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Lithuanian military ranks and insignia consist of the list and ordering of the different military ranks, for the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the modern Lithuanian Armed Forces. The ranks are visually represented by insignias placed on the uniforms.

Current[]

Officers[]

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
					General officers (Generolai)						Senior officers (Vyresnieji karininkai)						Junior officers (Jaunesnieji karininkai)
Lithuanian Land Force[1] v t
					Generolas leitenantas		Generolas majoras		Brigados generolas		Pulkininkas		Pulkininkas leitenantas		Majoras		Kapitonas		Vyresnysis leitenantas			Leitenantas									Kariūnas
Lithuanian Naval Force[1] v t
					Viceadmirolas		Kontradmirolas		Flotilės admirolas		Jūrų kapitonas		Komandoras		Komandoras leitenantas		Kapitonas leitenantas		Vyresnysis leitenantas			Leitenantas									Kariūnas
Lithuanian Air Force[1] v t
					Generolas leitenantas		Generolas majoras		Brigados generolas		Pulkininkas		Pulkininkas leitenantas		Majoras		Kapitonas		Vyresnysis leitenantas			Leitenantas									Kariūnas
Limitation (as of 2020)[2]					< 14						< 66		< 262		< 963		N/A
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer

Enlisted[]

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Lithuanian Land Force[1] v t
	Seržantas majoras						Viršila		Štabo seržantas		Vyresnysis seržantas						Seržantas						Grandinis				Vyresnysis eilinis		Eilinis						Jaunesnysis eilinis
Lithuanian Naval Force[1] v t
	Vyresnysis laivūnas						Laivūnas		Štabo laivūnas		Vyresnysis seržantas						Seržantas						Grandinis				Vyresnysis jūreivis		Jūreivis						Jaunesnysis jūreivis
Specialist ranks[1]
									Štabo laivūnas specialistas		Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas						Seržantas specialistas
Lithuanian Air Force[1] v t
	Seržantas majoras						Viršila		Štabo seržantas		Vyresnysis seržantas						Seržantas						Grandinis				Vyresnysis eilinis		Eilinis						Jaunesnysis eilinis
NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Historical[]

1918 − 1940[]

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1991 − 2012[]

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See also[]

• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• List of comparative military ranks

References[]

External links[]

• (in Lithuanian) Lithuanian military rank insignia