |
| Officer Commanding |
The commander of a sub-unit or minor unit (smaller than battalion size), principally used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. | 1 |
| Regimental sergeant major |
An appointment held by the highest class of non-commissioned warrant officers in the British Army. There is only one RSM in a regiment or battalion , who is thus the senior warrant officer responsible for maintaining standards and discipline and acting as a parental figure. | 2 |
| Sapper |
A soldier who performs a variety of engineering duties such as bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, demolitions, field defences and general construction. | 5 |
| Sergeant major |
A senior non-commissioned rank in many militaries around the world. There are various degrees of sergeant major appointments held by warrant officers (e.g., battery sergeant major, company sergeant major). | 4 |
| Sergeant |
A non-commissioned officer in the British Military broadly falling between corporal and sergeant major. A simplified description as there are many differnt uses and types within the various branches of the military. | 15 |
| Subaltern |
A British military term for a junior officer meaning 'subordinate' which is used to describe commissioned officers below the rank of captain. | 3 |
