Other ranks ( ORs ) in the Royal Marines (RM), the British Army , and the Royal Air Force (RAF), along with the navies , armies , and air forces of many other Commonwealth countries and the Republic of Ireland , are those personnel who are not commissioned officers , but usually include non-commissioned officers (NCOs). ^{[1] [2]} In the Royal Navy (RN), these personnel are called ' ratings ' ^[3] rather than 'other ranks'. Non-commissioned member (NCM) is the equivalent term in the Canadian Armed Forces . Colloquially, members of the other ranks are often known as 'rankers'. ^{[ citation needed ]}

The term 'other ranks' is often considered to exclude warrant officers (WO), and occasionally in some militaries also excludes NCOs. Formally, a regiment consists of the 'officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men', or the 'officers, warrant officers, and other ranks'. ^[4]

British other ranks [ edit ]

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Royal Navy [5] v t e
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading rate						Able rate
Royal Marines [6] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Colour sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Marine
British Army [7] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff / Colour sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Royal Air Force [8] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal ( RAF Regiment only)		Air specialist (class 1) technician		Air specialist (class 1)		Air specialist (class 2)		Air recruit
Royal Air Force [8] (Aircrew) v t e
	Master aircrew								Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Notes [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

• Royal Navy ratings rank insignia
• British Army other ranks rank insignia
• RAF other ranks

References [ edit ]

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