Military ranks of Kosovo

The Military ranks of Kosovo are the military insignia used by the Kosovo Security Force. The current rank structure was created, in order to have ranks more similar to NATO standards.[1]

Ranks

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Kosovo (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant General Gjeneral Lejtnant		Major General Gjeneral Major		Brigadier General Gjeneral Brigade		Colonel Kolonel		Lieutenant Colonel Nën Kolonel		Major Major		Captain Kapiten		First Lieutenant Toger			Second Lieutenant Nën Toger

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Kosovo (Edit)											No equivalent												No equivalent						No equivalent
	Sergeant Major Rreshter Major						First Sergeant Rreshter i parë		Staff Sergeant Kapter								Sergeant Rreshter										Corporal Tetar								Private Ushtar

Historical ranks

Ranks used between 2009 and 2012.[1]

	Generals
radhë	Gjenerallejtënant	Gjeneralmajor	Gjeneralbrigade
rank	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General

	Staff Officers			Officers
radhë	Kolonel	Nënkolonel	Major	Kapiten	Toger	Nëntoger
rank	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant

	Non-Commissioned Officers				Enlisted Men
radhë	Rreshter Major	Rreshter i parë	Kapter	Rreshter	Tetar	Ushtar
rank	Sergeant Major	First Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private

References

1. GlobalSecurity (19 February 2013). "Kosovo Security Force [KSF] - Rank Insignia". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

• Official website
• Uniforminsignia.org (Kosovo Security Force 2008-2012)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Kosovo Security Force 2012-)