The Belgian military ranks are the military insignia used by the Belgian Armed Forces.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of

commissioned officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent ...

Ranks at the Royal Military Academy

Notes: * Student-Officers attain the rank of Corporal, CCO after completing their military initiation phase ("MIP" ). * Student-Officers attain the rank of Sergeant, CCO after the first winter camp when they complete the training at the 'individual' level and start their training at the 'team' and 'squad' level. * Student-Officers take an oath after they receive their bachelor's degree and successfully complete their 'second native language' exam, thus becoming Officer-Students and attaining the rank of Lieutenant, CCO or branch equivalent.

Enlisted ranks

The rank insignia of

non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted rank, enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a Commission (document), commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority b ...

s and enlisted personnel.

Notes

*CSM is an appointment at the

Company A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether Natural person, natural, Juridical person, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members ...

level for individuals with the rank of First Sergeant or higher. Its insignia is that of the normal rank with a small crown at the top. *RSM (/) is an appointment at the

Corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...

level for individuals with the rank of Warrant Officer or higher, this is the most senior NCO in the corps. Its insignia is that of the normal rank with a big crown at the top. *Corps Corporal (/) is an appointment at the

level for individuals with the rank of 1st master corporal, its insignia is that of the 1st master corporal with a crown at the top. *The rank names relating to corporal and sergeant are replaced with "brigadier" and "/" in application to personnel of units whose traditions are related to or descend from horse units. These include the cavalry, artillery, and logistics units. Similarly, in the cavalry units, the lowest rank is named "/", they are addressed the title "/", a remnant of the aristocratic origins of horse mounted units; it was sought to remove these names in March 2013, retaining only the generic rank names. File:Caporal de corps.jpg, / of

Medical Component rank variations

File:Grades de dentistes.JPG, Dentist Ranks of the medical component. File:Grades de médecins.JPG, Doctor Ranks of the medical component. File:Grades de pharmaciens.JPG, Pharmacist Ranks of the medical component. File:Grades de Vétérinaires.JPG, Veterinarian Ranks of the medical component. File:Grades du Corps de Support Médical.JPG, Medical Support Corps Ranks of the medical component.

References

External links

* {{Military ranks by country

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...