Ranks

Czech military ranks with acronyms, classes and Czech language originals.
The ranks named and described hereinafter are valid as of the 1st January 2011.

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic are assigned the following ranks:

Trainees & Troops


OR-1


OR-1
Private
(PVT)
Czech: vojín
Private First Class
(PFC)
Czech: svobodník
Non-Commissioned Officers


OR-2


OR-3


OR-4
Corporal
(CPL)
Czech: desátník
Sergeant
(SGT)
Czech: četař
Staff Sergeant
(SSG)
Czech: rotný
Warrant Officers


OR-5


OR-6


OR-7


OR-8


OR-9
Sergeant First Class
(SFC)
Czech: rotmistr
Master Sergeant
(MSG)
Czech: nadrotmistr
Warrant Officer
(WO)
Czech: praporčík
Senior Warrant Officer
(SWO)
Czech: nadpraporčík
Chief Warrant Officer
(CWO)
Czech: štábní praporčík
Junior Officers


OF-1


OF-1


OF-2
Second Lieutenant
(2LT)
Czech: poručík
First Lieutenant
(1LT)
Czech: nadporučík
Captain
(CAPT)
Czech: kapitán
Senior Officers


OF-3


OF-4


OF-5
Major
(MAJ)
Czech: major
Lieutenant Colonel
(LTC)
Czech: podplukovník
Colonel
(COL)
Czech: plukovník
Generals


OF-6


OF-7


OF-8


OF-9
Brigadier General
(BG)
Czech: brigádní generál
Major General
(MG)
Czech: generálmajor
Lieutenant General
(LTG)
Czech: generálporučík
(Army) General
(GEN)
Czech: armádní generál

 


The above mentioned ranks, their acronyms, classes and pictures of Czech military insignia are valid as of the 1st January 2011.


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