Template:British Army Officer Ranks

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This is a template for showing a table of the British Army Officer ranks and epaulettes. The table can be expanded on pages allowing for more information to be associated with the ranks. The basic table can be added to a page with

{{British Army Officer Rank}}

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|Title= Applies a title to the top of the table.

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Standard template[edit]

{{British Army Officer Ranks}}

NATO rank scale	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)
United Kingdom Epaulette rank insignia
Rank:^[1]	Field marshal^{[note 1]}	General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Abbreviation:	FM	Gen	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig	Col	Lt Col	Maj	Capt	Lt	2Lt	OCdt

Title[edit]

{{British Army Officer Ranks|Title=Y}}

British Army officer rank insignia
NATO rank scale	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)
United Kingdom Epaulette rank insignia
Rank:^[1]	Field marshal^{[note 1]}	General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Abbreviation:	FM	Gen	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig	Col	Lt Col	Maj	Capt	Lt	2Lt	OCdt

Note[edit]

^ ^a ^b The rank of Field Marshal has become an honorary/ceremonial rank; the last active officer to be promoted to the rank was in 1994.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Who we are: Rank Structure". Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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[fmhon-2] The rank of Field Marshal has become an honorary/ceremonial rank; the last active officer to be promoted to the rank was in 1994.

[ranks-1] "Who we are: Rank Structure". Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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