Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth

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

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3	OF-2	OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment	No equivalent
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment	No equivalent					Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Australian Army
Australian Army	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet		Staff cadet
Bahamas	No army
Bangladesh Army	No equivalent
Bangladesh Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
Barbados Regiment	No equivalent
Barbados Regiment	No equivalent			Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Belize Ground Forces	No equivalent
Belize Ground Forces	No equivalent			Major-General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Botswana Ground Force	No equivalent
Botswana Ground Force	No equivalent		Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Royal Brunei Land Forces
Royal Brunei Land Forces	Field Marshal Fil Marsyal	General Jeneral	Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral	Major General Mejar Jeneral	Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel		Major Mejar	Captain Kapten	Lieutenant Leftenan		Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda		Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet
Cameroon Ground Forces	No equivalent														Unknown
Cameroon Ground Forces	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-Lieutenant		Unknown
Canadian Army	No equivalent																No equivalent
		General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier-general	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Élève-officier
Cypriot Ground Forces	No equivalent
Cypriot Ground Forces	No equivalent		Lieutenant general Αντιστράτηγος	Major general Υποστράτηγος	Brigadier Ταξίαρχος	Colonel Συνταγματάρχης	Lieutenant colonel Αντισυνταγματάρχης		Major Ταγματάρχης	Captain Λοχαγός	Lieutenant Υπολοχαγός		Second lieutenant Ανθυπολοχαγός		Officer cadet Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
Dominica	No army
Falkland Islands Defence Force	No equivalent														Unknown
Falkland Islands Defence Force	No equivalent								Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Unknown
Fiji Infantry Regiment	No equivalent
Fiji Infantry Regiment	No equivalent			Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Ghana Army															Unknown
Ghana Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Grenada	No army
Guyana Army			No equivalent
Guyana Army	Commander-in-Chief	Minister of Defence	No equivalent	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Ensign	Officer Cadet
Indian Army															No insignia
Indian Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant				Officer Cadet
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3	OF-2	OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Jamaican Army	No equivalent
Jamaican Army	No equivalent		Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Kenya Army															Unknown
Kenya Army	Commander-in-Chief	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Kiribati	No army
Lesotho Army															Unknown
Lesotho Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Malawi Army	No equivalent														Unknown
Malawi Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Malaysian Army															No insignia
Malaysian Army	Field Marshal Fil Marsyal	General Jeneral	Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral	Major General Mejar Jeneral	Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel		Major Mejar	Captain Kapten	Lieutenant Leftenan		Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda		Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet
Army of Malta	No equivalent														No equivalent
Army of Malta	No equivalent				Brigadier (Brigadier)	Colonel (Kurunell)	Lieutenant Colonel (Logutenent Kurunell)		Major (Maġġur)	Captain (Kaptan)	Lieutenant (Logutenent)		Second Lieutenant (Sekond Logutenent)
Mauritius	No army
Mozambican Army	No equivalent														Unknown
Mozambican Army	No equivalent		Coronel General	Teniente General	Major General	Coronel	Teniente Coronel		Major	Capitão	Teniente		Aleférez		Unknown
Namibian Army	No equivalent														Unknown
Namibian Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Nauru	No army
New Zealand Army		No equivalent													Various
New Zealand Army	Field marshal	No equivalent	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
Nigerian Army															Unknown
Nigerian Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Unknown
Pakistan Army															Unknown
Pakistan Army	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Unknown
Papua New Guinea Land Element	No equivalent
Papua New Guinea Land Element	No equivalent			Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Rwandan Land Forces	No equivalent														Unknown
Rwandan Land Forces	No equivalent	Général	Lieutenant général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captaine	Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Unknown
SKN Regiment	No equivalent
SKN Regiment	No equivalent						Lieutenant-Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3	OF-2	OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Samoa	No army
Seychelles Infantry Unit	No equivalent
Seychelles Infantry Unit	No equivalent				Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant		Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Sierra Leone Army	No equivalent														Unknown
Sierra Leone Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Unknown
Singapore Army	No equivalent	Insignia not known
Singapore Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Professional Term	Service Term		Officer Cadet
Solomon Islands	No army
South African Army	No equivalent
South African Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Candidate officer
Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Eswatini Army															Unknown
Eswatini Army	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd lieutenant		Unknown
Tanzanian Army	No equivalent
Tanzanian Army	No equivalent	General Jenerali	Lieutenant General Luteni Jenerali	Major General Meja Jenerali	Brigadier General Brigedia Jenerali	Colonel Kanali	Lieutenant Colonel Luteni Kanali		Major Meja	Captain Kapteni	Lieutenant Luteni		2nd lieutenant Luteni usu		Officer candidate
Tongan Land Component	No equivalent
Tongan Land Component	No equivalent				Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Ensign		Officer Cadet
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment	No equivalent
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment	No equivalent			Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Tuvalu	No army
Ugandan Land Forces	No equivalent														Unknown
Ugandan Land Forces	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
British Army																	No equivalent
British Army	Field marshal	General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet		No equivalent
Vanuatu Mobile Forces	No equivalent
Vanuatu Mobile Forces	No equivalent			Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant		Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Zambian Army	No equivalent														Unknown
Zambian Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Unknown
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3	OF-2	OF-1				OF(D) and student officer

Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Officers

Notes

See also