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	OF-9
	Αντιπτέραρχος	Antipterarkhos	Air Marshal	OF-8
	Υποπτέραρχος	Hypopterarhos	Air Vice-Marshal	OF-7
	Ταξίαρχος Αεροπορίας	Taxiarkhos Aeroporias	Air Commodore	OF-6
Senior Officers
	Σμήναρχος	Smenarkhos	Group Captain	OF-5
	Αντισμήναρχος	Antismenarkhos	Wing Commander	OF-4
	Επισμηναγός	Epismenagos	Squadron Leader	OF-3
Junior Officers
	Σμηναγός	Smenagos	Flight Lieutenant	OF-2
	Υποσμηναγός	Hyposmenagos	Flying Officer	OF-1
	Ανθυποσμηναγός	Anthyposmenagos	Pilot Officer	OF-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	OF-9
	Αντιστράτηγος	Antistrategos	Lieutenant General	OF-8
	Υποστράτηγος	Hypostrategos	Major General	OF-7
	Ταξίαρχος	Taxiarkhos	Brigadier General	OF-6
Field Grade Officers
	Συνταγματάρχης	Syntagmatarkhes	Colonel	OF-5
	Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Antisyntagmatarkhes	Lieutenant Colonel	OF-4
	Ταγματάρχης	Tagmatarkhes	Major	OF-3
Company Grade Officers
	Λοχαγός	Lokhagos	Captain	OF-2
	Υπολοχαγός	Hypolokhagos	Lieutenant	OF-1
	Ανθυπολοχαγός	Anthypolokhagos	Second Lieutenant	OF-1

[edit] Navy

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