Military ranks of Portugal
The military ranks of Portugal form the system of hierarchical relationships in the Portuguese Armed Forces.
There are two basic systems of ranks. The first one is used in the Portuguese Army (Exército) and in the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea), consisting of traditional land military ranks. This system is also used in the National Republican Guard (GNR, Guarda Nacional Republicana), a gendarmerie force that can be put under the command of the Armed Forces in case of war. The second system is used by the Portuguese Navy (Marinha), consisting of traditional naval ranks.
In the Armed Forces of Portugal, the hierarchy of ranks divides them in three large categories: Officers (oficiais), Sergeants (sargentos) and Enlisted (praças). The officers category is, in turn, subdivided into three subcategories: General officers (oficiais generais), Senior officers (oficiais superiores) and Junior officers (oficiais subalternos).
The insignia of rank used in all branches of the Armed Forces is generally similar, despite some particular details existing in each branch.[1][2]
Navy
Officers
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Almirante da Armada[note 1] | Almirante | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Comodoro | Capitão de Mar e Guerra | Capitão de Fragata | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Guarda-marinha and Subtenente |
Aspirante (Naval School) | Aspirante (others) | Cadete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Equivalent in English | Admiral of the Fleet | Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Ensign | Aspirant Officer | Naval Cadet |
Non-commissioned officers and enlisted ratings
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Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Primerio-subsargento | Segundo-subsargento | Cabo | Primeiro-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Grumete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings in English | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Warrant Officer Class 3 | Master Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer 1st class | Petty Officer 2nd class | Petty Officer 3rd Class | Senior Seaman | Seaman Apprentice | Seaman |
Army
Officers
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Marechal [note 2] |
General | Tenente-general | Major-general | Brigadeiro-general | Coronel-tirocinado [note 3] |
Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | Aspirante-a-oficial | Cadete |
Non-commissioned officers and enlisted
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Sargento-mor Sergeant-major |
Sargento-chefe Master sergeant |
Sargento-ajudante First sergeant |
Primeiro-sargento Staff sergeant |
Segundo-sargento Sergeant |
Furriel Lance sergeant |
Segundo-furriel Second lance sergeant |
Cabo-adjunto Master corporal |
Primeiro-cabo First corporal |
Segundo-cabo Lance corporal |
Soldado Private |
Air Force
Officers
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Marechal1 | General | Tenente General | Major General | Brigadeiro General | Coronel | Tenente Coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | Aspirante-a-Oficial | Cadete Aluno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranks in English | Marshal of the Air Force | General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Aspirant | Officer cadet |
Non-commissioned officers and enlisted
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Sargento-Mor | Sargento-Chefe | Sargento-Ajudante | Primeiro-Sargento | Segundo-Sargento | Furriel | Segundo-Furriel | Cabo-Adjunto | Primeiro-Cabo | Segundo-Cabo | Soldado | Soldado-Recruta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranks in English | Command Chief Master Sergeant | Chief Master Sergeant | Senior Master Sergeant | Master Sergeant | Technical Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Senior Airman | Airman First Class | Airman | Airman Basic |
National Republican Guard
The National Republican Guard use the same rank system as the Army, but the NRG has different ranks for enlisted personnel, NCOs and general officers.
Officers
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Tenente-general Comandante-general Lieutenant-general Commandant-general |
Tenente-general Lieutenant-general |
Major-general Major-general |
Coronel Colonel |
Tenente-coronel Lieutenant-colonel |
Major Major |
Capitão Captain |
Tenente First Lieutenant |
Alferes Second Lieutenant |
Aspirante Officer candidate |
Non-commissioned officers and enlisted
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Sargento-mor Sergeant-major |
Sargento-chefe Master sergeant |
Sargento-ajudante First sergeant |
Primeiro-sargento Staff sergeant |
Segundo-sargento Sergeant |
Furriel Lance sergeant |
Cabo-mor Corporal-major |
Cabo-chefe Master corporal |
Cabo-de-curso First corporal |
Cabo Lance corporal |
Guarda Principal Guard First Class |
Guarda Guard |
Notes
- Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank.
- Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank
- Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.