Major

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This article is about the military rank. For other uses, see Major (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with mayor.
Common anglophone military ranks
Navies Armies Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the fleet Marshal /
field marshal		 Marshal of
the air force
Admiral General Air chief marshal
Vice admiral Lieutenant general Air marshal
Rear admiral Major general Air vice-marshal
Commodore Brigadier Air commodore
Captain Colonel Group captain
Commander Lieutenant colonel Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander		 Major /
commandant		 Squadron
leader
Lieutenant Captain Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant Lieutenant Flying officer
Ensign 2nd lieutenant Pilot officer
Midshipman Officer cadet Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer Sergeant major /
warrant officer		 Warrant officer
Petty officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading seaman Corporal Corporal
Seaman Private Aircraftman

Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces.

When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field ranks. In some militaries, notably France and Ireland, the rank is referred to as commandant, while in others it is known as captain-major. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures, such as the New York State Police, New Jersey State Police and several others. As a police rank, Major roughly corresponds to the UK rank of Superintendent.

When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including general-major or major general, denoting a mid-level general officer, and sergeant major, denoting the most senior NCO of a military unit.

It can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe-major or drum-major.

Links to major ranks by country

Army major insignia

  • Australia

  • Belgium

  • Brazil

  • Canada

  • Colombia

  • Dominican Republic

  • Egypt

  • Estonia

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • Indonesia

  • Italy

  • Iran

  • Macedonia

  • Netherlands

  • Pakistan

  • Poland

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Sri Lanka

  • Republic of China (Taiwan)

  • U.S.

Air Force major insignia

  • Brazil

  • Denmark

  • Georgia

  • Italy

  • Netherlands

  • Poland

  • U.S.

Links to ranks equivalent to major by country

  • Jagran (جګړن) (Afghanistan)
  • 少校 (Shaoxiao) (PR China)
  • Bojnik (Croatia)
  • Ra'Ed (رائد) (Egypt and most Arab League member countries)
  • Commandant (France)
  • Tagmatarchis (Ταγματάρχης) (Greece & Cyprus)
  • Őrnagy (Hungary)
  • Commandant (Ireland)
  • Rav seren (רב סרן) (Israel)
  • Mayor (Indonesia)
  • 少佐 (Shousa) (Japan)
  • 소좌 (North Korea)
  • 소령 (South Korea)
  • Mejar (Malaysia)
  • Sturmbannführer (Schutzstaffel and paramilitary organisations of Nazi Germany)
  • Comandante (Spain)
  • 少校 (Shaohsiao) (Republic of China/Taiwan)
  • Binbaşı (Turkey)
  • Thiếu Tá (Vietnam)
  • Major (Serbia)

  • Croatia (Bojnik)

  • Rav seren - Army (Israel)

  • Rav seren - Air Force (Israel)

  • Rav seren - Navy (Israel)

See also

  • Comparative military ranks

References

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