Military ranks of Maldives
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The Military ranks of the Maldives are the ranks used by the Maldives National Defence Force. The ranks are based on a combination of the traditional British military system and the U.S. military system.
Student officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Dhivehi[1] | ޖެނެރަލް | ލެފްޓިނަންޓް ޖެނެރަލް | މޭޖަރ ޖެނެރަލް | ބްރިގޭޑިއަރ ޖެނެރަލް | ކާނަލް | ލެފްޓިނަންޓް ކާނަލް | މޭޖަރ | ކެޕްޓަން | ފަސްޓް ލެފްޓިނަންޓް | ލެފްޓިނަންޓް | ||||||||||||||
| Malé | Jeneral | Leftinant jeneral | Meyjar jeneral | Brigeydiar jeneral | Kaanal | Leftinant kaanal | Meyjar | Keptan | Fast leftinant | Leftinant | ||||||||||||||
| English translation[2] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
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Warrant officers
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| Dhivehi[1] | ޗީފް ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ 4 | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ 3 | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ2 | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ1 | |||||
| Malé | Cheef vorant ofisar | Vorant ofisar 4 | Vorant ofisar 3 | Vorant ofisar 2 | Vorant ofisar 1 | |||||
| English translation[2] | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer-4 | Warrant officer-3 | Warrant officer-2 | Warrant officer-1 | |||||
Prior to 2024, on rank slides, the insignia for warrant officers were displayed horizontally.[3][4]
