British Military Ranks

The following tables show the different military ranks in the British Armed Forces. Ranks are shown in descending order with equivalent ranks between the three Services on the same level. In most (but not all) cases of equivalent rank, the RAF rank will be the junior of the three Services. The Royal Navy in most cases has seniority over both the Army and the RAF.

Commissioned ranks

Army	RAF	Royal Navy
Field Marshal	Marshal of the Royal Air Force	Admiral of the Fleet
General	Air Chief Marshal	Admiral
Lieutenant General	Air Marshal	Vice-Admiral
Major General	Air Vice-Marshal	Rear Admiral
Brigadier	Air Commodore	Commodore
Colonel	Group Captain	Captain
Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander	Commander
Major	Squadron Leader	Lieutenant-Commander
Captain	Flight Lieutenant	Lieutenant
Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Sub-Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	Midshipman

Non-Commissioned ranks

Army	RAF	Royal Navy
Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer Class 2
Flight Sergeant	Flight Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer
Sergeant	Sergeant	Petty Officer
Corporal or Bombardier	Corporal	Leading Rate
Lance Corporal or Lance Bombardier
Private	Junior Technician	Able Rate or Ordinary Rate
	Senior Aircraftman or Senior Aircraftwoman
	Leading Aircraftman or  Leading Aircraftwoman