The Military ranks of Romania are the military insignia used by the Romanian Armed Forces.
Branch colors in the Romanian Armed Forces
editThe colors depend on the service branch (armă, literally "weapon") the bearer is a member of. They show on the shoulder slides which hold the rank insignia, on the band of combination caps, and on collar insignia. Because many different branches share a color (for example black or light blue), each branch has distinctive branch insignia (semne de armă), which is worn next to the rank insignia on the shoulder slides. Other militarized institutions, such as the Romanian Gendarmerie and the Military Firefighters Corps, also have branch insignia worn in the same way.
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| Marshals (all branches) Land Forces Generals (except Military Medicine and Military Justice) Infantry Military Music |
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| Air force (all staff) Paratroopers Radar Troops |
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| Naval forces (all staff) Artillery Tanks Military Automobile Troops Anti-air Artillery and Missiles Communication and Informatics structures Engineers Troops NBC defence |
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| Military Medicine (incl. Generals) | Burgundy red | |
| Mountain Troops | Green | |
| Military Logistics Administration |
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| Military Justice (incl. Generals) | Dark Blue/Dark Violet | |
| Military Police | Gray | |
The same ranks and basic insignia are used in the other militarised institutions. They differ in the color and branch insignia on the shoulder boards.
Armed forces
editThe rank insignia is worn on the shoulder of the jacket, cloak/coat, overcoat, and shirt. The ranks are displayed with braids (called galoane or trese) of gold color for the commissioned officers and silver for senior non-commissioned and warrant officers. The junior NCOs, enlisted and the navy warrant officers use yellow silk braids. Generals use star insignia. The navy warrant officers use yellow colored star insignia as well. The air force and navy officers also display the ranks on the sleeves. The topmost braids for the air force officer rank are folded in the shape of a rhombus; for the navy, the braids are folded into rings; for the paratroopers, the braids are folded in the shape of an open parachute.[1][2]
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Mareșal | Amiral | Viceamiral | Contraamiral | Contraamiral de flotilă | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Aspirant | ||||||||||||||
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| Mareșal | General | General-locotenent | General-maior | General de flotilă aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | ||||||||||||||
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Warrant officers ranks
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Enlisted/Non-commissioned officers ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gendarmerie
editUnlike the Romanian Police, the Gendarmerie is a military force, and uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Land Forces.
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Mareșal | General | General-locotenent | General-maior | General de brigadă | Colonel | Locotenent-colonel | Maior | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | ||||||||||||||
Other ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Military firefighters corps
editCommissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Other ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Regulament din 1 februarie 2021" [Regulation of 1 February 2021] (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial nr. 152 bis din 15 februarie 2021. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Regulamentul din 14 octombrie 2009" [Regulation of 14 October 2009] (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial nr. 739 din 30 octombrie 2009. 14 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Grade militare (Military ranks)". defense.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Grade militare (Military ranks)". roaf.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Air Force. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
edit- "Grade militare (Military ranks)". defense.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.