Military ranks of Bulgaria
The following table contains the military ranks of the Military of Bulgaria.
Army and Air Force ranks
NATO rank code |
Bulgarian rank name |
Literal translation |
US Army equivalent |
Soldiers |
OR-1 |
Редник - 3-ти клас |
Private - Third Class |
Private (PVT) |
Редник - 2-ри клас |
Private - Second Class |
Private (PV2) |
Редник - 1-ви клас |
Private First Class |
Private First Class (PFC) |
OR-4 |
Ефрейтор - 2-ри клас |
Corporal Second Class |
Specialist (SPC) |
Ефрейтор - 1-ви клас |
Corporal First Class |
Corporal (CPL) |
Sergeants |
OR-5 |
Младши сержант |
Junior Sergeant |
Sergeant (SGT) |
OR-6 |
Сержант |
Sergeant |
Staff Sergeant (SSG) |
OR-7 |
Старши сержант |
Senior Sergeant |
Sergeant First Class (SFC) |
OR-8 |
Старшина |
Sergeant Major |
Master Sergeant (MSG) |
OR-9 |
Офицерски кандидат - 2-ри клас |
Officer Candidate - Second Class |
Warrant Officer |
Офицерски кандидат - 1-ви клас |
Officer Candidate - First Class |
Chief Warrant Officer |
Junior Officers |
OF-1 |
Младши лейтенант |
Junior Lieutenant |
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Лейтенант |
Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant (2LT) |
Старши лейтенант |
Senior Lieutenant |
First Lieutenant (1LT) |
OF-2 |
Капитан |
Captain |
Captain (CPT) |
Senior Officers |
OF-3 |
Майор |
Major |
Major (MAJ) |
OF-4 |
Подполковник |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) |
OF-5 |
Полковник |
Regimental Commander, Colonel |
Colonel (COL) |
High Officers |
OF-6 |
Бригаден генерал |
Brigadier General |
Brigadier General (BG) |
OF-7 |
Генерал-майор |
Major General |
Major General (MG) |
OF-8 |
Генерал-лейтенант |
Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General (LTG) |
OF-9 |
Генерал |
General |
General (GEN) |
Navy ranks
NATO rank code |
Bulgarian rank name |
Literal translation |
US Navy equivalent |
Soldiers |
OR-1 |
Матрос - 3-ти клас |
Seaman Third Class |
Seaman Recruit |
Матрос - 2-ри клас |
Seaman Second Class |
Seaman Apprentice |
Матрос - 1-ви клас |
Seaman First Class |
Seaman |
OR-4 |
Старши матрос - 2-ри клас |
Senior Seaman Second Class |
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Старши матрос - 1-ви клас |
Senior Seaman First Class |
Petty Officr 3rd Class |
Sergeants |
OR-5 |
Старшина II степен |
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
|
OR-6 |
Старшина I степен |
Petty Officer 1st Class |
|
OR-7 |
Главен старшина |
Chief Petty Officer |
|
OR-8 |
Мичман |
Midshipman |
|
OR-9 |
Офицерски кандидат - 2-ри клас |
Officer Candidate - Second Class |
Warrant Officer |
Офицерски кандидат - 1-ви клас |
Officer Candidate - First Class |
Chief Warrant Officer |
Junior Officers |
OF-1 |
Младши лейтенант |
Junior Lieutenant |
Ensign (ENS) |
Лейтенант |
Lieutenant |
Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) |
Старши-лейтенант |
Senior Lieutenant |
First Lieutenant (1LT) |
OF-2 |
Капитан-лейтенант |
Captain Lieutenant |
Lieutenant (LT) |
Senior Officers |
OF-3 |
Капитан III ранг |
Captain Third Rank |
Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) |
OF-4 |
Капитан II ранг |
Captain Second Rank |
Commander (CDR) |
OF-5 |
Капитан I ранг |
Captain First Rank |
Captain (CAPT) |
High Officers |
OF-6 |
Комодор |
Commodore |
Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML) |
OF-7 |
Контраадмирал |
Counter Admiral |
Rear Admiral (RADM) |
OF-8 |
Вицеадмирал |
Vice Admiral |
Vice Admiral (VADM) |
OF-9 |
Адмирал |
Admiral |
Admiral (ADM) |
See also
References
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| Africa | |
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| Americas | |
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| Asia |
- Bangladesh (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Burma (Army, Navy)
- People's Republic of China (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Republic of China
- India (Army, Air Force, Navy)
- Indonesia
- Iran (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Korea
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Pakistan (Army, Air Force, Navy)
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Syria
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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| Europe |
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Denmark (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Estonia
- Finland
- France (Army, Navy, Gendarmerie, Air Force)
- Germany (Rank information, Rank insignia)
- Georgia
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland (Land Forces, Coast Guard)
- Ireland (Army, Naval Service, Air Corps)
- Italy (Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabineers, Finance Guard)
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Coast Guard)
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Vatican
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- Austria–Hungary
- East Germany
- Nazi Germany (Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Militia, SA, SS)
- Kingdom of Greece (Army, Navy, Air Force)
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Russian Empire
- Soviet Union, 1918-35, 1935–40, 1940–43, 1943-55, and 1955-91
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- SFR Yugoslavia
- FR Yugoslavia
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| Oceania | |
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