Major
historyMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world. When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field ranks. In some militaries, notably France, the rank is referred to as "Commandant", while in others it is known as "Captain-Major". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures.
When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniorty at other levels of rank, including "General-Major" or "Major General", denoting a mid-level general officer, and "Sergeant Major", denoting the most senior NCO of a military unit.
Links to Major ranks by country
- Major (Albania)
- Major (Australia)
- Major/Majoor (Belgium)
- Major (Canada)
- Major (Denmark)
- Major (Estonia)
- Majuri (Finland)
- Major (Germany)
- Tagmatarchis (Greece)
- Őrnagy (Hungary)
- Major (Iceland)
- Mayor (Indonesia)
- Maggiore (Italy)
- Majors (Latvia)
- Majoras (Lithuania)
- Major (Luxembourg)
- Majoor (the Netherlands)
- Major (Nigeria)
- Major (Norway)
- Major (Poland)
- Major (Sri Lanka)
- Major (Sweden)
- Major (United Kingdom)
- Major (United States)
Army Major insignia
Air Force Major insignia
Links to ranks equivalent to Major by country
- Jagran (جګړن) (Afghanistan)
- 少校 (Shaoxiao) (PR China)
- Bojnik (Croatia)
- Ra'Ed (راىد) (Egypt and most Arab League member countries)
- Commandant (France)
- Tagmatarchis (Ταγματάρχης) (Greece & Cyprus)
- Commandant (Ireland)
- Rav seren (רב סרן) (Israel)
- Shousa (Japan)
- 소좌 (North Korea)
- 소령 (South Korea)
- Mejar (Malaysia)
- Sturmbannführer (Schutzstaffel and paramilitary organisations of Nazi Germany)
- Comandante (Spain)
- Binbaşı (Turkey)
- Thiếu Tá (Vietnam)
File:TR-Army-OF3.gif|Turkey (Binbaşı)