Do all armies have the same rank structure?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 08:24

####### Generalissimus (overall supreme commander)
Basically yes.
Private (does all the menial work)
>>> Sergeant (platoon vice leader)
xx Lieutenant (platoon leader or company vice leader)
>> Corporal (squad leader)
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x Junior Lieutenant (platoon leader)
#### Colonel General (army group leader)
((>>> Company Sergeant (company quartermaster)
xxx Captain (company leader)
> Lance Corporal (squad vice leader)
# General Major (brigade leader)
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###### Field Marshal (commander of the military branch)
X Major (battalion leader)
## General Lieutenant (division leader)
### General (corps leader)
XX Lieutenant Colonel (battalion leader or regiment vice leader)
##### Army General (theatre leader)
(>>> Staff Sergeant (platoon leader or company quartermaster)
XXX Colonel (regiment leader