South African military ranks

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Contents

[edit] Army

[edit] Officers

General officers

  • General
  • Lieutenant-General
  • Major-General
  • Brigadier-General

Senior officers

  • Colonel
  • Lieutenant-Colonel
  • Major

Junior officers

  • Captain
  • Lieutenant
  • Second Lieutenant

[edit] Other ranks

Warrant officers

  • Warrant Officer 1st Class
  • Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Non-commissioned officers

  • Staff Sergeant
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
  • Lance-Corporal

Rank and file

  • Private

Note: in the artillery and anti-aircraft corps, the corporal and lance-corporal are called "bombardier" and "lance-bombardier". The private is called a "gunner" in the artillery and anti-aircraft, a "rifleman" in the infantry, a "trooper" in the armoured corps, a "sapper" in the engineers, a "signalman" in the signals corps, and a "scout" in the intelligence corps.

[edit] Air Force

[edit] Officers

General officers

  • General
  • Lieutenant-General
  • Major-General
  • Brigadier-General

Senior officers

  • Colonel
  • Lieutenant-Colonel
  • Major

Junior officers

  • Captain
  • Lieutenant
  • Second Lieutenant

[edit] Other ranks

Warrant officers

  • Warrant Officer 1st Class
  • Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Non-commissioned officers

  • Flight Sergeant
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
  • Lance-Corporal

Rank and file

  • Airman

[edit] Navy

[edit] Officers

Flag officers

  • Admiral
  • Vice-Admiral
  • Rear-Admiral

Senior officers

  • Commodore
  • Captain
  • Commander
  • Lieutenant-Commander

Junior officers

  • Lieutenant
  • Sub-Lieutenant
  • Ensign

[edit] Other ranks

Warrant officers

  • Warrant Officer 1st Class
  • Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Petty officers

  • Chief Petty Officer
  • Petty Officer
  • Leading Seaman
  • Able Seaman

Rank and file

  • Seaman

[edit] Military Health Service

The SA Military Health Service uses the Army rank system. There is a differentiation in that the rank insignia is displayed on a red background as opposed to the Army, in which the insignia is displayed on a brown background.

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