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 hypolokhagoi - literally, "sub-captains" - a modern neologism. A sergeant is known as a lokhias. A tagmatarkhes (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 / arkhes (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	Hypopterarhos	Air Vice-Marshal	O-7
	Ταξίαρχος Αεροπορίας	Taxiarkhos Aeroporias	Air Commodore	O-6
Senior Officers
	Σμήναρχος	Smenarkhos	Group Captain	O-5
	Αντισμήναρχος	Antismenarkhos	Wing Commander	O-4
	Επισμηναγός	Epismenagos	Squadron Leader	O-3
Junior Officers
	Σμηναγός	Smenagos	Flight Lieutenant	O-2
	Υποσμηναγός	Hyposmenagos	Flying Officer	O-1
	Ανθυποσμηναγός	Anthyposmenagos	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	Strategos	General	O-9
	Αντιστράτηγος	Antistrategos	Lieutenant General	O-8
	Υποστράτηγος	Hypostrategos	Major General	O-7
	Ταξίαρχος	Taxiarkhos	Brigadier General	O-6
Field Grade Officers
	Συνταγματάρχης	Syntagmatarkhes	Colonel	O-5
	Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Antisyntagmatarkhes	Lieutenant Colonel	O-4
	Ταγματάρχης	Tagmatarkhes	Major	O-3
Company Grade Officers
	Λοχαγός	Lokhagos	Captain	O-2
	Υπολοχαγός	Hypolokhagos	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	Hyponavarkhos	Rear Admiral	O-7
	Αρχιπλοίαρχος	Arkhiploearchos	Commodore	O-6
Senior Officers
	Πλοίαρχος	Ploearkhos	Captain	O-5
	Αντιπλοίαρχος	Antiploearkhos	Commander	O-4
	Πλωτάρχης	Plotarkhes	Lieutenant Commander	O-3
Junior Officers
	Υποπλοίαρχος	Hypoploearkhos	Lieutenant	O-2
	Ανθυποπλοίαρχος	Anthypoploearkhos	Second Lieutenant	O-1
	Σημαιοφόρος	Semaeophoros	Lieutenant Junior Grade	O-1