Do all armies have the same rank structure?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 09:08
####### Generalissimus (overall supreme commander)
Basically yes.
XX Lieutenant Colonel (battalion leader or regiment vice leader)
>> Corporal (squad leader)
>>> Sergeant (platoon vice leader)
# General Major (brigade leader)
xxx Captain (company leader)
(>>> Staff Sergeant (platoon leader or company quartermaster)
> Lance Corporal (squad vice leader)
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((>>> Company Sergeant (company quartermaster)
### General (corps leader)
#### Colonel General (army group leader)
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xx Lieutenant (platoon leader or company vice leader)
Private (does all the menial work)
XXX Colonel (regiment leader
###### Field Marshal (commander of the military branch)
X Major (battalion leader)
##### Army General (theatre leader)
x Junior Lieutenant (platoon leader)
## General Lieutenant (division leader)