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{{Military ranks|state=uncollapsed}}
'''Ranks and insignia of NATO affiliated nations''' are combined military ranks and insignia used by the member countries (and other affiliated nations) of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]].
The rank scale is used for specifying posts within NATO.
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== Rank codes ==
NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" which is also known as a "standardized reference system" in an attempt to match every member country's military ranks to corresponding ranks used by the other members.{{sfn|NATO|2021|p=1-1}} The NATO rank reference code categories were established in a 1978 document entitled [[STANAG]] 2116 (formally titled ''NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel'').
NATO rank codes are not the same as military ranks (US Army examples: Private, Corporal, Warrant Officer 1, Chief Warrant Officer 5, Captain, Major, Colonel, etc.) and military pay grades (US military examples: E-1, W-1, CW-5, O-1, O-1e, O-10, etc.). They are rank codes that allow for interoperability among NATO member nations.
=== Officer rank codes ===
OF-1 – OF-10 (lowest rank code to highest) are used for [[commissioned officer]]s:{{sfn|NATO|2021|p=1-1}}
* OF-6 – OF-10: [[
* OF-3 – OF-5: [[Field officer|Senior officer]]s
* OF-1 – OF-2: [[Junior officer]]s
In [[US Forces]] the [[Warrant Officer]] is a separate and distinct category of officers. This officer rank and precedence is below those of officer personnel, but above that of non-officer personnel. Warrant Officer grades are as follows:{{sfn|NATO|2022|p=А-10}}
* W-5: Chief Warrant Officer 5 ([[US Army]], [[US Marine Corps]], [[US Navy]])
* W-4: Chief Warrant Officer 4 ([[US Army]], [[US Marine Corps]], [[US Navy]])
* W-3: Chief Warrant Officer 3 ([[US Army]], [[US Marine Corps]], [[US Navy]])
* W-2: Chief Warrant Officer 2 ([[US Army]], [[US Marine Corps]], [[US Navy]])
* W-1: Warrant Officer 1 ([[US Army]], [[US Marine Corps]]; no longer used in [[US Navy]])
The [[warrant officer]]s are the highest other ranks in [[British Armed Forces]] and [[Canadian Armed Forces]].{{sfn|NATO|2022|p=D-1, D-3}}
=== Other rank codes ===<!-- Other ranks (NATO) redirects here -->
OR1–OR9 (lowest rank code to highest) are used for other ranks:{{sfn|NATO|2021|p=1-1}}
* OR-5 – OR-9: [[Non-commissioned officer]]s (for NATO purposes)
* OR-1 – OR-4: [[Enlisted rank]]s (usually)
At the same time, there are exceptions, for example:
* Non-Commissioned officers in [[British Armed Forces]] are called Senior Non-Commissioned Officers in OR-5 to OR-7 inclusive and Junior Non-Commissioned Officers in OR-3 and OR-4.{{sfn|NATO|2022|p=D-8, Е-7, F-7}}
This is not a new feature: it was present in previous editions of STANAG 2116, but was sometimes overlooked.
== Comparison to US system ==
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'''Navy'''
* [[Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers|Ranks and insignia of NATO member navy officers]]
* [[Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted|Ranks and insignia of NATO member navy enlisted]]
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |author1=NATO |title=STANAG 2116
* {{cite book |author1=NATO |title=APersP-01 Еd.A Ver.3 |date=16 June 2022 |publisher=NATO Standardization Agency |location=Brussels, Belgium}}
* {{cite
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== External links ==
* {{cite web
* {{cite web |url=https://nso.nato.int/nso/nsdd/main/standards/ap-details/3169/EN |title=NATO Standard STANAG 2019 / APP-06, NATO Joint Military Symbology |website=nso.nato.int |access-date=2024-06-24 }}
* {{cite web |url=https://shape.nato.int/resources/site7234/General/BISCD040-002%20NATO%20NCO_JO%20Employment%20and%20Development%20Strat.pdf |title=Bi-SC Directive 040-002, NATO Non-Commissioned Officer and Junior Officer Bi-Strategic Command Employment and Development Strategy |website=shape.nato.int |date=19 December 2023 |access-date=2024-06-24 }}
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