Ranks

Army Ranks

The following are in ascending order.

Non Commissioned Members

Pte(R) Private Recruit
Pte(T) Private Trained¹

Junior Non-Commissioned Officers

Cpl Corporal ^{2, 3}

Senior Non-Commissioned Officers

Sgt Sergeant

Warrant Officers

WO Warrant Officer
MWO Master Warrant Officer
CWO Chief Warrant Officer

Officers

Subordinate Officers

Ocdt Officer Cadet

Junior Officers

2Lt Second Lieutenant ⁴
Lt Lieutenant
Capt Captain

Senior Officers

Maj Major
LCol Lieutenant Colonel
Col Colonel

General Officers

BGen Brigadier General
MGen Major General
LGen Lieutenant General
Gen General

Notes

1. Historic rank titles in use also include Trooper (Armoured), Gunner (Artillery), Sapper (Engineers), Rifleman (Rifle Regiment), Fusilier (Fusilier Regiment), Craftsman (EME).
2. Historic rank titles in use include Bombardier (Artillery)
3. A Corporal may be appointed Master Corporal (MCpl) as part of the normal rank progression. He is called a Master Bombardier (MBdr) in the artillery.
4. Lieuteant is pronunced (IPA) lef'ten'ent in most British Commonwealth militaries.