Comparison of NATO Ranks - British, American and Czech Armed Forces
Abbr
Rank
Abbr
Rank
Abbr
OF 10
Field Marshall
FM
General of the
Army
n/a
No OF - 10
Equivalent
n/a
armádní generál
arm. gen.
OF - 9
General
Gen
General
GEN
General
GEN
Lt Gen
Lieutenant
General
generálporučík
genpor.
OF - 8
Lieutenant
General
Lieutenant General
LTG
generálmajor
genmjr.
Major General
Maj
Gen
Major General
MG
OF - 7
Brigadier
Brig
Major General
Brigadier
General
MG
BG
brigádní generál
brig. gen.
Brigadier General
BG
plukovník
plk.
Colonel
COL
Czech Army
Non Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks
Rank
Abbr
Rank
Abbr
Rank
Abbr
OR 9
Warrant
Officer Class 1
Sergeant
Major
štábní praporčík
št. prap.
WO1
SGM
Staff Warrant Officer
SWO
OR 8
Warrant
Officer Class 2
Master
Sergeant
nadpraporčík
nprap.
WO2
MSG
Chief warrant officer
CWO
SSgt
Sergeant First
Class
SFC
Warrant Officer 1st
Class
SSG
Warrant Officer 2nd
Class
OR 7
OR 6
Staff Sergeant
praporčík
prap.
WO1
nadrotmistr
Sergeant
Sgt
Staff Sergeant
nrtm.
WO2
rotmistr
OR 5
Corporal
OR 4
Lance
Corporal
LCpl
Corporal
CPL
staff sergeant
OR 3
No OR - 3
Equivalent
Private
First Class
četar
čet.
n/a
PFC
sergeant
SGT
OR 2
Pte
Class 1-3
desátník
des.
Private
Private
PV2
Cpl
Sergeant
SGT
Warrant Officer 3rd
Class
rtm.
WO3
rtn.
OF - 5
Colonel
Col
Colonel
COL
podplukovník
OF - 4
Lieutenant
Colonel
Lt Col
Lieutenant
Colonel
LTC
OF - 3
Major
Maj
Major
MAJ
OF - 2
Lieutenant
Colonel
pplk.
LTC
major
mjr.
Major
MAJ
kapitán
kpt.
Captain
Capt
Captain
CPT
Captain
CPT
npor.
Lt
First
Lieutenant
nadporučík
Lieutenant
1LT
First Lieutenant
1LT
poručík
OF - 1
Second
Lieutenant
2Lt
Second
Lieutenant
Second
Lieutenant
OR 1
Private
rotný
Pte
Class 4
corporal
CPL
svobodník
svob.
voj. PVT
Mužstvo
- recruits
zdroj: Stránky MOČR, US Department of Defense, UK Ministry of Defence
Private
Abbreviation = Abbr, Not Applicable = n/a
Student officers: Officer Cadet - Ocdt (Br. E.),
SSG
PV1
Lance Corporal
Private
vojín
LCPL
Cadet (or Officer trainee - OT (Am.E.)
por.
2LT
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2LT
↑ Note: In the US military,Warrant Officers come above the enlisted rank, but below the officers. These are specialty (expert ranks):
WO1 Warrant Officer 1, CW2 Chief Warrant Officer 2, CW3 Chief Warrant Officer 3, CW4 Chief Warrant Officer 4, CW5 Chief Warrant
Officer 5
enlisted
Commissioned Officers
LTG
US Army
hodnostní
sbory
generálové - Generals
vyšší důstojníci
Senior officers
British Army
NATO
Code
Rank
OF - 6
Nižší důstojníci junior officers
officers
Czech Army
praporčíci - Warrant Officers
US Army
poddůstojníci Sergeants
British Army
NATO
Code