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Navy (Coast Guard) Air Force Home Guard |
| Ranks |
| Norwegian military ranks |
| Bugle calls |
| Bugle calls of the Norwegian Army |
| Armed Forces equipment |
| Army equipment Norwegian naval ships Norwegian military aircraft |
The green part represents soldiers and the equivalent of non-commissioned officers. The blue part represents officers. Norway does not have a NCO-system and thus Sergeant and Quartermaster are grouped with the officers under the common designation befal. The officers are divided into three groups: The befal (company officers, ranks Ensign to Captain inclusive), the staff officers (stabsoffiser, ranks Major to Brigader inclusive), and the generals (Major General to General inclusive).
Fenrik (ensign) was previously referred to as Second Lieutenant (Norwegian: Fenrik), while the rank of lieutenant went by First Lieutenant. The rank of Brigadier is not an old tradition in the Norwegian armed forces and was instated as a replacement for Oberst I (First Colonel); what is now Oberst was previously Oberst II (Second Colonel).
As shown, the Cavalry have two ranks which differ from the regular Army: Dragon (Dragoon) instead of Menig (Private), and Rittmester (Master of the Horse) instead of Kaptein (Captain).
The ranks of Grenader and Matros are bestowed upon soldiers who have finished the 12 months compulsory service and have signed one or more three-year contracts to continue serving. The ranks of Korporal/Utskrevet ledende menig (Corporal/Leading Rate) are usually ascribed to soldiers with long and/or outstanding service, though may be bestowed on soldiers with extra responsibilities (e.g. the shift-commander among a group of soldiers on guard-duty). A UB-Korporal/Kvartermesteraspirant (Rate Corporal/Petty Officer-in-training) is a soldier who has finished the UB course (Utskrevet Befalskurs), a course intended to prepare conscripted soldiers for non-commissioned officer duties, but is still under training in "the field". After one year course and service these soldiers are qualified for the rank of Sersjant or Kvartermester.
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| Norwegian Army | Royal Norwegian Air Force | Royal Norwegian Navy | NATO |
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| Menig Dragon (Cavalry) Gardist (His Majesty the Kings Guard) Grensejeger (GSV border service) Private |
Flysoldat Airman |
Utskrevet menig Seaman Recruit |
OR1 |
| Korporal Corporal |
Korporal Corporal |
Visekonstabel utskrevet Petty Officer Third Class |
OR4 |
| Grenader (Enlisted) |
Grenader (Enlisted) |
Konstabel første klasse (Enlisted) |
OR1 |
| UB-Korporal (In training) |
UB-Korporal (In training) |
Kvartermesteraspirant (In training) |
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| Sersjant Sergeant |
Sersjant Sergeant |
Kvartermester Petty Officer Second Class |
OR5 |
| Fenrik Second Lieutenant |
Fenrik Second Lieutenant |
Fenrik Ensign |
OF1 |
| Løytnant First Lieutenant |
Løytnant First Lieutenant |
Løytnant Lieutenant, Junior Grade |
OF1 |
| Kaptein Rittmester (Cavalry) Captain |
Kaptein Captain |
Kapteinløytnant Lieutenant (Navy) |
OF2 |
| Major Major |
Major Major |
Orlogskaptein Lieutenant Commander |
OF3 |
| Oberstløytnant Lieutenant Colonel |
Oberstløytnant Lieutenant Colonel |
Kommandørkaptein Commander |
OF4 |
| Oberst Colonel |
Oberst Colonel |
Kommandør Captain (Navy) |
OF5 |
| Brigader Brigadier |
Brigader Brigadier |
Flaggkommandør Rear Admiral (Lower half) |
OF6 |
| Generalmajor Major General |
Generalmajor Major General |
Kontreadmiral Rear Admiral (Upper half) |
OF7 |
| Generalløytnant Lieutenant General |
Generalløytnant Lieutenant General |
Viseadmiral Vice Admiral |
OF8 |
| General General |
General General |
Admiral Admiral |
OF9 |
| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student Officer | |
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| Norway (Edit) |
No Equivalent | General |
Generalløytnant |
Generalmajor |
Brigader |
Oberst |
Oberstløytnant |
Major |
Kaptein / Rittmester |
Løytnant |
Fenrik |
No Equivalent | No Equivalent |
| NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Norway[1] |
No Equivalent | No Equivalent | Sersjant |
Korporal |
No Equivalent |
Menig Grenader |
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| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | Officer Candidate | Student Officer | |
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| Norway (Edit) | No Equivalent | No Equivalent | |||||||||||
| Admiral | Viseadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flaggkommandør | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptein | Orlogskaptein | Kapteinløytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | ||||
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