In the armies of some countries there are titles that are not in other armies. The lowest rank in the army is private. The highest is the marshal. But it will take a lifetime to reach him.
Instructions
Step 1
The lowest level in the hierarchy of military ranks is the private. As soon as a person becomes a soldier, he is immediately assigned this title. The armed forces of any country have the most of them. A private is a soldier, infantryman, gunner, driver, driver-mechanic. Also the number of the gun crew, scout, sapper, radio operator and much more.
Next comes the corporal. Such a title is given either for excellence in studies, in combat, special training, or in connection with the position held. Corporals are senior drivers, gunners of armored vehicles, clerks at headquarters and other military personnel. In some military units, they can command entire squads. The most famous corporal was Hitler.
Step 2
This is followed by the rank of junior sergeant. You can get this title only after graduating from a special training school. The junior sergeants command squads, but they can even become deputy platoon commanders. The next step is the rank of sergeant. This is already a full-fledged commander of a squad, crew, tank, weapon or crew. It is the sergeants who lead the formation, conduct classes, supervise the work.
Staff Sergeant. This rank is usually awarded to the deputy platoon commander. This is the most responsible position in the soldier's environment. And the rank of foreman completes the hierarchical ladder of the junior commanding staff. However, rank and position should not be confused. A sergeant major can also be a warrant officer.
Step 3
Warrant Officer and Senior Warrant Officer. This is the platoon leader. He can be the foreman of the company, and the head of the warehouse, and the head of the radio station. That is, to occupy a position where high qualifications and higher education are not required, but leadership over the soldiers is required. You can become a warrant officer only after special training.
A person becomes a junior lieutenant automatically after graduating from the military department of a civilian university. In his subordination a platoon - that is, about thirty people. By the way, an ensign can also receive the rank of junior lieutenant if he also acquires a higher education. Usually, officers serve in this rank for only one year, after which they become lieutenants.
Step 4
The rank of lieutenant is in many armies of the world. It is assigned to those military men who graduated from a higher military educational institution. The lieutenant also commands the platoon, but sometimes they may be allowed by the company command as well. So, for example, it was during the Great Patriotic War.
The rank of senior lieutenant is assigned to those officers who are deputy company commanders, deputy commanders for work with personnel, deputy commanders for equipment and combat. Senior lieutenants can also become company commanders. Their responsibilities include many powers.
Step 5
The next rank is captain. They command companies, can be deputy battalion commanders and hold other positions. This rank is also found in many armies of the world, but it should not be confused with the naval rank. Next comes the major. This is already the first rank of senior officers. Major is the head of the service, battalion headquarters, commandant of the military commandant's office and much more.
Lieutenant colonel. This title is not everywhere. Usually, these are deputy regiment commanders, chief of staff of a regiment or battalion commanders. The next step is the colonel. This rank is found in almost all armies in the world. Usually, these are unit commanders, chiefs of staff of the regiment, they can also be found at the headquarters of the division or at the headquarters of the district.
Step 6
Major General. Oddly enough, this is the lowest general rank. Next comes the lieutenant general, and then the colonel general. They command divisions, districts and even entire branches of the armed forces. The next rank is army general. This is the highest rank of general. Not everyone can reach it.
The penultimate stage is the rank of marshal. This title is in almost all armies of the world, but earning it in peacetime is very difficult. By the way, the legendary musketeer D'Artanyan once received the marshal's baton, but he has been striving for this all his life. Even earlier there was the rank of generalissimo. It was received by Suvorov, Stalin, Kim Il Sung, Alfredo Stroessner and many others. Now in many armies of the world it has been abolished, and the hierarchy of military ranks is completed by the Supreme Commander, who is the president of the country. It is noteworthy that a person who has not served in the army at all can become president, but it is he who will decide the fate of his country.
