Other Ranks

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Other Ranks (ORs) in the British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force (and in the armies and air forces of many other Commonwealth countries) are those personnel who are not commissioned officers. In the Royal Navy, these personnel are called ratings.

The term is sometimes considered to exclude Warrant Officers and occasionally also excludes non-commissioned officers (NCOs).

[edit] British India

In British India, a distinction was made between British Other Ranks (BORs) and Indian Other Ranks (IORs).

[edit] Comparative ranks

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
United Kingdom (Edit)																	No Equivalent										No Insignia
	Warrant Officer Class One (Conductor)			Warrant Officer Class One			Warrant Officer Class Two (Quartermaster Sergeant)	Warrant Officer Class Two (Sergeant Major)	Staff Sergeant/ Colour Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal/ Bombardier		Lance-Corporal/ Lance-Bombardier		Private/regimental equivalent
Abbreviation	WO1						WO2		S/Sgt CSgt		Sgt												Cpl		L/Cpl		Pte						Pte
United Kingdom (Edit)							No Equivalent																		No Equivalent								No Insignia
	Warrant Officer Master Aircrew								Flight Sergeant Flight Sergeant Aircrew	Chief Technician	Sergeant Sergeant Aircrew												Corporal				Junior Technician		Senior Aircraftman (or Aircraftwoman)		Leading Aircraftman (or Aircraftwoman)		Aircraftman (or Aircraftwoman)
Abbreviation	WO			MAcr					FS or Flt Sgt	CT or Chf Tech	Sgt												Cpl				Jnr Tech or JT		SAC(W)		LAC(W)		AC(W)

[edit] See also

• Enlisted rank