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After the Crimean War (30 January 1855), the War Office ordered different rank badges for British general, staff officers and regimental officers. It was the first complete set of rank badges to be used by the British Army.
The rank system forms the backbone of the Army's structure and it defines a soldier or officer's role and degree of responsibility. Explore our officer and soldier ranks from Private through to Field Marshal. Start your Army career today.
There are two distinct tiers within the British Army’s rank structure: officers and other ranks. Officers are at the top of the hierarchy. Their ranks indicate that they hold positions of authority, granted through a commission - a formal document of appointment signed by the monarch.
4 Μαΐ 2021 · Currently, the highest rank in the British Army for serving personnel. Holds the most senior appointments – such as Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Commander in Chief Land Forces.
"Other ranks" (ORs) is the term used to refer to all ranks below officers in the British Army and the Royal Marines. It includes warrant officers , non-commissioned officers ("NCOs") and ordinary soldiers with the rank of private or regimental equivalent.
1 Μαΐ 2024 · Learn the hierarchical structure of the British Army ranks, from the lowest to highest, and the duties and requirements of each British Army rank.
Reintroduced officially in late 1940 in the Second World War, divisional formation signs were much more prevalent on uniforms and were taken up by many other formations, independent brigades, corps, armies, overseas and home commands, military districts and lines of communication areas.
