Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of armies/ land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted[]

Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t															No insignia
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment^[1] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Australian Army^[2] v t															No insignia
Australian Army^[2] v t	Regimental sergeant major of the army			Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2			Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Bahamas	No army
Bangladesh Army^[3] v t
Bangladesh Army^[3] v t	Master warrant officer মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার					Senior warrant officer সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার		Warrant officer ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার	Sergeant সার্জেন্ট			Corporal কর্পোর‍্যাল		Lance corporal ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল			Sainik সৈনিক
Barbados Regiment v t															No insignia
Barbados Regiment v t	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Belize Defence Force v t															No insignia
Belize Defence Force v t	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t															No insignia
Botswana Ground Force^[4] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Land Forces v t															No insignia
Royal Brunei Land Forces v t	Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)			Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1		Warrant Officer 2 Pegawai Waran 2	Company Sergeant Major	Staff sergeant Staf Sarjan	Sergeant Sarjan			Corporal Koperal		Lance corporal Lans Koperal	Private (or equivalent)
Cameroon Ground Forces v t
Cameroon Ground Forces v t	Adjudant-chef					Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat Première		Soldat
Canadian Army^[5] v t
Canadian Army^[5] v t	Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes	Command Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef du commandement	Senior Appointment Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure		Chief warrant officer Adjudant-chef	Master warrant officer Adjudant-maître		Warrant officer Adjudant	Sergeant Sergent			Master corporal Caporal-chef		Corporal Caporal	Private (trained) Soldat (formé)		Private (basic) Soldat (confirmé)
Cypriot Ground Forces^[6] v t																	Arm/corps insignia only
Cypriot Ground Forces^[6] v t	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís					Αρχιλοχίας Archilochías		Επιλοχίας Epilochías	Λοχίας Lochías	Έφεδρος Λοχίας Éfedros Lochías		Δεκανέας Dekanéas		Υποδεκανέας Ypodekanéas			Στρατιώτης Stratiótis
Dominica	No army
Falkland Islands Defence Force v t															No insignia
Falkland Islands Defence Force v t						Warrant officer class 2 (Permanent Staff Instructor)		Colour sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t															No insignia
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Ghana Army v t															No insignia
Ghana Army v t	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Grenada	No army
Guyana Army^[7] v t															No insignia
Guyana Army^[7] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Indian Army^[8] v t															No insignia
	Subedar Major / Risaldar Major					Subedar / Risaldar		Naib Subedar / Naib Risaldar	Havildar			Naik		Lance Naik	Sepoy
	सूबेदार मेजर / रिसालदार मेजर					सूबेदार / रिसालदार		नायब सूबेदार / नायब रिसालदार	हवलदार			नायक		लांस नायक	सिपाही
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Jamaican Army^[9] v t															No insignia
Jamaican Army^[9] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Army v t															No insignia
Kenya Army v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army^[10] v t															No insignia
Lesotho Army^[10] v t	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malawi Army v t															No insignia
Malawi Army v t	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malaysian Army^[11] v t																	No insignia
	Pegawai waran I					Pegawai waran II		Staf sarjan	Sarjan			Koperal		Lans koperal			Prebet	Rekrut
	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal			Private	Recruit
Army of Malta^[12] v t															No insignia
Army of Malta^[12] v t	Senior Sergeant Major			Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Bombadier		Lance Bombadier	Gunner (or equivalent)
Mauritius	No army
Mozambican Army v t
Mozambican Army v t								Intendente	Primeiro-sargento		Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento		Cabo	Primeiro soldado
Namibian Army^[13] v t															No insignia
Namibian Army^[13] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No army
New Zealand Army^[14] v t																	No insignia
New Zealand Army^[14] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal			Private (or equivalent)
Nigerian Army^[15] v t															No insignia
Nigerian Army^[15] v t	Army warrant officer			Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Pakistan Army^[16] v t															No insignia
Pakistan Army^[16] v t	Subedar-Major/Risaldar-Major صوبیدار میجر/رسالدار میجر۔					Subedar/Risaldar صوبیدار/رسالدار		Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar نائب صوبیدار/نائب رسالدار	Havildar حوالدار۔			Naik نائیک۔		Lance Naik لانس نائیک۔	Sepoy سپاہی۔
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t															No insignia
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t	Warrant officer class 1 ?					Warrant officer class 2 ?		Staff sergeant Plag Sajen	Sergeant Sajen			Corporal Kopul		Lance corporal Lans Kopul	Private Praivet
Rwandan Land Forces^[17] v t																	No insignia
Rwandan Land Forces^[17] v t	Warrant officer I					Warrant officer II		Sergeant major	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal			Private
SKN Regiment^[18] v t															No insignia
SKN Regiment^[18] v t	Warrant officer 1					Warrant officer 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[19] v t															No insignia
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[19] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Army v t															No insignia
Sierra Leone Army v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Singapore Army^[20] v t																	No insignia	No insignia
Singapore Army^[20] v t	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^[21] v t															No insignia
South African Army^[21] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sri Lanka Army^[22]^[23] v t															No insignia
Sri Lanka Army^[22]^[23] v t	Warrant officer class I					Warrant officer class II		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal/ Bombardier		Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier	Private (or equivalent)
Eswatini Army v t															No insignia
Eswatini Army v t	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Tanzanian Army v t															No insignia
Tanzanian Army v t	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^[24] v t															No insignia
Tongan Land Component^[24] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[25] v t															No insignia
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment^[25] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Tuvalu	No army
Ugandan Land Forces^[26] v t															No insignia
Ugandan Land Forces^[26] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
British Army^[27] v t															No insignia
British Army^[27] v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff/Colour sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t	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															No insignia
Zambian Army v t	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted

Notes[]

Footnotes[]

^ 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.
^ "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 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.
^ "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.
^ "Kategori Pangkat". army.mod.gov.my/ (in Malagasy). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "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". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Dress Regulation PDF - Part I" (PDF). army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4–10-11. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Other Ranks". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 24 September 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.

[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.

[Bangladesh_Army-3] "Ranks & insignia". joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[Botswana-4] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Canada-5] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[Cyprus-6] "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Guyana_Army-7] Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[India_Army-8] "Indian Army Rank Badges". indianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army. Retrieved 27 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.

[Lesotho-10] "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

[Malaysia_Army-11] "Kategori Pangkat". army.mod.gov.my/ (in Malagasy). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Malta-12] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Namibia-13] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-14] "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[Nigeria-15] 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-16] "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Rwanda-17] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[SaintKitts&Nevis_Army-18] SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.

[Seychelles-19] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-20] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Army-21] "Uniform: Rank insignia". army.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[SriLanka_Army-22] "Dress Regulation PDF - Part I" (PDF). army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4–10-11. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[23] "Other Ranks". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Tonga-24] "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-25] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Uganda_Army-26] "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-27] "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

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