Each officer rank in the navy of a
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...
country may be compared with the ranks used by any military service in other NATO countries, under a
standardized NATO rank scale. This is useful, for instance, in establishing seniority amongst officers serving alongside each other within multinational command structures.
The grades, prefixed ''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, or a warrant officer. However, absent contex ...
s) and ''WO-'' (
warrant officer
Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned ranks, the mo ...
s) were established in the document
STANAG
In NATO, a standardization agreement (STANAG, redundantly: STANAG agreement) defines processes, procedures, terms, and conditions for common military or technical procedures or equipment between the member countries of the alliance. Each NATO st ...
2116, formally titled ''NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel''.
In many navies, two separate ranks fall within the OF-1 grade. These particular ranks, known by various names in different navies, are commonly given the less formal grades of "OF-1a" (more senior) and "OF-1b" (less senior).
Officers (OF-1 – 10)
Warrant officers (WO-1 – 5)
Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen. In the United States, Chief Warrant Officers are commissioned officers.
WO are used for United States warrant officers only.
NATO STANAG 2116 Edition 6 Note 6
/ref> Countries not listed use only regular officer ranks, do not have warrant officers, or warrant officers are considered OR (Other/Enlisted Rank).
See also
* NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...
* Ranks and insignia of NATO
Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The rank scale is used for specifying posts within NATO.
Definitions
NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in ...
* Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
This page lists the enlisted ranks and insignia of NATO member armies. For the comparison chart of the commissioned officers, see Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers.
Other and enlisted ranks (OR 1–9)
See also
* NATO
* Ranks and insig ...
* Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
Commissioned officers' rank comparison chart of all land forces of NATO member states.
Officers (OF 1–10)
Warrant officers (WO1–5)
Warrant officers (WOs) and chief warrant officers (CWOs) in the US military rank below officers but abov ...
* Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted The following are the ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted personnel for each member nation.
Other Ranks (OR 1–9)
See also
* NATO
* Ranks and insignia of NATO
* Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
* Ranks and insignia of ...
* Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers
The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.
Officers (OF 1 - 10)
* 1 Honorary/War time rank.
Note that the NATO officer rank codes (OF-1 to OF-10) are differently numbered from the US officer rank codes (O-1 ...
* Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted This table shows the ranks and insignia of NCOs and Seaman in the navies of member countries of NATO. NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other member ...
Notes
References
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Military ranks of NATO
Naval ranks