Other ranks (ORs) in the Royal Marines (RM), the British Army, and the Royal Air Force (RAF), along with the navies, armies, and air forces of many other Commonwealth countries and the Republic of Ireland, are those personnel who are not commissioned officers, but usually include non-commissioned officers (NCOs).[1][2] In the Royal Navy (RN), these personnel are called 'ratings'[3] rather than 'other ranks'. Non-commissioned member (NCM) is the equivalent term in the Canadian Armed Forces. Colloquially, members of the other ranks are often known as 'rankers'.

The term 'other ranks' is often considered to exclude warrant officers (WO), and occasionally in some militaries also excludes NCOs. Formally, a regiment consists of the 'officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men', or the 'officers, warrant officers, and other ranks'.[4]

British other ranks

NATO codeOR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
 Royal Navy[5]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading rate Able rate
 Royal Marines[6]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Colour sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Marine
 British Army[7]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff/Colour sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Royal Air Force[8]
No insignia
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Chief technician Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal
(RAF Regiment only)		 Air specialist (class 1) technician Air specialist (class 1) Air specialist (class 2) Air recruit
 Royal Air Force[8]
(Aircrew)
Master aircrew Flight sergeant aircrew Sergeant aircrew
NATO codeOR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1

Notes

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Berman, Gavin; Rutherford, Tom (17 November 2011). "Defence personnel statistics (SN/SG/02183)". www.Parliament.uk. House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
    2. ↑ "PACMAN Chapter 3 Part 1 Part B Division 5: Salary (Other Ranks)". Defence.gov.au. Ministry of Defence, Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
    3. ↑ "Life as a Rating". www.RoyalNavy.MoD.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
    4. ↑ Roll of Honour of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment. 1951.
    5. ↑ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
    6. ↑ "RM Officers & Other Ranks Badges of Rank". Royal Navy website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
    7. ↑ "Rank structure". army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
    8. 1 2 "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.


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