The Lithuanian military ranks and insignia consist of the list and ordering of the different military ranks, for the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the modern Lithuanian Armed Forces. The ranks are visually represented by insignias placed on the uniforms.
Officers[]
NATO Code |
Land Force | Air Force | Naval Force | Limitation (as of 2012)[1] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lithuanian rank | English equivalent | Insignia | Lithuanian rank | English equivalent | Insignia | Lithuanian rank | English equivalent | Insignia | ||
General officers (Lithuanian language: Generolai
) | ||||||||||
OF-8 | Generolas leitenantas | Lieutenant general | Generolas leitenantas | Lieutenant general | Viceadmirolas | Vice admiral | < 9 | |||
OF-7 | Generolas majoras | Major general | Generolas majoras | Major general | Kontradmirolas | Rear admiral | ||||
OF-6 | Brigados generolas | Brigade general | Brigados generolas | Brigade general | Flotilės admirolas | Flotilla admiral | ||||
Senior officers (Lithuanian language: Vyresnieji karininkai
) | ||||||||||
OF-5 | Pulkininkas | Colonel | Pulkininkas | Colonel | Jūrų kapitonas | Captain at sea | < 30 | |||
OF-4 | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Lieutenant colonel | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Lieutenant colonel | Komandoras | Commander | < 127 | |||
OF-3 | Majoras | Major | Majoras | Major | Komandoras leitenantas | Lieutenant commander | < 375 | |||
Junior officers (Lithuanian language: Jaunesnieji karininkai
) | ||||||||||
OF-2 | Kapitonas | Captain | Kapitonas | Captain | Kapitonas leitenantas | Captain lieutenant | n/a | |||
OF-1 | Vyresnysis leitenantas | First lieutenant | Vyresnysis leitenantas | First lieutenant | Vyresnysis leitenantas | First lieutenant | n/a | |||
Leitenantas | Lieutenant | Leitenantas | Lieutenant | Leitenantas | Lieutenant | n/a |
Enlisted[]
NATO Code |
Land Force | Air Force | Naval Force | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lithuanian rank | English equivalent | Insignia | Lithuanian rank | English equivalent | Insignia | Lithuanian rank | English equivalent | Insignia | |
Non-commissioned officers (Lithuanian language: Puskarininkiai
) | |||||||||
OR-9 | Seržantas majoras | Sergeant major | Seržantas majoras | Sergeant major | Vyresnysis laivūnas | Senior bootsmann | |||
OR-8 | Viršila | Master sergeant | Viršila | Master sergeant | Laivūnas | Bootsmann | |||
OR-7 | Štabo seržantas | Staff Sergeant | Štabo seržantas | Staff Sergeant | Štabo laivūnas | Junior bootsmann | |||
Štabo seržantas specialistas |
Staff Sergeant specialist |
Štabo seržantas specialistas |
Staff Sergeant specialist |
Štabo laivūnas specialistas |
Junior bootsmann specialist |
||||
OR-6 | Vyresnysis seržantas | Senior sergeant | Vyresnysis seržantas | Senior sergeant | Vyresnysis seržantas | Senior sergeant | |||
Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas |
Senior sergeant specialist |
Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas |
Senior sergeant specialist |
Vyresnysis seržantas specialistas |
Senior sergeant specialist |
||||
OR-5 | Seržantas | Sergeant | Seržantas | Sergeant | Seržantas | Sergeant | |||
Seržantas specialistas |
Sergeant specialist |
Seržantas specialistas |
Sergeant specialist |
Seržantas specialistas |
Sergeant specialist |
||||
OR-4 | Grandinis | Corporal | Grandinis | Corporal | Grandinis | Corporal | |||
Soldiers (Lithuanian language: Kareiviai
) | |||||||||
OR-3 | Vyresnysis eilinis | Senior private | Vyresnysis eilinis | Senior private | Vyresnysis jūreivis | Senior seaman | |||
OR-2 | Eilinis | Private | Eilinis | Private | Jūreivis | Seaman | |||
OR-1 | Jaunesnysis eilinis | Junior private | Jaunesnysis eilinis | Junior private | Jaunesnysis jūreivis | Junior seaman |
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- (Lithuanian) Lithuanian military rank insignia
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