Rank

Ranks

Commissioned Officers

• Field Marshal (FM)
• General (Gen)
• Lieutenant-General (LtGen)
• Major-General (MajGen)
• Brigadier (Brg)
• Colonel (Col)
• Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)
• Major (Maj)
• Captain (Cpt)
• Lieutenant (Lt)
• Second-Lieutenant (2Lt)

Junior ranks & Non-Commissioned Officers

• Warrant Officer Class One (WO1)
• Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2)
• Staff Sergeant (StSgt)
• Sergeant (Sgt)
• Corporal (Cpl)
• Lance Corporal (LCpl)
• Private (Pvt)

Regimental appointments

• Quarter Master (QM)
• Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM)
• Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant (RQMS)
• Quarter Master Senior Instructor (QMSI)
• Artificer Sergeant Major (ASM)

Structure

• ORBAT - an Introduction

Smallest to largest:

• Section — smallest unit of infantry, 6 to 15 men
• Platoon — smallest tactical unit with an organisational identity, 24 to 50 men
• Company — consists of several platoons
  • Infantry companies, 100 to 200 men
  • Tank Companies, 10 to 17 tanks
• Artillery — Brigade level, but under the command of the Major General at Divisional level
• Battery — equivalent to the company, 4 to 8 weapons and their crews
• Battalion — an Infantry Battalion is made up of A, B, C, D, HQ and S Companies
• Company — 400 to 800 men
• Battalion Tank — usually 30 to 55 tanks
• Battalions — they receive Artillery support, but it is not not part of their structure
• Brigade — 3 battalions which are independent or subordinate to a Division
• Regiment — an Army formation, a Brigade comprising 3 or 4 Battalions
• Division — a ground force formation of two or more Brigades or Regiments plus supporting units, often subordinate to multi divisional Corps usually two or more Divisions.

See also

• Legion Rank

British Army rank structure
Commissioned Officer ranks
Second Lieutenant → Lieutenant → Captain → Major → Lieutenant Colonel → Colonel → Brigadier → Major General → Lieutenant General → General → Field Marshal
Junior & Non-Commissioned ranks
Private → Lance Corporal → Corporal → Sergeant → Staff Sergeant → Warrant Officer Class 2 → Warrant Officer Class 1