Military ranks of Nepal
Military insignia of Nepal
The Military ranks of Nepal are the military insignia used by the Nepalese Army which is the only component of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Being a Landlocked country, Nepal does not have a navy. Nepali military rank structure is a mixture of Indian subcontinent and Nepal's own style.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepali Army[2]
| No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती) Mahārathī (pradhānasēnāpatī) | रथी Rathī | उपरथी Uparathī | सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee | महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī | प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee | सेनानी Senaanee | सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī | उपसेनानी Upasēnānī | सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee | अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COAS General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Nepalese Army Air Service[2]
| No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee | महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī | प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee | सेनानी Senaanee | सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī | उपसेनानी Upasēnānī | सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee | अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Former insignia
Rank group | General/flag officers | ||||
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Nepali Army[3] | |||||
अतिरथी Atirathī | प्रधानसेनापती Pradhānasēnāpatī | महारथी Mahārathī | उपरथी Uparathī | ||
Field marshal | General of the army | General | Major general |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepali Army[2]
| No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār | सुवेदार Suvēdār | जमदार Jamadār | हुद्दा Huddā | अमल्दार Amaldār | प्यूठ Piyuth | सिपाही Sipahi | फलोअर्स Phaloars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer first class | Warrant officer second class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers
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Nepalese Army Air Service[2]
| No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār | सुवेदार Suvēdār | जमदार Jamadār | हुद्दा Huddā | अमल्दार Amaldār | प्यूठ Piyuth | सिपाही Sipahi | फलोअर्स Phaloars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer first class | Warrant officer second class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Other rank insignia[3] | ||||
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Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | Sergeant First Class | Staff Sergeant |
References
- ^ Makeig, Douglas C. (1993). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Nepal: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 221. LCCN 93012226. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Nepali Army. "Nepali Army Rank Structure". Nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b Makeig 1993, p. 222.
External links
- "Nepal". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.