Greek military ranks

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Modern Greek military ranks are based on Ancient Greek & Byzantine terminology, even though the ranks correspond to those of other Western armies. For example, ancient hoplite unit of approximately 100 men, the lokhos, is today the name for a company of soldiers; its commander, as in ancient times, is a lokhagos, while his lieutenants are called ypolokhagoi - literally, "sub-captains" - a modern neologism. A sergeant is known as a lokhias. A tagmatarkhis (major) commands a tagma (battalion) and so forth. Thus, every officer or noncommissioned officer is in the land and air forces is generally named after the type of unit he commands, with the suffix -agos (from agein, "to lead") or -arkhos/arkhis (from arkhein, "to rule").

1 Officer ranks
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Officer ranks

[edit] Air Force

Category	Greek rank	Transliteration	English Equivalent	NATO
General Officers
	Πτέραρχος	Pterarkhos	Air Chief Marshal	O-9
	Αντιπτέραρχος	Antipterarkhos	Air Marshal	O-8
	Υποπτέραρχος	Ypopterarhos	Air Vice-Marshal	O-7
	Ταξιάρχος Αεροπορίας	Taxiarkhos Aeroporias	Air Commodore	O-6
Senior Officers
	Σμήναρχος	Sminarkhos	Group Captain	O-5
	Αντισμήναρχος	Antisminarkhos	Wing Commander	O-4
	Επισμηναγός	Episminagos	Squadron Leader	O-3
Junior Officers
	Σμηναγός	Sminagos	Flight Lieutenant	O-2
	Υποσμηναγός	Yposminagos	Flying Officer	O-1
	Ανθυποσμηναγός	Anthyposminagos	Pilot Officer	O-1

The United States Air Force uses the same terms to designate its officers as the Army, as given below.

[edit] Army

Category	Greek Rank	Transliteration	English Equivalent	NATO
General Officers
	Στρατηγός	Stratigos	General	O-9
	Αντιστράτηγος	Antistratigos	Lieutenant General	O-8
	Υποστράτηγος	Ypostratigos	Major General	O-7
	Ταξίαρχος	Taxiarkhos	Brigadier General	O-6
Field Grade Officers
	Συνταγματάρχης	Syntagmatarkhis	Colonel	O-5
	Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Antisyntagmatarkhis	Lieutenant Colonel	O-4
	Ταγματάρχης	Tagmatarkhis	Major	O-3
Company Grade Officers
	Λοχαγός	Lokhagos	Captain	O-2
	Υπολοχαγός	Ypolokhagos	Lieutenant	O-1
	Ανθυπολοχαγός	Anthypolokhagos	Second Lieutenant	O-1

[edit] Navy

Category	Greek Rank	Transliteration	English Equivalent	NATO
Flag Officers
	Ναύαρχος	Navarkhos	Admiral	O-9
	Αντιναύαρχος	Antinavarkhos	Vice Admiral	O-8
	Υποναύαρχος	Yponavarkhos	Rear Admiral	O-7
	Αρχιπλοίαρχος	Arkhiploiarkhos	Commodore	O-6
Senior Officers
	Πλοίαρχος	Ploiarkhos	Captain	O-5
	Αντιπλοίαρχος	Antiploiarkhos	Commander	O-4
	Πλωτάρχης	Plotarkhis	Lieutenant Commander	O-3
Junior Officers
	Υποπλοίαρχος	Ypoploiarkhos	Lieutenant	O-2
	Ανθυποπλοίαρχος	Anthypoploiarkhos	Second Lieutenant	O-1
	Σημαιοφόρος	Semaiophoros	Lieutenant Junior Grade	O-1