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The '''military ranks of Portugal''' form the system of hierarchical relationships in the [[Portuguese Armed Forces]].
The '''military ranks of Portugal''' form the system of hierarchical relationships in the [[Portuguese Armed Forces]].


There are two basic systems of [[military rank|ranks]]. The first one is used in the [[Portuguese Army]] (''Exército'') and in the [[Portuguese Air Force]] (''Força Aérea''), consisting of traditional land [[military rank]]s. This system is also used in the [[Portuguese National Republican Guard|National Republican Guard]] (GNR, ''Guarda Nacional Republicana''), a [[gendarmerie]] force that can be put under the command of the Armed Forces in case of war. The second system is used by the [[Portuguese Navy]] (''Marinha''), consisting of traditional naval ranks.
There are two basic systems of [[military rank|ranks]]. The first one is used in the [[Portuguese Army]] ({{lang|pt|Exército}}) and in the [[Portuguese Air Force]] ({{lang|pt|Força Aérea}}), consisting of traditional land [[military rank]]s. This system is also used in the [[Portuguese National Republican Guard|National Republican Guard]] (GNR, {{lang|pt|Guarda Nacional Republicana}}), a [[gendarmerie]] force that can be put under the command of the Armed Forces in case of war. The second system is used by the [[Portuguese Navy]] ({{lang|pt|Marinha}}), consisting of traditional naval ranks.


In the Armed Forces of Portugal, the hierarchy of ranks divides them in three large categories: [[officer (armed forces)|Officers]] (''oficiais''), [[Sergeant]]s (''sargentos'') and [[Enlisted]] (''praças''). The officers category is, in turn, subdivided into three subcategories: [[General officer]]s (''oficiais generais''), [[Field officer|Senior officer]]s (''oficiais superiores'') and [[Junior officer]]s (''oficiais subalternos'').
In the Armed Forces of Portugal, the hierarchy of ranks divides them in three large categories: [[officer (armed forces)|Officers]] ({{lang|pt|oficiais}}), [[Sergeant]]s ({{lang|pt|sargentos}}) and [[Enlisted rank|Enlisted]] ({{lang|pt|praças}}). The officers category is, in turn, subdivided into three subcategories: [[General officer]]s ({{lang|pt|oficiais generais}}), [[Field officer|Senior officer]]s ({{lang|pt|oficiais superiores}}) and [[Junior officer]]s ({{lang|pt|oficiais subalternos}}).


The insignia of rank used in all branches of the Armed Forces is generally similar, despite some particular details existing in each branch.<ref>[http://www.emgfa.pt/documents/cqw3zjnhvg4s.pdf Statute of the Military Personnel of the Armed Forces of Portugal]</ref><ref>[http://legislacao.mai-gov.info/v/forcas/estatuto-dos-militares-da-guarda-nacional-republicana/ Statute of the Military Personnel of the National Republican Guard]</ref>
The insignia of rank used in all branches of the Armed Forces is generally similar, despite some particular details existing in each branch.<ref>[http://www.emgfa.pt/documents/cqw3zjnhvg4s.pdf Statute of the Military Personnel of the Armed Forces of Portugal]</ref><ref>[http://legislacao.mai-gov.info/v/forcas/estatuto-dos-militares-da-guarda-nacional-republicana/ Statute of the Military Personnel of the National Republican Guard]</ref>


==Navy==
==Commanders==
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Rank group !! [[President of Portugal|Head of state]] !! [[Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)|Chief of the General Staff]]
|-
| '''{{army|Portugal}}'''{{sfn|Ministry of National Defence|2011|pp=3847, 3884}}
| [[File:Portugal-Army-CiC.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Portugal-Army-CoD.svg|50px]]
|-
| '''{{navy|Portugal}}'''{{sfn|Ministry of National Defence|2022|pp=20, 160}}
|
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
|-
| '''{{air force|Portugal}}'''{{sfn|Ministry of National Defence|1997|pp=5546, 5617}}
| [[File:Portugal-AirForce-CiC.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Portugal-AirForce-CoD.svg|50px]]
|}


==Commissioned officer ranks==
===Officers===
The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s.
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OF/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OF/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OF/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OF/Portugal}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OF/Portugal NRG}}
! Equivalent in English
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
| colspan=2| Admiral of the Fleet
| colspan=2| Admiral
| colspan=2| Vice Admiral
| colspan=2| Rear Admiral
| colspan=2| Commodore
| colspan=2| Captain
| colspan=2| Commander
| colspan=2| Lieutenant Commander
| colspan=2| Lieutenant
| colspan=3| Lieutenant Junior Grade
| colspan=3| Ensign
| colspan=6| Aspirant Officer
| colspan=6| Naval Cadet
|}
|}


===Student officer ranks===
===[[Non-commissioned officers]] and enlisted ratings===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/Blank}}
! Rank group !! colspan=7| Student officer
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/Portugal}}
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=3| '''{{army|Portugal}}'''{{sfn|Ministry of National Defence|2011|pp=3846, 3880–3881}}
!Ratings in English
| colspan=7| [[File:Army-POR-OF-00b.svg|50px]]{{efn|worn on the left sleeve, 15 cm from the shoulder.}}{{hr}}
| colspan=6| [[Warrant Officer Class 1]]
|-
| colspan=2| [[Warrant Officer Class 2]]
| [[File:Portugal-Army-OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2| [[Warrant Officer Class 3]]
| [[File:Portugal-Army-OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3| [[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
| [[File:Army-POR-OF-00a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3| [[Chief Petty Officer]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3| [[Petty officer, 1st class|Petty Officer 1st class]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3| [[Petty Officer 2nd class]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4| [[Petty Officer 3rd Class]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2| [[[[Leading_seaman|Senior Seaman]]]]
|-
| colspan=6| [[Seaman (rank)|Seaman Apprentice]]
| {{lang|pt|Tenente aluno}}
| colspan=2| [[Seaman]]
| {{lang|pt|Alferes aluno}}
| {{lang|pt|Aspirante aluno}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 4° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 3° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 2° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 1° ano}}
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{navy|Portugal}}'''
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Generic-Navy-1.svg|50px]]
| [[File:POR-Navy-Aspirante-EN.png|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
|-
|
|
|
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 4° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 3° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 2° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 1° ano}}
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{air force|Portugal}}'''
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
|-
|
|
|
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 4° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 3° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 2° ano}}
| {{lang|pt|Cadete aluno do 1° ano}}
|}
|}


==Army==
==Other ranks==
The rank insignia of [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[Enlisted rank|enlisted personnel]].
Both the [[Portuguese Army]] and the [[National Republican Guard (Portugal)|National Republican Guard]] use the same rank system but the NRG has different ranks for enlisted personnel, NCOs and general officers.

===Officers===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OF/Portugal}}
|}

===Non-commissioned officers and enlisted===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OR/Portugal}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Portugal NRG}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
|}
|}


==Lusophone comparative tables==
==Air Force==
* Army

** [[Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries|Officers]]
===Officers===
** [[Comparative army enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries|Enlisted]]
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
* Navy
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OF/Blank}}
** [[Comparative navy officer ranks of Lusophone countries|Officers]]
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OF/Portugal}}
** [[Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries|Enlisted]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
* Air force
!Ranks in English
| colspan=2| [[Marshal of the air force|Marshal of the Air Force]]
** [[Comparative air force officer ranks of Lusophone countries|Officers]]
** [[Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries|Enlisted]]
| colspan=2| [[General]]
* Military police
| colspan=2| [[Lieutenant General]]
** [[Comparative military police officer ranks of Lusophone countries|Officers]]
| colspan=2| [[Major General]]
** [[Comparative military police enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries|Enlisted]]
| colspan=2| [[Brigadier General]]
| colspan=2| [[Colonel]]
| colspan=2| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| colspan=2| [[Major]]
| colspan=2| [[Captain]]
| colspan=3| [[Lieutenant]]
| colspan=3| [[Second Lieutenant]]
| colspan=6| [[Aspirant]]
| colspan=6| [[Officer cadet]]
|}

===Non-commissioned officers and enlisted===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OR/Portugal}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Ranks in English
| colspan=6| [[Command Chief Master Sergeant]]
| colspan=2| [[Chief Master Sergeant]]
| colspan=2| [[Senior Master Sergeant]]
| colspan=3| [[Master Sergeant]]
| colspan=3| [[Technical Sergeant]]
| colspan=3| [[Staff Sergeant]]
| colspan=3| [[Sergeant]]
| colspan=4| [[Corporal]]
| colspan=1| [[Senior Airman]]
| colspan=1| [[Airman First Class]]
| colspan=6| [[Airman]]
| colspan=2| [[Airman Basic]]
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}
{{reflist|group=note|refs=
<ref name=honorary group=note>Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank.</ref>
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{reflist|group=note}}
==External links==
* [http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=286 Uniforminsignia.org (Portuguese Army)]
* {{cite web |title=Os Postos |url=https://www.marinha.pt/pt/a-marinha/Paginas/postos.aspx |website=marinha.pt |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=pt}}
* [http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=287 Uniforminsignia.org (Portuguese Navy)]
* {{cite web |title=Postos e Distintivos |url=https://www.emfa.pt/p-201-postos-e-distintivos |website=emfa.pt |publisher=Portuguese Air Force |access-date=29 April 2021 |language=pt}}
* [http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=285 Uniforminsignia.org (Portuguese Air Force)]
* {{cite web |title=Distintivos |url=https://www.gnr.pt/distintivos.aspx |website=gnr.pt |publisher=Republican National Guard |access-date=11 May 2021 |language=pt}}
* {{cite web |title=Postos e Distintivos |url=http://www.protocoloimagem.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/postos_distintivos.pdf |website=protocoloimagem.pt |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921004802/http://www.protocoloimagem.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/postos_distintivos.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2020 |language=pt}}
* {{cite web |author1=Ministry of National Defence |title=Portaria n.º 254/2011 |url=https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2011/06/12400/0382303888.pdf |website=diariodarepublica.pt |access-date=16 November 2023 |pages=3844-3847, 3876-3885 |language=pt |date=30 June 2011}}
* {{cite web |author1=Ministry of National Defence |title=Portaria n.º 234/2022 |url=https://files.dre.pt/1s/2022/09/17500/0001900169.pdf |website=files.dre.pt |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=pt |date=9 September 2022}}
* {{cite web |author1=Ministry of National Defence |title=Portaria n.º 1054/97 |url=https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/1997/10/240b00/55265623.pdf |website=diariodarepublica.pt |access-date=16 November 2023 |language=pt |date=16 October 1997}}


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Latest revision as of 10:33, 17 November 2023

The military ranks of Portugal form the system of hierarchical relationships in the Portuguese Armed Forces.

There are two basic systems of ranks. The first one is used in the Portuguese Army (Exército) and in the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea), consisting of traditional land military ranks. This system is also used in the National Republican Guard (GNR, Guarda Nacional Republicana), a gendarmerie force that can be put under the command of the Armed Forces in case of war. The second system is used by the Portuguese Navy (Marinha), consisting of traditional naval ranks.

In the Armed Forces of Portugal, the hierarchy of ranks divides them in three large categories: Officers (oficiais), Sergeants (sargentos) and Enlisted (praças). The officers category is, in turn, subdivided into three subcategories: General officers (oficiais generais), Senior officers (oficiais superiores) and Junior officers (oficiais subalternos).

The insignia of rank used in all branches of the Armed Forces is generally similar, despite some particular details existing in each branch.[1][2]

Commanders

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Rank group Head of state Chief of the General Staff
 Portuguese Army[3]
 Portuguese Navy[4]
 Portuguese Air Force[5]

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
 Portuguese Army[6]
Marechal do Exército General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel-tirocinado
[a] 		Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
 Portuguese Navy[7]
Almirante da Armada Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Comodoro Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha/
Subtenente
 Portuguese Air Force[8]
Marechal da Força Aérea General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
National Republican Guard[9]
Tenente-general
Comandante-general 		Tenente-general Major-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1

Student officer ranks

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Rank group Student officer
 Portuguese Army[10] [b]
Tenente aluno Alferes aluno Aspirante aluno Cadete aluno do 4° ano Cadete aluno do 3° ano Cadete aluno do 2° ano Cadete aluno do 1° ano
 Portuguese Navy
Cadete aluno do 4° ano Cadete aluno do 3° ano Cadete aluno do 2° ano Cadete aluno do 1° ano
 Portuguese Air Force
Cadete aluno do 4° ano Cadete aluno do 3° ano Cadete aluno do 2° ano Cadete aluno do 1° ano

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
 Portuguese Army[6]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo de secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
 Portuguese Navy[7]
 No insignia No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Subsargento Cabo-mor Cabo Primeiro-marinheiro Segundo-marinheiro Primeiro-grumete Segundo-grumete
 Portuguese Air Force[8]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-de-secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Portugal National Republican Guard[9]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Cabo-mor Cabo-chefe Cabo-de-curso Cabo Guarda principal Guarda
NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1

Lusophone comparative tables

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Notes

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  1. ^ Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.
  2. ^ worn on the left sleeve, 15 cm from the shoulder.

References

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  1. ^ Statute of the Military Personnel of the Armed Forces of Portugal
  2. ^ Statute of the Military Personnel of the National Republican Guard
  3. ^ Ministry of National Defence 2011, pp. 3847, 3884.
  4. ^ Ministry of National Defence 2022, pp. 20, 160.
  5. ^ Ministry of National Defence 1997, pp. 5546, 5617.
  6. ^ a b "POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO". antigo.mdn.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Os Postos". marinha.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Postos e Distintivos". emfa.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese Air Force. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Distintivos". gnr.pt (in Portuguese). Republican National Guard. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ Ministry of National Defence 2011, pp. 3846, 3880–3881.
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  • "Os Postos". marinha.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  • "Postos e Distintivos". emfa.pt (in Portuguese). Portuguese Air Force. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  • "Distintivos". gnr.pt (in Portuguese). Republican National Guard. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  • "Postos e Distintivos" (PDF). protocoloimagem.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  • Ministry of National Defence (30 June 2011). "Portaria n.º 254/2011" (PDF). diariodarepublica.pt (in Portuguese). pp. 3844–3847, 3876–3885. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  • Ministry of National Defence (9 September 2022). "Portaria n.º 234/2022" (PDF). files.dre.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  • Ministry of National Defence (16 October 1997). "Portaria n.º 1054/97" (PDF). diariodarepublica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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