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The NATO grades for the Greek enlisted ranks should be as follows (courtesy of 'Uniforminsignia' Forum) at:

http://forum.uniforminsignia.net/viewtopic.php?p=10787#10787

OR-1 Hoplites (Private, basic training trainee, no insignia)

OR-2 Ephedros Ypopsephios Vathmophoros (Recruit NCO candidate)

OR-3 Ypodekaneas (3a) and Hoplites Vathmophoros (3b) (3a-Lance Corporal, 3b-Enlisted Private). (3a): In our tradition, Lance Corporal is not a rank but an honorary appointment, held only by draftees. (3b): Enlisted Professional Private. Finished basic training, special training in respect of his branch of service)

OR-4 Ephedros Dekaneas (4a), Dekaneas Hoplites Vathmophoros, Dekaneas Pentaetous Ypochreosis, Dekaneas Ethelontees Monimis Theteas (4b) (4a-Draftee Corporal, 4b-Enlisted Corporal, Enlisted for five years Corporal, Long-term Enlisted Corporal). Draftee Corporal serves as leader of the smallest Army unit, principally; team leader. Enlisted Corporals (under the revised Army Regulations) command an individual tank, or a gun's crew in artillery. Draftee Corporal is subordinate to the Enlisted one. Enlisted Corporal is equivalent to the Senior Corporal's rank in other armies.

OR-5 Ephedros Lochias (5a), Lochias Pentaetous Ypochresosis, Lochias Ethelontees Monimis Theteas (5b), Monimos Lochias (5c) (5a-Draftee Sergeant, 5b-Enlisted for five years Sergeant, Long-term enlisted Sergeant, 5c-Career Sergeant). Draftee Sergeant is the backbone of the Greek Army. Sergeants are responsible for the individual training, personal appearance and cleanliness of their soldiers. He is the Drill Instructor, Drill Sergeant, or Military Training Instructor of the Army. Enlisted Sgts (according to the law 2936) are entrusted with the tasks of logistic and administrative support. Career Sergeant is the Non Commissioned Officers School graduate of the Hellenic Army. [I'm quoting from the official web-page of the Hellenic Army-Non Commissioned Officers School:].."With their graduation from the School, students are called Regular Sergeants and continue their training in the Schools of Arms-Corps to which they have been appointed, where they get specialized knowledge on their specialty. After completing a year of service they have the right to take part in exams for entering the Military Academy as candidates of a special category which consists of the 20% on the total number of candidates. The subjects of the exams are those taken in the National Level Examinations chosen by the Military Academy. The Non Commissioned Officers, after graduating the School, undertake the obligation of serving the Army for 5 years. They are promoted to the rank of the Warrant Officer after serving for 9-12 years in the ranks of Sergeant - 1st Sergeant - Master Sergeant. With their promotion to Second Lieutenants they are in the Officers lists and they continue to gain advancement. A sufficient number of Non Commissioned Officers is chosen, trained and staffs the Special Forces as paratroopers, commandos, marines and frogmen. Moreover, they can serve with the Army Aviation as helicopter pilots and mechanics or in a Research-Computing Office after being trained as Computer Programmers. Since NCOS belongs the higher level of education, its graduates can enroll in a Technological Educational Institution or University either by taking exams or not. NCOS graduates who obtain a University Degree are given the chance, after having reached the rank of Second Lieutenant, to advance to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or even Colonel according to the new law on promotions of Non Commissioned Officers".

OR-6 Monimos Epilochias (Career 1st Sergeant). 1st Sergeant assists the captain in the supervision of the company's operations and is responsible for the administrative work of the Company. He also holds the Quartermaster Sergeant's duties. Because the list of responsibilities make him the busiest man in the Army, it is in our tradition that in many cases, Draftee Sgts. keep the company descriptive book (this book listed the name, age, height, place of birth, and prior occupation of every enlisted man in the unit). When this is done, then the Draftee Sgt. is an "acting 1st. Sergeant".

OR-7 Monimos Archilochias (Career Master Sergeant). The master sergeant serves as the principal NCO in staff elements at battalion and higher levels.

OR-8 No equivalent

OR-9 Anthypaspistees (Warrant Officer).

'LONDON'  07/12/05

[edit] Freedom is Courage

"Ελεύ8ερον το Εύψυχον" means that the couraged people are free, not that the freedom is courage. That's because of the infinitive syntax, which in modern greeks, is not used.