List of SEDEF ranks

The following lists a comparative of SEDEF member nation ranks and insignias. A code based on the NATO rank scale was instituted in 2010.

Army

Army enlisted/non-officer ranks

SEDEF Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Brunant							No equivalent		File:WO rank.png		No equivalent														No equivalent
	Warrant Major Adjutant-Majoor								Warrant Officer Adjutant								1st Sergeant 1e Sergeant						Sergeant				Corporal Corporaal						Private Soldaat
Inselöarna							No equivalent				No equivalent												No equivalent				No equivalent
	Fanjunkare								Sergeant								Korpral								Vicekorpral								Menig
Libertas							No equivalent				No equivalent														No equivalent
	Adjudant-chef								Adjudant								Sergeant-majoor						Sergeant				Korporaal						Soldaat
Patriam																	No equivalent
	Warrant Officer 1						Warrant Officer 2		Master Sergeant		Sergeant												Master Corporal		Corporal		Master Private						Private
Pintona	No equivalent										No equivalent												No equivalent				No equivalent
							Warrant Officer		Colour Sergeant								Sergeant								Corporal								Lance Corporal
Strasland									No equivalent								No equivalent								No equivalent
	Chefsergent						Seniorsergent				Oversergent												Sergent				Korporal						Vicekorporal

Army officer ranks

SEDEF Code	OF-9						OF-8		OF-7		OF-6						OF-5						OF-4		OF-3		OF-2						OF-1
Brunant									No equivalent								No equivalent
	Marshal Marechal						General Generaal				Colonel Kolonel												Major Majoor		Commandant		Captain Kapitein						Lieutenant Luitenant
Inselöarna																	No equivalent								No equivalent
	Generalmajor								Överste		Överstelöjtnant												Kaptein				Löjtnant						Fänrik
Libertas							No equivalent				No equivalent														No equivalent
	Generaal								Generaal-majoor								Kolonel						Majoor				Kapitein						Luitenant
Patriam
	General						Lieutenant General		Brigadier		Colonel						Lieutenant Colonel						Major		Captain		Lieutenant						Sub-Lieutenant
Pintona	No equivalent						No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent												No equivalent
																	Colonel								Captain		Lieutenant						Second Lieutenant
Strasland									No equivalent								No equivalent								No equivalent
	Personalechef						General				Major												Kaptein				Premierløjtnant						Løjtnant

Navy

Navy enlisted/non-officer ranks

SEDEF Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Brunant	File:Sub-Lieutenant rank.png						No equivalent				No equivalent														No equivalent
	Sub-Lieutenant Onderluitenant								Marine Guard Marinegarde								Petty Officer Meester						Marine Sergeant Marinesergeant				First Seaman 1e Marinier						Second Seaman 2e Marinier
Pintona	No equivalent								No equivalent								No equivalent						No equivalent				No equivalent
							Chief Petty Officer				Petty Officer														Leading Seaman								Seaman
Strasland									No equivalent								No equivalent								No equivalent
	Chef-kvartermester						Kvartermester				Oversergent												Marinesergent				Korporal						Marine-konstabel

Navy officer ranks

SEDEF Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Brunant	File:Admiral general.png								No equivalent		File:Vice admiral.png						No equivalent						File:Corvette captain.png		File:Vessel lieutenant.png		File:1st class lieutenant.png						File:2nd class ensign.png
	Admiral-General Admiral-Generaal								Admiral Admiraal								Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiraal						Corvette Captain Korvetkapitein		Fleet Lieutenant Vlootluitenant		1st Class Ensign 1e Klasse Vaandrig						2nd Class Ensign 2e Klasse Vaandrig
Strasland									No equivalent								No equivalent								No equivalent
	Flådechef						Admiral				Kommandør												Korvettekaptajn				Premierløjtnant						Løjtnant

By country

Brunant

In Brunant enlisted or non-commissioned ranks are titled non-officer ranks, the only such formal occurrence in any military.

18th century

Junior non-officer rank

Senior officer rank

The oldest-used markers to distinguish ranks in the Royal Guard date to the Franco-Brunanter War. Prior to that the adornment of the uniform symbolized the difference between ranks. In 1755 the first standard ranks were introduced, which included Infantier, Bombardier or Cavalier as the lowest, followed by Korporaal, Sergeant and Adjutant. Officer ranks were Luitenant, Kapitein, Generaal and Kapitein-Generaal. The rank of Marshal of the Guard was revived for Philip Eckstein following the war, last having been posthumously awarded in 1664.

Rank insignias for junior non-officers were gold-trimmed blue-grey felt lozenges and for senior non-officers the same but silver-trimmed. Junior officers had a silver-plate crown insignia, senior officers had a silver-plate crown within a wreath. Philip Eckstein, as marshal, was authorized the use of a brass senior officer's insignia. These ranks were worn on the lower part of the sleeve. On the other hand, Owen Halsey MacLellan used six gold embroidered hollow bars on each sleeve as marshal in 1814.

19th century

1840s Lieutenant's rank

In 1854 the rank insignias were overhauled to make each one specific to a rank. Infanteers, Bombardiers and Cavaliers' lozenge ranks now had either a small brass sword, cannon or sabre badge affixed. Corporals kept the plain blue/gold badge, Sergeants had green lozenge and warrant officers a red one.

Lieutenants and captains now used one or two felt bars, respectively, generals a brass crown and Captain-Generals a brass crown in wreath.

World Wars

Frederick Schiller's General Rank (1939)

The current ranks were adopted in 1900, with twelve total ranks plus marshal instead of the previous eight. Chevron ranks were introduced that year as well, and Warrant Major rank consisted of a large crown. Junior officers up to Commandant used one to three bars, and Major through General one to three stylized stars. The introduction of olive drab green uniforms in 1906 saw non-officer ranks apart from Warrant Major placed in the shoulder.

In the late 1930s the insignia overwent a minor redesign, including the design of the chevrons. Non-officer ranks were moved from the shoulder to now a single rank placed in the front of the chest. Frederick Schiller's exceptional promotion to Marshal saw him use the three-starred general's rank topped by a crown.

Private rank, World War I

Captain rank, World War I

Sergeant Rank, World War II

Lieutenant Rank, World War II

Modern period

An updated rank design and structure was introduced in 1954. The ranks of bombardier/infantier/cavalier were all replaced with the generic private of non-combat soldiers. All officer ranks were now topped by a crown and the marshal rank set at two crossed batons topped by a crown (though has never been worn) and in 1980 camouflage ranks came into use. The current rank design was introduced in 1991, following the Gulf War, more along the pattern of Western European uniforms, eliminating the barred ranks. In 2017 it was announced the old star designs would be adopted for junior officers.

Gulf War sergeant rank

1991-pattern 1st Sergeant rank

Strasland

In Strasland the Chefsergent and Chefkvartermester (marines and naval equivalent to sergeant-major) is not a rank but an appointment to the most senior Seniorsergent and Kvartermester, respectively. Likewise, Personalechef and Flådechef (equivalent to chief of staff/the navy) are appointments to the most senior General and Admiral. This is considered a "lateral promotion"; while the holders of the position are entitled to be referred to as such, they do not change rank nor receive any pay raise. It is de-facto a position of primus inter pares