- COMBINATION MILITARY RANKS -
The following list below describes the varied ranking and command structure for the ranks that were previously described. Please note: (These ranks are sometimes utilized and are in fact, not ficticious).
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(ALL LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
(THOSE MARKED WITH A GREEN ASTERISK AFTER THE TITLE ARE APPOINTMENTS ONLY)
* GENERAL OFFICER RANKS:
* Acting Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff *
* Adjutant General *
* Air Chief of Staff *
* Ambassador General
* Army Chief of Staff *
* Army Commander *
* Army Group Commander *
* Assistant Quartermaster General (AMG) *
* Brigadier
* Brigadier General
* Brigadier General of the Armies
* Brigadier General of the Army
* Brigadier-in-Chief
* Brigadier-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Brigadier-in-Chief of the Army *
* Brigadier of the Armies *
* Brigadier of the Army *
* Captain General (of Ordnance)
* Chief Medical Officer (CMO) *
* Chief Regimental Medical Officer (CRMO) *
* Chief Regimental Officer (CRO) *
* Chief Regimental Service Officer (CRSO) *
* Chief Staff Officer (CSO) *
* Chief of Staff (COS / CS) *
* Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander (COSSAC) *
* Chief of the General Staff (CGS) *
* Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) *
* Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) *
* Chief of the Staff (CS) *
* Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces *
* Chief of Staff of the Armies *
* Chief of Staff of the Army *
* Colonel General Commander *
* Commandant General
* Command Brigadier-in-Chief
* Command Brigadier-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Command Brigadier-in-Chief of the Army *
* Command Brigadier-Major
* Command Brigadier-Major-in-Chief
* Command Brigadier-Major-in-Chief of the Army *
* Commander *
* Commander General
* Commander General Chief of Staff *
* Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) / (CIC) *
* Commanding General
* Commanding General-in-Chief
* Commanding General-in-Chief of the Armed Forces *
* Commanding General-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Commanding General-in-Chief of the Army *
* Commanding Brigadier
* Commanding Officer *
* Commissar General
* Commissioner *
* Commissioner Brigadier
* Commissioner Brigadier-in-Chief
* Commissioner Brigadier-in-Chief of the Army
* Commissioner Brigadier-in-Chief of the Corps
* Commissioner General
* Commissioner-in-Chief
* Corps Commander / Company Commander (CC) *
* Deputy Aide-de-Camp (or) Aide-de-Camp (Staff) / (SO), "can apply to any staff-related officer" *
* Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General (DAAQMG) *
* Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) *
* Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General / Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General (DAQMG) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services (DADMS) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services (DADOS) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Quartering (DADQ) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport (DADST) *
* Deputy Adjutant General (DAG) *
* Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCGS) *
* Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff (DCIGS) *
* Deputy Commander (DC) *
* Deputy Commander-in-Chief (DC-in-C) / (DCIC) *
* Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering (DDME) *
* Deputy Director of Military Intelligence (DDMI) *
* Deputy Director of Military Operations (DDMO) *
* Deputy Director of Medical Services (DDMS) *
* Deputy Director of Military Training (DDMT) *
* Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport (DDST) *
* Deputy Lieutenant (DL) *
* Deputy Quartermaster General (DQMG) *
* Divisional Commander (DC) *
* Director General
* Director of Information (DI) / (better known as "Director of Propaganda") *
* Director of Military Engineering (DME) *
* Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) *
* Director of Military Operations (DMO) *
* Director of Medical Services (DMS) *
* Director of Military Training (DMT) *
* Director of Supplies and Transport (DST) *
* Field Marshal
* Field Marshal General
* First Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff *
* General Chief of Staff
* General Chief of Staff of the Armies *
* General Chief of Staff of the Army *
* Général commandant en chef des armées
* Generale Comandante in Capo delle Armate
* General Commander-in-Chief
* General-in-Chief
* General Chief of Staff of the Navy *
* Generalissimo
* General Commander-in-Chief of the Armies *
* General Commander-in-Chief of the Army *
* General Officer Commanding (GOC) *
* General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) *
* General Staff Officer * (which is where "A.D.C. (general staff)" may fall)
* Grand Fleet Admiral
* Grand General
* Grand General-in-Chief
* Grand General of the Armies *
* Grand General of the Army *
* Grand Quartier General (GQG) *
* Kommandierender General-in-Chief der Armeen *
* Lieutenant Colonel General Commanding *
* Lieutenant General Commander *
* Lieutenant General Commanding *
* Lieutenant General-in-Chief (a rank briefly used in the Federal Republic of Mexico)
* Major General in charge of Administration (MGA) *
* Major General, General Staff (MGGS) *
* Marshal General
* Master General (of Ordnance) / (of Artillery)
* Regimental Brigadier
* Regimental Commissioner
* Regional Commander (RC) *
* Senior Aide-de-Camp (General), "can apply to general, lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general and brigadier respectively" *
* Senior Viceroy Commissioned Officer (SVCO) * (this title may also fall under a senior staff officer position)
* Sergeant Major General
* Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Territorial Commander (TC) *
* Viceroy Commissioner * (this appointment may also be given to a senior staff officer)
* Vice Quartermaster General (VQMG) *
* SENIOR STAFF OFFICER & STAFF OFFICER RANKS:
(Those ranks marked with an asterisk after the title are denoted as "Senior Staff."
* Adjutant
* Brigadier Sergeant
* Captain-Major
* Chief Commissioner
* Deputy Chief Commissioner
* Senior Assistant Chief Commissioner
* Assistant Chief Commissioner
* Sector Commissioner
* Divisional / Division Commissioner
* Corps Commissioner
* Deputy Corps Commissioner
* Chief Ward Commissioner / Ward Commissioner
* Deputy Chief Ward Commissioner / Deputy Ward Commissioner
* Acting Commissioner
* Regimental Captain-Major
* Senior Captain-Major
* Colonel Brigadier*
* Colonel Commander
* Colonel-in-Chief of the Army* *
* Colonel-in-Chief of the Field Brigades* *
* Colonel-in-Chief of the Wards* *
* Colonel-Major
* Colonel-Major-in-Chief *
* Colonel-Major-in-Chief of the Corps *
* Colonel of the Armies* (is denoted as an honorary, ceremonial title amongst Commonwealth nations) *
* Colonel of the Regiment* (the more widely used honorary and ceremonial title used throughout the UK) *
* Commandant Major
* Command Major
* Commanding Major
* Commissioner Major
* Deputy Field-Major
* Deputy Regimental Captain-Major
* Field-Major
* First Colonel-Major (1st)
* First Major (1st)
* Lieutenant Colonel-Brigadier*
* Lieutenant Colonel Commander *
* Lieutenant Field-Major
* Lieutenant-Major
* Lieutenant Senior Major
* Major at Arms *
* Major-in-Chief *
* Regimental Colonel-Major
* Regimental Major
* Regimental Staff Major
* Second Colonel-in-Chief of the Wards* *
* Second Major (2nd)
* Senior Deputy Field-Major
* Senior Field-Major
* Senior Lieutenant-Major
* Senior Major
* Senior Regimental Captain-Major
* Staff Brigadier*
* Staff Major
* Viceroy Commissioned Officer* *
* FIELD GRADE OFFICER (a.k.a. JUNIOR OFFICER) RANKS:
* Agent Captain
* Auxiliary Captain
* Cadet Lieutenant
* Cadet Officer
* Captain Brigadier
* Captain Commandant
* Captain Commander
* Captain-Lieutenant
* Captain of Militia
* Captain of Squads
* Captain Sergeant
* Commanding Lieutenant
* Ensign Lieutenant
* Field Captain
* First Captain
* First Senior Captain
* First Senior Staff Captain
* First Staff Captain
* Lieutenant Captain
* Lieutenant First Class
* Lieutenant Second Class
* Lieutenant Third Class
* Outpost Captain
* Post Captain
* Probationary Captain
* Regimental Post Commander
* Regimental Senior Captain
* Regimental Staff Captain
* Regimental Warrant Captain
* Second Captain
* Senior Captain
* Senior Field Captain
* Senior Lieutenant
* Senior Staff Captain
* Staff Captain
* Staff Lieutenant
* Student Cadet
* Student Officer
* Third Lieutenant (a rank no longer in usage amongst Commonwealth and Republic nations)
* WARRANT OFFICERS, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND OTHER ENLISTED RANKS:
* Brigada Sergeant Major
* Brigade Sergeant Major
* Brigadier Sergeant Major
* Chapter Sergeant Major
* Command Master Sergeant Major
* Command Master Sergeant Major of the Army
* Commandant General Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commandant General Sergeant Major of the Army
* Commanding General Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Fleet
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Forces
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Navy (former honorary naval rank used in some South American nations)
* Commanding Master Sergeant Major
* Commanding Master Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commanding Master Sergeant Major of the Army
* Commissioner Sergeant Major
* Corporal-Major
* Corporal of the Field
* Corps Sergeant Major
* District Sergeant Major
* Divisional / Division Sergeant Major
* First Private
* First Staff Sergeant
* National Sergeant Major
* Regimental Corporal-Major
* Regimental Sergeant Major
* Regimental Sergeant Major First Class
* Regimental Staff Sergeant
* Regimental Warrant Officer
* Second Regimental Sergeant Major (2nd)
* Second Sergeant
* Senior First Staff Sergeant
* Senior Staff Sergeant
* Sergeant Second Class
* Sergeant Major of the Armies (a former honorary title of some northeastern European nations)
* Society Sergeant Major
* Staff Sergeant Major
* Staff Sergeant Major First Class
* State Sergeant Major
* Third Sergeant
* Unter Sergeant-Major
* Ward Sergeant Major
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(ALL LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
(THOSE MARKED WITH A GREEN ASTERISK AFTER THE TITLE ARE APPOINTMENTS ONLY)
* GENERAL OFFICER RANKS:
* Acting Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff *
* Adjutant General *
* Air Chief of Staff *
* Ambassador General
* Army Chief of Staff *
* Army Commander *
* Army Group Commander *
* Assistant Quartermaster General (AMG) *
* Brigadier
* Brigadier General
* Brigadier General of the Armies
* Brigadier General of the Army
* Brigadier-in-Chief
* Brigadier-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Brigadier-in-Chief of the Army *
* Brigadier of the Armies *
* Brigadier of the Army *
* Captain General (of Ordnance)
* Chief Medical Officer (CMO) *
* Chief Regimental Medical Officer (CRMO) *
* Chief Regimental Officer (CRO) *
* Chief Regimental Service Officer (CRSO) *
* Chief Staff Officer (CSO) *
* Chief of Staff (COS / CS) *
* Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander (COSSAC) *
* Chief of the General Staff (CGS) *
* Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) *
* Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) *
* Chief of the Staff (CS) *
* Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces *
* Chief of Staff of the Armies *
* Chief of Staff of the Army *
* Colonel General Commander *
* Commandant General
* Command Brigadier-in-Chief
* Command Brigadier-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Command Brigadier-in-Chief of the Army *
* Command Brigadier-Major
* Command Brigadier-Major-in-Chief
* Command Brigadier-Major-in-Chief of the Army *
* Commander *
* Commander General
* Commander General Chief of Staff *
* Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) / (CIC) *
* Commanding General
* Commanding General-in-Chief
* Commanding General-in-Chief of the Armed Forces *
* Commanding General-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Commanding General-in-Chief of the Army *
* Commanding Brigadier
* Commanding Officer *
* Commissar General
* Commissioner *
* Commissioner Brigadier
* Commissioner Brigadier-in-Chief
* Commissioner Brigadier-in-Chief of the Army
* Commissioner Brigadier-in-Chief of the Corps
* Commissioner General
* Commissioner-in-Chief
* Corps Commander / Company Commander (CC) *
* Deputy Aide-de-Camp (or) Aide-de-Camp (Staff) / (SO), "can apply to any staff-related officer" *
* Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General (DAAQMG) *
* Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) *
* Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General / Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General (DAQMG) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services (DADMS) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services (DADOS) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Quartering (DADQ) *
* Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport (DADST) *
* Deputy Adjutant General (DAG) *
* Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCGS) *
* Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff (DCIGS) *
* Deputy Commander (DC) *
* Deputy Commander-in-Chief (DC-in-C) / (DCIC) *
* Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering (DDME) *
* Deputy Director of Military Intelligence (DDMI) *
* Deputy Director of Military Operations (DDMO) *
* Deputy Director of Medical Services (DDMS) *
* Deputy Director of Military Training (DDMT) *
* Deputy Director of Supplies and Transport (DDST) *
* Deputy Lieutenant (DL) *
* Deputy Quartermaster General (DQMG) *
* Divisional Commander (DC) *
* Director General
* Director of Information (DI) / (better known as "Director of Propaganda") *
* Director of Military Engineering (DME) *
* Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) *
* Director of Military Operations (DMO) *
* Director of Medical Services (DMS) *
* Director of Military Training (DMT) *
* Director of Supplies and Transport (DST) *
* Field Marshal
* Field Marshal General
* First Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff *
* General Chief of Staff
* General Chief of Staff of the Armies *
* General Chief of Staff of the Army *
* Général commandant en chef des armées
* Generale Comandante in Capo delle Armate
* General Commander-in-Chief
* General-in-Chief
* General Chief of Staff of the Navy *
* Generalissimo
* General Commander-in-Chief of the Armies *
* General Commander-in-Chief of the Army *
* General Officer Commanding (GOC) *
* General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) *
* General Staff Officer * (which is where "A.D.C. (general staff)" may fall)
* Grand Fleet Admiral
* Grand General
* Grand General-in-Chief
* Grand General of the Armies *
* Grand General of the Army *
* Grand Quartier General (GQG) *
* Kommandierender General-in-Chief der Armeen *
* Lieutenant Colonel General Commanding *
* Lieutenant General Commander *
* Lieutenant General Commanding *
* Lieutenant General-in-Chief (a rank briefly used in the Federal Republic of Mexico)
* Major General in charge of Administration (MGA) *
* Major General, General Staff (MGGS) *
* Marshal General
* Master General (of Ordnance) / (of Artillery)
* Regimental Brigadier
* Regimental Commissioner
* Regional Commander (RC) *
* Senior Aide-de-Camp (General), "can apply to general, lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general and brigadier respectively" *
* Senior Viceroy Commissioned Officer (SVCO) * (this title may also fall under a senior staff officer position)
* Sergeant Major General
* Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armies *
* Territorial Commander (TC) *
* Viceroy Commissioner * (this appointment may also be given to a senior staff officer)
* Vice Quartermaster General (VQMG) *
* SENIOR STAFF OFFICER & STAFF OFFICER RANKS:
(Those ranks marked with an asterisk after the title are denoted as "Senior Staff."
* Adjutant
* Brigadier Sergeant
* Captain-Major
* Chief Commissioner
* Deputy Chief Commissioner
* Senior Assistant Chief Commissioner
* Assistant Chief Commissioner
* Sector Commissioner
* Divisional / Division Commissioner
* Corps Commissioner
* Deputy Corps Commissioner
* Chief Ward Commissioner / Ward Commissioner
* Deputy Chief Ward Commissioner / Deputy Ward Commissioner
* Acting Commissioner
* Regimental Captain-Major
* Senior Captain-Major
* Colonel Brigadier*
* Colonel Commander
* Colonel-in-Chief of the Army* *
* Colonel-in-Chief of the Field Brigades* *
* Colonel-in-Chief of the Wards* *
* Colonel-Major
* Colonel-Major-in-Chief *
* Colonel-Major-in-Chief of the Corps *
* Colonel of the Armies* (is denoted as an honorary, ceremonial title amongst Commonwealth nations) *
* Colonel of the Regiment* (the more widely used honorary and ceremonial title used throughout the UK) *
* Commandant Major
* Command Major
* Commanding Major
* Commissioner Major
* Deputy Field-Major
* Deputy Regimental Captain-Major
* Field-Major
* First Colonel-Major (1st)
* First Major (1st)
* Lieutenant Colonel-Brigadier*
* Lieutenant Colonel Commander *
* Lieutenant Field-Major
* Lieutenant-Major
* Lieutenant Senior Major
* Major at Arms *
* Major-in-Chief *
* Regimental Colonel-Major
* Regimental Major
* Regimental Staff Major
* Second Colonel-in-Chief of the Wards* *
* Second Major (2nd)
* Senior Deputy Field-Major
* Senior Field-Major
* Senior Lieutenant-Major
* Senior Major
* Senior Regimental Captain-Major
* Staff Brigadier*
* Staff Major
* Viceroy Commissioned Officer* *
* FIELD GRADE OFFICER (a.k.a. JUNIOR OFFICER) RANKS:
* Agent Captain
* Auxiliary Captain
* Cadet Lieutenant
* Cadet Officer
* Captain Brigadier
* Captain Commandant
* Captain Commander
* Captain-Lieutenant
* Captain of Militia
* Captain of Squads
* Captain Sergeant
* Commanding Lieutenant
* Ensign Lieutenant
* Field Captain
* First Captain
* First Senior Captain
* First Senior Staff Captain
* First Staff Captain
* Lieutenant Captain
* Lieutenant First Class
* Lieutenant Second Class
* Lieutenant Third Class
* Outpost Captain
* Post Captain
* Probationary Captain
* Regimental Post Commander
* Regimental Senior Captain
* Regimental Staff Captain
* Regimental Warrant Captain
* Second Captain
* Senior Captain
* Senior Field Captain
* Senior Lieutenant
* Senior Staff Captain
* Staff Captain
* Staff Lieutenant
* Student Cadet
* Student Officer
* Third Lieutenant (a rank no longer in usage amongst Commonwealth and Republic nations)
* WARRANT OFFICERS, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND OTHER ENLISTED RANKS:
* Brigada Sergeant Major
* Brigade Sergeant Major
* Brigadier Sergeant Major
* Chapter Sergeant Major
* Command Master Sergeant Major
* Command Master Sergeant Major of the Army
* Commandant General Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commandant General Sergeant Major of the Army
* Commanding General Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Fleet
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Forces
* Commanding Master Chief Sergeant Major of the Navy (former honorary naval rank used in some South American nations)
* Commanding Master Sergeant Major
* Commanding Master Sergeant Major of the Armies
* Commanding Master Sergeant Major of the Army
* Commissioner Sergeant Major
* Corporal-Major
* Corporal of the Field
* Corps Sergeant Major
* District Sergeant Major
* Divisional / Division Sergeant Major
* First Private
* First Staff Sergeant
* National Sergeant Major
* Regimental Corporal-Major
* Regimental Sergeant Major
* Regimental Sergeant Major First Class
* Regimental Staff Sergeant
* Regimental Warrant Officer
* Second Regimental Sergeant Major (2nd)
* Second Sergeant
* Senior First Staff Sergeant
* Senior Staff Sergeant
* Sergeant Second Class
* Sergeant Major of the Armies (a former honorary title of some northeastern European nations)
* Society Sergeant Major
* Staff Sergeant Major
* Staff Sergeant Major First Class
* State Sergeant Major
* Third Sergeant
* Unter Sergeant-Major
* Ward Sergeant Major
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