Military ranks of Syria

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Commissioned officers' rank insignia are identical for the army and air force. These are gold on a bright green or black shoulder board for the army and gold on a bright blue board for the air force. Officer ranks are standard, although the highest is the equivalent of Colonel General, a rank held in 1986 only by the commander in chief and the minister of defense. Navy officer rank insignia are gold stripes worn on the lower sleeve. The highest-ranking officer in Syria's navy is the equivalent of lieutenant general. Army and air force rank for warrant officers is indicated by gold stars on an olive green shield worn on the upper left arm. Lower noncommissioned ranks are indicated by upright and inverted chevrons worn on the upper left arm.

This is a list of military ranks of the Syrian Armed Forces.

Syrian Army

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Colonel of the Syrian Army

Major General of the Syrian Army

Insignia	Rank	Arabic	Pronunciation
	Private	جندي	Jundi
	Private 1st class	جندي أول	Jundi awwal
	Corporal	عريف	Areef
	Sergeant	رقيب	Raqib
	2nd sergeant	رقيب ثاني	Raqib thani
	Sergeant major	رقيب أول	Raqib awwal
	Warrant officer 3rd class	مساعد	Mussaid
	Warrant officer 2nd class	مساعد ثاني	Mussaid thani
	Warrant officer 1st class	مساعد أول	Mussaid awwal
	2nd Lieutenant	ملازم	Mulazim
	1st Lieutenant	ملازم أول	Mulazim awwal
	Captain	نقيب	Naqib
	Major	رائد	Raid
	Lieutenant colonel	مقدم	Muqaddam
	Colonel	عقيد	Aqid
	Brigadier general	عميد	Amid
	Major general	اللواء	Liwa
	Lieutenant general	عماد	Emad
	Colonel General	عماد أول	Emad awwal
	Marshal	مشير	Mushir
Reference: Uniforminsignia.org[1]

Syrian Navy

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Insignia	Rank	Arabic	Pronunciation
	Seaman	جندي أول	Jundi awwal
	Petty officer 3rd class	عريف	Areef
	Petty officer 2nd class	رقيب	Raqib
	Petty officer 1st class	رقيب ثاني	Raqib thani
	Chief petty officer	رقيب أول	Raqib awwal
	Warrant officer 3rd class	مساعد	Mussaid
	Warrant officer 2nd class	مساعد ثاني	Mussaid thani
	Warrant officer 1st class	مساعد أول	Mussaid awwal
	3rd Lieutenant	ملازم	Mulazim
	2nd Lieutenant	ملازم أول	Mulazim awwal
	1st Lieutenant	نقيب	Naqib
	Lieutenant commander	رائد	Raid
	Commander	مقدم	Muqaddam
	Captain	عقيد	Aqid
	Commodore	عميد	Amid
	Rear admiral	اللواء	Liwa
	Vice Admiral	فريق أول	Feriq awwal
Reference: Uniforminsignia.org[2]

Syrian Air Force

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Insignia	Rank	Arabic	Pronunciation
	Private 1st class	جندي أول	Jundi awwal
	Corporal	عريف	Areef
	Sergeant	رقيب	Raqib
	2nd sergeant	رقيب ثاني	Raqib thani
	Sergeant major	رقيب أول	Raqib awwal
	Warrant officer 3rd class	مساعد	Mussaid
	Warrant officer 2nd class	مساعد ثاني	Mussaid thani
	Warrant officer 1st class	مساعد أول	Mussaid awwal
	2nd Lieutenant	ملازم	Mulazim
	1st Lieutenant	ملازم أول	Mulazim awwal
	Captain	نقيب	Naqib
	Major	رائد	Raid
	Lieutenant colonel	مقدم	Muqaddam
	Colonel	عقيد	Aqid
	Brigadier general	عميد	Amid
	Major general	اللواء	Liwa
	Lieutenant general	عماد	Imaad
	General	فريق	Feriq
Reference: Uniforminsignia.org[3]

References

1. "Rank insignia - Army land forces". 2 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
2. "Rank insignia - Naval forces". 2 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
3. "Rank insignia - Air force & aviations". 2 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2012.