The Ranks and insignia of the Latvian National Armed Forces are the military insignia used by the Latvian National Armed Forces.
Historically the Land Forces wore collar insignia. Today shoulder boards are worn by almost all personnel of the NAF, save for the Staff Battalion, which uses a modified form of the old collar insignia.
Current ranks
Commissioned officer ranks
The following are the current insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālmajors | Brigādes ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvežleitnants | Majors | Kapteinis | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | ||||||||||||||||
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| Viceadmirālis | Kontradmirālis | Flotiles admirālis | Jūras kapteinis | Komandkapteinis | Komandleitnants | Kapteiņleitnants | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālmajors | Brigādes ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvežleitnants | Majors | Kapteinis | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | ||||||||||||||||
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historic ranks
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References
- ^ "Noteikumi par karavīra formas tērpiem un atšķirības zīmēm". Legal Acts of the Republic of Latvia (in Latvian). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
External links
- "Latvia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.