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Common anglophone military ranks
Navies
Armies
Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the fleet
Marshal /
field marshal
Marshal of
the air force
Admiral
General
Air chief marshal
Vice admiral
Lieutenant general
Air marshal
Rear admiral
Major general
Air vice-marshal
Commodore
Brigadier
Air commodore
Captain
Colonel
Group captain
Commander
Lieutenant colonel
Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander
Major /
commandant
Squadron
leader
Lieutenant
Captain
Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant
Lieutenant
Flying officer
Ensign
2nd lieutenant
Pilot officer
Midshipman
Officer cadet
Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer
Sergeant major /
warrant officer
Warrant officer
Petty officer
Sergeant
Sergeant
Leading seaman
Corporal
Corporal
Seaman
Private
Aircraftman
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces. When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field ranks. In some militaries, notably France and Ireland, the rank is referred to as commandant, while in others it is known as captain-major. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures, such as the New York State Police, New Jersey State Police and several others. As a police rank, Major roughly corresponds to the UK rank of Superintendent. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including general-major or major general, denoting a mid-level general officer, and sergeant major, denoting the most senior NCO of a military unit.It can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe-major or drum-major.
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