Ranks in Para-Military & Military Organisations that is Model from The British Army Forces
The rank system of the British Army is divided into two groups: officers and other ranks.
The hierarchy is topped by officers. Their positions of authority, which were awarded through a commission, a formal letter of appointment with the monarch's signature, are indicated by their grades.
The British Armed Forces have a hierarchical rank structure that is divided into officers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs), and other ranks.
Officers:
The officer ranks in the British Armed Forces are as follows:
- Second Lieutenant (2Lt.)
- Lieutenant (Lt.)
- Captain (Capt.)
- Major (Maj.)
- Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col)
- Colonel (Col.)
- Brigadier (Brig.)
- Major General (Maj. Gen.)
- Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.)
- General (Gen.)
- Field Marshal
Non-commissioned officers (NCOs):
The NCO ranks in the British Armed Forces are as follows:
- Lance Corporal (L/Cpl)
- Corporal (Cpl)
- Sergeant (Sgt.)
- Staff Sergeant (S. Sgt)
- Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO II)
- Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO I)
Other Ranks,which are most times based on appoinments:
The other ranks in the British Armed Forces are as follows:
- Private
- Guardsman
- Fusilier
- Sapper
- Gunner
- Trooper
- Craftsman
- Signaller
- Driver
- Rifleman
The rank system is used to denote the authority and responsibilities of individuals in the military, and promotions are based on a combination of merit, seniority, and time in service.
Roles of Comissioned Officers
Field Marshal:
The highest rank in the British Army is field marshal. It was only given to retiring Chiefs of the General Staff and army and army group commanders during World War II. Promotions to the position of field marshal during times of peace have since been stopped.
General:
A general is in charge of an army or an army corps. Currently, it is the highest rank available in the British Army.
Lieutenant General:
Typically, a lieutenant general is in charge of an army corps or division.
Major General:
A major general is in charge of a brigade or division.
Brigadier:
A brigadier is a senior staff member who is in charge of a brigade in the field. The lowest general officer rank, brigadier-general, was the previous name for the position. However it has been a field officer rank since the 1920s.
Colonel:
At the divisional level and higher, colonels typically serve as staff officers (charged with taking care of the Army's administrative requirements) or are in charge of ad hoc groupings at the sub-brigade level.
Lieutenant Colonel:
An infantry battalion, artillery regiment, or cavalry regiment is under the leadership of a lieutenant colonel. Both when stationed in barracks and on the battlefield, they are in charge of the unit.
Major:
A company, squadron, or battery under the command of a major typically has 150–200 soldiers. They are only second to the lieutenant colonel within a battalion.
Captain:
A captain either leads or acts as the second-in-command of a company.
Lieutenant:
A lieutenant is in charge of a platoon or a troop and has additional duties beyond those of a second lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant:
The British Army's lowest commissioned officer rank, in charge of a platoon or troop.
Roles of Non-Commission Officers, Other Ranks:
Warrant Officer Class 1:
This is the highest non-commissioned rank, and it has specialized roles in the technical and non-combatant services, in the combat and combat-support arms, where it is in charge of maintaining unit discipline, as well as in the field of battle, where it is in charge of handling prisoners and resupplying ammunition. Conductor and regimental sergeant major are among the appointments.
Warrant Officer Class 2:
Similar to a WO1, a WO2 is responsible for similar tasks, but on a sub-unit level (below regimental). Company and squadron sergeants major are among the appointments.
Staff Sergeant:
This non-commissioned officer position, known as a company quartermaster-sergeant (CQMS) or squadron quartermaster-sergeant (SQMS), has specific responsibilities like supplies within the sub-unit . A color sergeant is what a CQMS is known as in infantry units.
Sergeant:
This is the senior enlisted soldier serving as the second in command for a platoon or troop. Others play specialized duties. The title of corporal of horse is employed in the Household Cavalry.
Corporal:
The corporal usually in charge of a section. In the Guards, a corporal is referred to as a lance sergeant and in the Royal Artillery as a bombardier.
Lance Corporal:
The lowest non-commissioned officer rank is this one. Typically, a lance corporal is a section's second-in-command. Specialists like clerks, drivers, signalers, machine-gunners, and mortarmen also have this rank. Lance bombardier is the name for a lance corporal in the Royal Artillery.
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