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==Rank structure==
'''Ministerial Ranks'''
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The order, title, and insignia of rank of the Royal Marines follows that of the [[Isselmere-Nielander Army]].
*Minister of Defence
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*Minister of State for the Defence Forces
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*First Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Staff
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*Fourth Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Expeditionary Force
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
*Commandant General Royal Marines{{ref|Heads}} (CGRM)
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!Code||Ministerial Ranks||Sleeve and Epaulette Insignia
'''Flag Ranks'''
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*OF-10 = Captain-General of Marines{{ref|Honorific}} (CpGen) = crown over laurel encircling sword and baton
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|rowspan=3|'''(n/a)'''||Minister of Defence||rowspan=3|(n/a)
*OF-9B = Colonel-General of Marines{{ref|Wartime}} (CGen) = crown over three stylised roses surmounting sword and baton
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*OF-9A = General (Gen) = crown over two stylised roses surmounting sword crossing baton
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|Minister of State for the Defence Forces
*OF-8 = Lieutenant-General (LGen) = crown over stylised rose surmounting sword crossing baton
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|-
*OF-7 = Major-General (MGen) = crown surmounting sword crossing baton
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|Secretary of State for the Navy, First Lord of the Admiralty
*OF-6 = Brigadier (Brig) = crown surmounting three pips
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
'''Senior Officers'''
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!Code||Chiefs of Staff||colspan=2|Sleeve and Epaulette Insignia
*OF-5 = Colonel (Col) = crown surmounting two pips
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*OF-4 = Lieutenant Colonel (LCol) = crown surmounting pip
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|rowspan=4|'''(n/a)'''||Chief of Defence Staff||rowspan=4|Rank insignia of the serving officer
*OF-3 = Major (Maj) = crown
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'''Junior Officers/Subalterns'''
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|First Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Staff<br>(1SL, CNS)
*OF-2 = Captain (Capt [M]) = three pips
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*OF-1B = Lieutenant (Lt) = two pips
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|Fourth Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Expeditionary Force<br>(4SL, CNEF)
*OF-1A = Second Lieutenant (2Lt) = pip
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|-
'''Officer Cadets'''
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|Commandant General Royal Marines{{ref|Heads}}<br>(CGRM)
*SO = Officer Cadet (OCdt) = thin bar
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
'''Warrant Officers'''
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!Code||Field Ranks||Epaulette Insignia
*OR-9D = Sergeant Major of Marines{{ref|SMM}} (SMM) = [[Isselmere-Nieland#Coat_of_arms|coat of arms]] encircled by laurel leaves
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|-
*OR-9C = Sergeant Major of Higher Formation{{ref|appointment}} (SMHF) = coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol
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|'''OF-10a'''||Field Marshal of Marines{{ref|Honorific}}<br>(FM)||Crown over laurel wreath encircling batons crossed
*OR-9B = Base Sergeant Major{{ref label|appointment|5|a}} (SMB) = coat of arms surmounting crossed swords
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|-
*OR-9A = Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)/Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) = coat of arms
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|'''OF-9b'''||Colonel-General of Marines{{ref|Wartime}}<br>(CGen)||Crown over three stylised roses surmounting sabre and baton
*OR-8 = Master Warrant Officer (MWO)/Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) = crown encircled by laurel leaves
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*OR-7 = Warrant Officer (WO)/Company Sergeant Major (CSM) = crown
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|'''OF-9a'''||General<br>(Gen)||Crown over two stylised roses surmounting sabre crossing baton
'''Non-commissioned Officers'''
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*OR-6B = Master Sergeant (MSgt)/Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) = three chevrons surmounted by crown
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|'''OF-8'''||Lieutenant-General<br>(LGen)||Crown over stylised rose surmounting sabre crossing baton
*OR-6A = Staff Sergeant (SSgt)/Colour Sergeant (CSgt) = three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose
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*OR-5B = Sergeant (Sgt) = three chevrons
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|'''OF-7'''||Major-General<br>(MGen)||Crown surmounting sabre crossing baton
*OR-5A = Master Corporal{{ref label|appointment|5|b}} (MCpl) = three chevrons, topmost dark or red
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|-
*OR-4 = Corporal (Cpl) = two chevrons
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|'''OF-6'''||Brigadier<br>(Brig)||Crown surmounting three pips
'''Private Soldiers'''
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
*OR-3 = Lance Corporal (LCpl) = chevron
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!Code||Senior Officers||Epaulette Insignia
*OR-2C = Private 1st class/Private Specialist{{ref label|appointment|5|c}} (Pte or Spc)/Senior Marine (S/Mar) = stylised rose
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|-
*OR-2B = Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte)/Marine (Mar)
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|'''OF-5'''||Colonel<br>(Col)||Crown surmounting two pips
*OR-2A = Private 3rd class/Private Basic (Pte)
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|-
*OR-1 = Private 4th class/Private Recruit (Pte)
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|'''OF-4'''||Lieutenant-Colonel<br>(LCol)||Crown surmounting pip
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|-
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|'''OF-3'''||Major<br>(Maj)||Crown
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!Code||Junior Officers/Subalterns||Epaulette Insignia
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|-
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|'''OF-2'''||Captain<br>(Capt [M])||Three pips
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|-
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|'''OF-1b'''||Lieutenant<br>(Lt)||Two pips
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|-
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|'''OF-1a'''||Second Lieutenant<br>(2Lt)||Pip
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!Code||Officer Cadets||Epaulette Insignia
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|-
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|'''SO'''||Officer Cadet<br>(OCdt)||Thin bar
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!Code||Warrant Officers||Sleeve Insignia
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|-
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|'''OR-9d'''||Sergeant-Major of Marines{{ref|SMM}}<br>(SMM)||[[Isselmere-Nieland#Coat_of_arms|Coat of arms]] encircled by laurel leaves
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|-
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|'''OR-9c'''||Sergeant-Major of Higher Formation{{ref|appointment}}<br>(SMHF)||Coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol
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|-
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|'''OR-9b'''||Base Sergeant-Major{{ref label|appointment|5|a}}<br>(SMB)||Coat of arms surmounting crossed Swords
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|-
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|'''OR-9a'''||Chief Warrant Officer, Staff Sergeant-Major, ''or'' Regimental Sergeant-Major<br>(CWO, SSM, ''or'' RSM)||Coat of arms
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|-
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|'''OR-8'''||Master Warrant Officer ''or'' Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant<br>(MWO ''or'' RQMS)||Crown encircled by laurel leaves
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|-
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|'''OR-7'''||Warrant Officer ''or'' Company Sergeant Major<br>(WO ''or'' CSM)||Crown
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!Code||Non-commissioned Officers||Sleeve Insignia
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|-
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|'''OR-6b'''||Master Sergeant ''or'' Company Quartermaster Sergeant<br>(MSgt ''or'' CQMS)||Three chevrons surmounted by crown
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|-
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|'''OR-6a'''||Staff Sergeant ''or'' Colour Sergeant<br>(SSgt ''or'' CSgt)||Three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose
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|-
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|'''OR-5b'''||Sergeant<br>(Sgt)||Three chevrons
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|-
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|'''OR-5a'''||Master Corporal{{ref label|appointment|5|b}}<br>(MCpl)||Three chevrons, topmost dark or red
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|-
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|'''OR-4'''||Corporal<br>(Cpl)||Two chevrons
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|- style="background:#e6e6e6;"
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!Code||Private Soldiers||Sleeve Insignia
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|-
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|'''OR-3'''||Lance Corporal<br>(LCpl)||Chevron
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|-
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|'''OR-2c'''||Private 1st class, Private Specialist, ''or'' Senior Marine{{ref label|appointment|5|c}}<br>(Pte, Spc, ''or'' SMar)||Stylised rose
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|'''OR-2b'''||Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte) ''or'' Marine<br>(Pte ''or'' Mar)||rowspan=3|(n/a)
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|-
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|'''OR-2a'''||Private 3rd class/Private Basic<br>(Pte)
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|'''OR-1'''||Private 4th class/Private Recruit<br>(Pte)
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Revision as of 21:10, 31 January 2007

Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines
Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy
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Ensign
Domestic equivalents1
Anguistian Chablaíc Ríoghabh na hUislíamór-Nhígúlad
Nielandic Konunglegur Isslamensk-Nylenskur Floti
Isselmerian Royle Isslamere-Nieland Marines
Command
State Isselmere-Nieland
Headquarters
Building
Daurmont
Admiralty House
Secretary of State
Chief of Naval Staff FAdm Sir Alexander Wycombe, First Sea Lord
Establishment
Navy
Fleet Air Arm

1562
1927
Components

Royal IN Navy
Surface Fleet
Fleet Air Arm
Submarine Service
Royal IN Naval Reserve
Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines
RINM Reserve
Royal Isselmere-Nieland Fleet Auxiliary

Structure
Coastal Defence Force
Littoral Defence Force
Rapid Reaction Force
Strategic Defence Force (Navy)
Personnel

Rank structure

Budget (USD, 2006)
Total
Per capita
$9.097 trillion
$529,098.47
Percentages
GDP
National budget

3.55%
6.02%
Abbreviations
Navy: RINN (Eng.) / CRUN (Ang.) / KINF (Nie.)
Vessels
—Navy: HINMS2 or HINMB3
—Auxiliary: RINFA
References

1 See Dynamic and formal equivalence.
2 His Isselmerian and Nielander Majesty's Ship or Submarine.
3 His Isselmerian and Nielander Majesty's Boat.

The Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marines (RINM) is the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy's army, and as such does not operate as a separate branch of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland Defence Forces (UKINDF) in its own right. The RINM comprise a force over a million strong, divided amongst several forces:

Fleet Marine Force

As noted above, the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) consists of the Fleet Defence Force and Fleet Expeditionary Force. At present, the FMF comprises over 640,000 Marines.

Fleet Defence Force

The Fleet Defence Force (FDF) consists of shipborne units assigned as security, boarding and counter-boarding, and inspection details as well as units assigned to defend the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy's bases and embassy security detachments.

Embassy detachments are typically platoon-size in strength, whereas shipborne units range from a light platoon of twenty Marines to light battalions with 453 Marines. Both embassy and shipborne units are equipped as light infantry, occasionally with some light anti-vehicle weapons as well as small arms.

Harbour defence units possess the gamut of equipment, from L117 assault rifles to L36 Lion tanks, and are easily the most recognisable members of the RINM.

At present, there are over 222,000 Marines in the shipborne contingent of the FDF.

Fleet Expeditionary Force

The Fleet Expeditionary Force (FEF) are those units assigned to expeditionary units within the RINN's Home and Expeditionary navies. Typically organised in Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) consisting of a battle group, a reinforced medium-lift helicopter squadron, and an amphibious assault squadron, the FEF's assigned role is to establish a bridgehead that can be subsequently exploited by units of the Rapid Deployment Force or of the Isselmere-Nielander Army. Other FEF contingents are listed below:

  • Marine Expeditionary Squadron (MES), consisting of a reinforced RINM infantry company, launched from a Valley-class dock landing ship (LSD), consisting of up to 500 Marines that includes the landing craft detachment and a helicopter element (2 helicopters);
  • Marine Expeditionary Commando (MEC), consisting of a reinforced RINM infantry battalion (i.e., a commando) and a medium-lift helicopter detachment of 4-8 aircraft, launched from an Ungforth-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) and a Valley-class LSD, consisting of up to 1303 Marines and associated personnel;
  • Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), consisting of an RINM infantry battle group and a reinforced medium-lift helicopter squadron, landed by a Lord-class amphibious assault ship (LHD), an Ungforth-class LPD, and a Valley-class LSD, with about 2892 Marines;
  • Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), typically consisting of up to three MEU with one RINM infantry regiment of three battalions and associated units, with generally about 15,000 Marines;
  • Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), usually consisting of up to three MEB with one RINM infantry division and supporting units, typically consisting of up to 48,000 personnel.

Rapid Deployment Force

The Marines' Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) consists of heavier assault units such as armoured divisions that would be too difficult to transport ashore rapidly. The RDF exploits the gains made by the FMF until the arrival of the INA, should the situation demand larger forces, or operates as a holding force against enemy exploitation of bridgeheads in allied territory. The RDF's general organisational structure conforms to that of the INA.

Royal Isselmere-Nieland Marine Air Service

The RINM Air Service (RINMAS) operates fixed-wing, rotary wing (helicopters), and tilt-rotor aircraft that operate in immediate conjunction with RINM forces. RINMAS forms part of the RINN's Fleet Air Arm.

Rank structure

The order, title, and insignia of rank of the Royal Marines follows that of the Isselmere-Nielander Army.

Chart

Code Ministerial Ranks Sleeve and Epaulette Insignia
(n/a) Minister of Defence (n/a)
Minister of State for the Defence Forces
Secretary of State for the Navy, First Lord of the Admiralty
Code Chiefs of Staff Sleeve and Epaulette Insignia
(n/a) Chief of Defence Staff Rank insignia of the serving officer
First Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Staff
(1SL, CNS)
Fourth Sea Lord, Chief of Naval Expeditionary Force
(4SL, CNEF)
Commandant General Royal Marines[1]
(CGRM)
Code Field Ranks Epaulette Insignia
OF-10a Field Marshal of Marines[2]
(FM)
Crown over laurel wreath encircling batons crossed
OF-9b Colonel-General of Marines[3]
(CGen)
Crown over three stylised roses surmounting sabre and baton
OF-9a General
(Gen)
Crown over two stylised roses surmounting sabre crossing baton
OF-8 Lieutenant-General
(LGen)
Crown over stylised rose surmounting sabre crossing baton
OF-7 Major-General
(MGen)
Crown surmounting sabre crossing baton
OF-6 Brigadier
(Brig)
Crown surmounting three pips
Code Senior Officers Epaulette Insignia
OF-5 Colonel
(Col)
Crown surmounting two pips
OF-4 Lieutenant-Colonel
(LCol)
Crown surmounting pip
OF-3 Major
(Maj)
Crown
Code Junior Officers/Subalterns Epaulette Insignia
OF-2 Captain
(Capt [M])
Three pips
OF-1b Lieutenant
(Lt)
Two pips
OF-1a Second Lieutenant
(2Lt)
Pip
Code Officer Cadets Epaulette Insignia
SO Officer Cadet
(OCdt)
Thin bar
Code Warrant Officers Sleeve Insignia
OR-9d Sergeant-Major of Marines[4]
(SMM)
Coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves
OR-9c Sergeant-Major of Higher Formation[5]
(SMHF)
Coat of arms surmounting Defence Forces symbol
OR-9b Base Sergeant-Major[5]
(SMB)
Coat of arms surmounting crossed Swords
OR-9a Chief Warrant Officer, Staff Sergeant-Major, or Regimental Sergeant-Major
(CWO, SSM, or RSM)
Coat of arms
OR-8 Master Warrant Officer or Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
(MWO or RQMS)
Crown encircled by laurel leaves
OR-7 Warrant Officer or Company Sergeant Major
(WO or CSM)
Crown
Code Non-commissioned Officers Sleeve Insignia
OR-6b Master Sergeant or Company Quartermaster Sergeant
(MSgt or CQMS)
Three chevrons surmounted by crown
OR-6a Staff Sergeant or Colour Sergeant
(SSgt or CSgt)
Three chevrons surmounted by stylised rose
OR-5b Sergeant
(Sgt)
Three chevrons
OR-5a Master Corporal[5]
(MCpl)
Three chevrons, topmost dark or red
OR-4 Corporal
(Cpl)
Two chevrons
Code Private Soldiers Sleeve Insignia
OR-3 Lance Corporal
(LCpl)
Chevron
OR-2c Private 1st class, Private Specialist, or Senior Marine[5]
(Pte, Spc, or SMar)
Stylised rose
OR-2b Private 2nd class/Private Trained (Pte) or Marine
(Pte or Mar)
(n/a)
OR-2a Private 3rd class/Private Basic
(Pte)
OR-1 Private 4th class/Private Recruit
(Pte)


List of weapons

Small arms

Aircraft

References

  1. ^  This ranks are granted to one serving individual within the service. The respective Chiefs of Staff are considered the seniormost officers in the service and are themselves subject to the will of the Crown. Persons with those ranks are granted life peerages with the rank of baron.
  2. ^  These ranks were wartime ranks granted to one individual within each service held only for the duration of that person's service. The rank may be rescinded by the state for dishonourable behaviour.
  3. ^  These ranks were wartime ranks that were rarely gifted to serving officers. With the steady expansion of the armed forces, this practice has fallen into desuetude.
  4. ^  Granted to a single serving individual within the service. Persons retiring with this rank are granted the honorific "Honourable" and a stipend to be retained throughout their life whilst in good behaviour.
  5. ^ a b c  Appointments rather than "true" rank divisions, but with different insignia and higher starting pay.
Isselmere-Nielander Defence Forces
Ámdhifinnlú na hUislíamór-Nhígúlad
Varnarlið Isslamærar-Nýlands
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Branches of service
Naval Service
    Royal Navy
    Royal Marines
Army
Aerospace Service
    Royal Air Force
    Orbital Defence Force
Strategic Defence Force
Royal Gendarmerie
Leadership
Headquarters Daurmont, UKIN
Commander-in-Chief King Henry V
Minister of Defence
Chief of Defence Staff
Personnel
Available for military service 1,412,964,593
(males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007)
Fit for military service 989,075,215
(males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007)
Reaching military age annually 29,146,181
(males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007)
Military age 18 y.o.
Total personnel 72,644,046
Labour Force 2.225%
Expenditures
Budget $28.228 billion USD (est. 2007)
Percent of GDP 6.11%
Industry
Domestic suppliers Isselmere-Nieland Defence Industries
History
History of Isselmere-Nieland
Ranks and insignia


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