Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan
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The Ranks of Pakistan Army are primarily based on British Army Ranks structure, though ranks for other ranks personnel and insignia differ.
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Officer ranks [edit]
Officer rank insignia displayed on the shoulders.
| Army Rank [1] | Insignia | NATO Equivalent |
BPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field marshal (5-Star)[2] |
OF-10 | Apex Scale | |
| General (4-Star) |
 |
OF-9 | Apex Scale |
| Lieutenant General (3-Star) |
 |
OF-8 | BPS-22 |
| Major General (2-Star) |
 |
OF-7 | BPS-21 |
| Brigadier (1-Star) |
 |
OF-6 | BPS-20 |
| Colonel |  |
OF-5 | BPS-19 |
| Lieutenant Colonel |  |
OF-4 | BPS-19 |
| Major |  |
OF-3 | BPS-18 |
| Captain |  |
OF-2 | BPS-17 |
| Lieutenant |  |
OF-1 | BPS-17 |
| 2nd Lieutenant |  |
OF-1 | BPS-17 |
Junior Commissioned Officers [edit]
| Army Rank [3] | Insignia | NATO Equivalent |
BPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subedar-Major |  |
BPS-16 | |
| Subedar |  |
BPS-15 | |
| Naib Subedar |  |
BPS-13 or BPS-14 |
Non-Commissioned Officers [edit]
The Non-Commissioned Officers rank insignia are displayed on sleves.
| Army Rank [3] | Insignia | NATO Equivalent |
BPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battalion Havildar Major |  |
OR-9 | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Battalion Quartermaster Havildar |  |
OR-8 | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Company Havildar Major |  |
OR-8 | |
| Company Quartermaster Havildar |  |
OR-7 | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Havildar |  |
OR-5 or OR-6 | BPS-11 or BPS-9 |
| Naik (Nk) |  |
OR-4 | BPS-9 or BPS-8 |
| Lance Naik |  |
OR-3 | BPS-8 or BPS-7 |
| Soldier | OR-1 or OR-2 | BPS-7 |
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ "Pakistan Army Ranks". Pakistan Defence. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ Promotion to this rank, conferred by Federal Government, is absolutely based on manifestation of examplary performance in war as Four Star General.
- ^ a b "Badges of Rank". Pakistan Army. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
| Comparative military ranks (Pakistan) | |||||
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| Flag Rank Officers | |||||
| Army | Navy | Air Force | |||
| General (4-star general) | Admiral (4-star admiral) | Air Chief Marshal (4-star air marshal) | |||
| Lieutenant-General (3-star general) | Vice-Admiral (3-star admiral) | Air-Marshal (3-star air marshal) | |||
| Major-General (2-star general) | Rear-Admiral (2-star admiral) | Air-vice Marshal (2-star air marshal) | |||
| Brigadier (1-star officer) | Commodore (1-star officer) | Air Commodore (1-star officer) | |||
| Commissioned Officers | |||||
| Colonel | Captain | Group Captain | |||
| Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Wing Commander | |||
| Major | Lieutenant Commander | Squadron Leader | |||
| Captain | Lieutenant | Flight Lieutenant | |||
| Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Flying Officer | |||
| Second Lieutenant | Midshipman | Pilot Officer | |||
| Junior Commissioned Officers |
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| Subedar Major | N/A | Chief Warrant Officer | |||
| Subedar | N/A | N/A | |||
| Naib Subedar | N/A | N/A | |||
| Other ranks |
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| Battalion Havildar Major | Master chief petty officer | Warrant Officer | |||
| Battalion Quartermaster Havildar | Fleet Chief Petty Officer | Assistant Warrant Officer | |||
| Company Havildar Major | Chief Petty Officer | Senior Technician | |||
| Company Quartermaster Havildar | Petty Officer | Corporal Technician | |||
| Havildar | Leading Rate | Junior Technician | |||
| Naik | Able Seaman Tech-I | Senior Aircraftman | |||
| Lance Naik | Ordinary Rate Tech-II | Leading Aircraftman | |||
| Jawan | N/A | Aircraftman | |||
| Template source: "Pakistani Army Ranks". Retrieved 2009-06-05."Pakistani Navy Ranks". Retrieved 2009-06-05."Pakistani Air Force Ranks". Retrieved 2009-06-05. | |||||
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