Military ranks of Belarus

The Military ranks of Belarus are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Belarus. Being a former member of Soviet Union, Belarus shares a rank structure similar to that of Russia. Belarus is a landlocked country, and does not possess a navy.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Belarus (Edit)	No equivalent									Senior Lieutenant (Ста́рший лейтена́нт) Lieutenant (Лейтена́нт) Junior Lieutenant (Мла́дший лейтена́нт)
			Colonel general (Генера́л-полко́вник)	Lieutenant general (Генера́л-лейтена́нт)	Major general (Генера́л-майо́р)	Colonel (Полко́вник)	Lieutenant Colonel (Подполко́вник)	Major (Майо́р)	Captain (Капита́н)
Belarus (Edit)	No equivalent									старши лейтенант лейтенант Мл. лейтенант		Unknown
			генерал-лейтенант	генерал-майор	бригаден генерал	полковник	подполковник	майор	капитан
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Belarus (Edit)									No Equivalent																No Equivalent
	Ста́рший пра́порщик Senior warrant officer			пра́порщик Warrant officer			старшина́ Starshina				ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant						сержа́нт Sergeant						мла́дший сержа́нт Junior sergeant				ефре́йтор Private first class						рядово́й Private
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1