Ranks and insignia of NATO affiliated nations are combined military ranks and insignia used by the member countries (and other affiliated nations) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The rank scale is used for specifying posts within NATO.
NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" which is also known as a "standardized reference system" in an attempt to match every member country's military ranks to corresponding ranks used by the other members.[1] The NATO rank reference code categories were established in a 1978 document entitled STANAG 2116 (formally titled NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel).
NATO rank codes are not the same as military ranks (US Army examples: Private, Corporal, Warrant Officer 1, Chief Warrant Officer 5, Captain, Major, Colonel, etc.) and military pay grades (US military examples: E-1, W-1, CW-5, O-1, O-1e, O-10, etc.). They are rank codes that allow for interoperability among NATO member nations.
The numbers in the system broadly correspond to the U.S. uniformed services pay grades, with OR-x replacing E-x. The main difference is in the commissioned officer ranks, where the US system recognises two ranks at OF-1 level (O-1 and O-2), meaning that all O-x numbers after O-1 are one point higher on the US scale than they are on the NATO scale (e.g. a major is OF-3 on the NATO scale and O-4 on the US scale).
"NATO Rank Comparison". Canadian Forces. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
External linksedit
NATO. "APersP-01". nso.nato.int. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
April 15, 2024
ranks, insignia, nato, affiliated, nations, combined, military, ranks, insignia, used, member, countries, other, affiliated, nations, north, atlantic, treaty, organization, rank, scale, used, specifying, posts, within, nato, contents, rank, codes, officer, ran. Ranks and insignia of NATO affiliated nations are combined military ranks and insignia used by the member countries and other affiliated nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization The rank scale is used for specifying posts within NATO Contents 1 Rank codes 1 1 Officer rank codes 1 2 Other rank codes 2 Comparison to US system 3 Ranks and insignia of member armed forces 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Sources 6 External linksRank codes editNATO maintains a standard rank scale which is also known as a standardized reference system in an attempt to match every member country s military ranks to corresponding ranks used by the other members 1 The NATO rank reference code categories were established in a 1978 document entitled STANAG 2116 formally titled NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel NATO rank codes are not the same as military ranks US Army examples Private Corporal Warrant Officer 1 Chief Warrant Officer 5 Captain Major Colonel etc and military pay grades US military examples E 1 W 1 CW 5 O 1 O 1e O 10 etc They are rank codes that allow for interoperability among NATO member nations Officer rank codes edit OF 1 OF 10 lowest rank code to highest are used for commissioned officers 1 OF 6 OF 10 Flag officers general officers or air officers OF 3 OF 5 Senior officers OF 1 OF 2 Junior officersOther rank codes edit OR1 OR9 lowest rank code to highest are used for other ranks 1 OR 5 OR 9 Non commissioned officers OR 1 OR 4 Enlisted ranksComparison to US system editThe numbers in the system broadly correspond to the U S uniformed services pay grades with OR x replacing E x The main difference is in the commissioned officer ranks where the US system recognises two ranks at OF 1 level O 1 and O 2 meaning that all O x numbers after O 1 are one point higher on the US scale than they are on the NATO scale e g a major is OF 3 on the NATO scale and O 4 on the US scale Officer ranks Rank group General flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadetNATO code OF 10 OF 9 OF 8 OF 7 OF 6 OF 5 OF 4 OF 3 OF 2 OF 1 OF D Student officerUniformed services pay grade Special grade O 10 O 9 O 8 O 7 O 6 O 5 O 4 O 3 O 2 O 1 Officer candidate CadetOther ranks Rank group Non commissioned officers EnlistedNATO rank scale OR 9 OR 8 OR 7 OR 6 OR 5 OR 4 OR 3 OR 2 OR 1Uniformed services pay grade Special E 9 E 8 E 7 E 6 E 5 E 4 E 3 E 2 E 1Ranks and insignia of member armed forces editArmy Ranks and insignia of NATO member army officers Ranks and insignia of NATO member army enlistedAir Force Ranks and insignia of NATO member air force officers Ranks and insignia of NATO member air force enlistedNavy Ranks and insignia of NATO member navy officers Ranks and insignia of NATO member navy enlistedSee also editComparative military ranksReferences editCitations edit a b c NATO 2021 p 1 1 Sources edit NATO 2021 STANAG 2116 NATO 7th ed Brussels Belgium NATO Standardization Agency NATO CODES FOR GRADES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL STANAG 2116 Edition No 4 NAVY ARMY AIR PDF Royal Navy Retrieved 2017 11 08 STANAG 2116 Edition 5 Latvian National Armed Forces Retrieved 2017 11 08 person type rank code Multilateral Interoperability Programme 13 December 2007 Archived from the original on 2011 07 27 Retrieved 2015 05 13 NATO Rank Comparison Canadian Forces Retrieved 2009 06 24 External links editNATO APersP 01 nso nato int Retrieved 23 September 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ranks and insignia of NATO amp oldid 1218198237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
