Swedish Army rank insignia

Officer Insignia

NATO Code²	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6		OF-5	OF-4	OF-3 OF-2	OF-1	OR-7	OR-6
Troop Formation	General Persons Generalpersoner					Regiment Commanders Regementsbefäl				Platoon Leaders Kompanibefäl|-
	Fältmarskalk1
		General	Lieutenant General Generallöjtnant	Major General Generalmajor	Brigadier General Brigadgeneral	Colonel First Class Överste av första graden³	Colonel Överste	Lieutenant Colonel Överstelöjtnant	Major 6	Captain 7 Kapten	1st Lieutenant 8 Löjtnant	2nd Lieutenant 9 Fänrik
Abbreviation		Gen					Öv	ÖvLt	Mj	Kn	Lt	Fk
1 Honorary/War time rank. Last appointment in 19th centurary. ² Sweden is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Thus this comparison is not official and may not be accurate. ³ As of June 1 2000, No one can longer be appointed Colonel First Class, or Överste av första graden. The rank Brigadier General, or Brigadgeneral, is used instead. However, already appointed Colonel First Class was not automatically promoted, thus Colonel First Class will continue to exist until those persons are either retired or promoted. 5 Conscripts doing their conscription as Company Commander students (Kompanibefälselever, or Värnpliktiga Chefer) is appointed Staff Sergeant (Värnpliktig Fänrik) after his/hers completed service period (usually 15 months). Company Comander School KBS will change name to Platoon Commander School PBS and graduates will be appointed Sergeants. Despite the name, most students will be trained as squad leaders and a smaller portion as deputy platoon commanders. 6responsibility and seniority as a captain. OF-3 and Major, in case the person is a XO of a Battalion 7responsibility and seniority as a 1st or 2nd Lieutenant 8the community is debating whether to translate the rank to US-Army equivalent Sergeant First Class, to better correspond to seniority and responsibility levels of other nations 9the community is debating whether to translate the rank to US-Army equivalent Staff Sergeant, to better correspond to seniority and responsibility levels of other nations

Officer and Enlisted Insignia

NATO Code²	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	Officer Students		OR-5			OR-4	OR-3	none		OR-2	OR-1
Troop Formation	Platoon Leaders						Squad Leaders			Team Leaders	Cavalry man Specialist	-
													No insigna		No insignia
		Master Sergeant3 Kapten	Sergeant First Class3 Löjtnant	Staff Sergeant3 Fänrik	Cadet 2nd Year Kadett 2 året4	Cadet 1st Year Kadett 1 året4		Sergeant Sergeant		Corporal Furir	Private First Class Furir	Trainee Korpral2	Private Menig		Private Menig
Abbreviation		Kn	Lt	Fk				Sgt		Fu	Fu	Krp		Vpl	Vpl
2 rank after 6 or 8 months of basic training and two months prior promotion to Furir 3 according to seniority and level of responsibility 4 Cadets has the same formal rank as a Sergant. Because of this they're not uncommonly called Angle Sergants (or Vinkelserganter), because of the angled lines. Officer Students are High School graduates, who are required to spend two years earning a college associate degree. First year two angles, second year three angles. Having an associate degree is also a requirement for becoming a Staff Non Commissioned Officer in the US. ² Sweden is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Thus this comparison is not official and may not be accurate.