Ranks of the British army

Are listed here the ranks of the British English army, the translation of these ranks and the equivalent rank in the French Army.

Army (Army)

Flag officers (general officers)

Field Rank officers (senior officers)

Junior officers (officers sulbalternes)

Subordinate officers (officers in formation)

Non-commissioned officers (warrant officers)

  • Warrant officer class 1 (Adjudant of first class)
  • Warrant officer class 2 (Adjudant of second class)
  • Staff sergeant (Sergeant staff, known as also Staff Corporal (Corporal staff in the Household Cavalry .
  • Sergeant (Sergeant), known as also Corporal off Horse (Corporal of cavalry in the Household Cavalry .

Enlisted men (privates)

  • Corporal (Corporal), known as also Lance Sergeant (vice Sergeant) in the Foot Guards , Lance Corporal off Horse (vice Corporal of cavalry in the Household Cavalry and Bomber in the Royal Artillery .
  • Lance Corporal (lance-corporal, known as also Lance Bomber in the Royal Artillery .
  • Private (Soldier, known as also To announce in the Royal Signals (body of the transmissions), Gunner in the Royal Artillery , To sap in the Royal Engineers (body of the genius), Trooper in the Special Air Service and regiments of cavalry, Guardsman in the regiments of the guard), Rifleman in the regiments of rifles (Riffles), Craftsman in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Body of Electronic engineering and mechanics), Musician in the musics régimentales, Kingsman in the King' S Regiment and Highlander (High-Scottish) in the regiment Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) .

Royal Navy (Navy)

Flag officers

Field rank officers

Junior officers

  • Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
  • Sub-lieutenant (Sign of vessel of first class)
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Subordinate officers

  • Midshipman (Candidate of navy)
  • Officer junior (" cadet")

Petty officers (Officers marines)

  • Warrant officer 1 (First Master of first class]])
  • Warrant officer 2 (First Master of second class]])
  • Chief petty officer (Main) first class
  • Petty officer (Main) second class

Enlisted men (Crews)

  • Leading misses (Quartier-maître of first class)
  • Able misses (Quartier-maître of second class)
  • Ordinary misses (Matelot patented)

Marine (Marine Fusiliers)

even ranks that those of the Army, except the rank of staff sergeant , replaced by that of color sergeant .

Royal Air Force (Air force)

Contrary to the French Army, the ranks of the RAF are founded on the diagram of the ranks of the Navy. The gallons of the RAF are composed of two black bands framing a blue band clearly. A double gallon twice makes the size of one gallon normal and a half-gallon a half-time this size.

Flag officers

  • Marshall off the Royal Air Force (marshal of Royal Air Force)
    • distinguished: a double gallon and four gallons
  • Air Chief Marshall (Marshal as a chief of the air)
    • distinguished: a double gallon and three gallons
  • Air Marshall (Marshal of the air)
    • distinguished: a double gallon and two gallons
  • Air Vice-Marshall (Vice-marshal of the air)
    • distinguished: a double gallon and a gallon
  • Air Commodore (Commodore of the air)
    • distinguished: a double gallon

Field Rank officers

  • Group Captain (Colonel of aviation)
    • distinguished: four gallons
  • Wing To order (Lieutenant-colonel of aviation)
    • distinguished: three gallons
  • Squadron Leader (commander of aviation)
    • distinguished: two gallons and a half-gallon

Junior officers

  • Flight Lieutenant (captain of aviation)
    • distinguished: two gallons
  • Flying officer (lieutenant of aviation)
    • distinguished: one gallon
  • Pile officer (second lieutenant of aviation)
    • distinguished: one half-gallon

Subordinate officers

Non-commissioned officers

  • Warrant officer (Adjudant)
    • distinguished: royal armorial bearings
  • Flight sergeant (Sergeant of section)
    • distinguished: three surmounted reversed rafters of a crown
  • Sergeant (Sergeant)
    • distinguished: three reversed rafters

Enlisted men

  • Corporal (Corporal)
    • distinguished: two reversed rafters
  • Senior aircraftman (Aviator-chief)
    • distinguished: a propeller with three blades
  • Leading Aircraftman (aviator of first class)
    • distinguished: a propeller with two blades
  • Aircraftman (aviator)

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