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Military ranks of Luxembourg

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The Military ranks of Luxembourg are the military insignia used by the Luxembourg Army.[1] Luxembourg has an air force[2] but no navy. The insignia is inspired by the British ranks.[3]

Commissioned Officers

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Special ranks Général
Combat uniform[1]
Service uniform[1]
Commandant en Chef[a] Chef d'État-Major
(post September 2017)[4]
Chef d'État-Major
(pre September 2017)[4]
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Combat uniform[1]
 Luxembourg Army[1]
Général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant en premier Lieutenant
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
 Luxembourg Army[1]
Aspirant-officier

Enlisted

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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
Combat uniform[1]
 Luxembourg Army[1]
Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Premier sergent Sergent Premier caporal-chef Caporal-chef Caporal de première classe Caporal Premier soldat-chef Soldat-chef Soldat de première classe Soldat
NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1

Notes

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  1. ^ Rank reserved to the Grand Duke in his quality of Commander in Chief.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Grades". Armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ " [Law of 2 June 2021 amending [three previous laws on military organization and funding]]". Official Journal of Luxembourg. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ Keegan, John (1979). "Luxembourg". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 449. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Grades". armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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  • "Luxembourg". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.