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Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
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NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other members. There are two scales, though not all member countries use all the points on the NATO scales and some have more than one rank at some points:






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Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
.

NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other members. There are two scales, though not all member countries use all the points on the NATO scales and some have more than one rank at some points:
  • OF1 - OF10 (bottom to top) are used for officers
  • OR1 - OR9 (bottom to top) are used for other ranks
    Other Ranks

    Other Ranks in the British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force are those personnel who are not commissioned officers. In the Royal Navy, these personnel are called Naval ratings....


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See also


  • Comparative military ranks