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Warrant Officers rank intermediately between other ranks and commissioned officers in that they hold a Federal warrant of authority rather than a commission as do commissioned officers. The Army is the only branch that recruits Warrant Officers rather than exclusively promoting them from the ranks.
Warrant Officers rank intermediately between other ranks and commissioned officers in that they hold a Federal warrant of authority rather than a commission as do commissioned officers. The Army is the only branch that recruits Warrant Officers rather than exclusively promoting them from the ranks.


The Army and Regiment Marines Commando utilizes Warrant Officer Classes 5 through 3 for technical specialists who require a higher grade of training and authority for their jobs but do not require the command authority of an officer's commission- usually for senior special forces operators and aviators. Warrant Officer classes 1 and 2 exist in all services as the senior-most non commissioned officers, holding a Federal warrant of authority that is below a Federal Commission that would belong to an officer. WOC2s in the Army and RMC will fill company-grade and higher non-comissioned officer billets, while WOC2s in the Navy and Air Forces often serve as senior department heads or assistant heads of larger departments. WOC1s in the Army and Marines serve as senior other rankers in the battalion and higher areas, while in the Air Forces and Navy will serve as senior enlistedmen in major departments or assignments. Each service has an appointed WOC1 to serve as the senior other rank advisor to senior branch staff.  
The Army and Regiment Marines Commando utilizes Warrant Officer Classes 5 through 3 for technical specialists who require a higher grade of training and authority for their jobs but do not require the command authority of an officer's commission- usually for senior special forces operators and aviators. Warrant Officer classes 1 and 2 exist in all services as the senior-most non commissioned officers, holding a Federal warrant of authority that is below a Federal Commission that would belong to an officer. WOC2s in the Army and RMC will fill battalion-grade and higher non-commissioned officer billets, while WOC2s in the Navy and Air Forces often serve as senior department heads or assistant heads of larger departments. WOC1s in the Army and Marines serve as senior other rankers in the regiment and higher areas, while in the Air Forces and Navy will serve as senior enlistedmen in major departments or assignments. Each service has an appointed WOC1 to serve as the senior other rank advisor to senior branch staff.  
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! [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|NATO<br>Code]] || MDF/DD<br>Code || Navy || Army || Air Forces || Regiment Marines Commando
! [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|NATO<br>Code]] || MDF/DD<br>Code || Navy || Army || Air Forces || Regiment Marines Commando
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! colspan=6 align=left | Senior non-commissioned officers
! colspan=6 align=left | Senior non-commissioned officers
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
| OR-7 || OR6 || Chief Petty Officer || Color Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant  || Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant  || Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant
| OR-7 || OR6 || Chief Petty Officer || Color Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant  || Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant  || Color Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
| OR-6 || OR5 || Leading Petty Officer || Technical Sergeant/First Sergeant  || Technical Sergeant/Flight Sergeant || First Sergeant   
| OR-6 || OR5 || Leading Petty Officer || Technical Sergeant/First Sergeant  || Technical Sergeant/Flight Sergeant || First Sergeant   
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|Rank title||''Warrant Officer Class 1''||''Warrant Officer Class 2''||Not used|||Not used||Not used||''Chief Petty Officer''||''Leading Petty Officer''||''Petty Officer''||''Leading Rate''||''Senior Rate''||''Able Rate''||''Seaman Recruit''||
|Rank title||''Warrant Officer Class 1''||''Warrant Officer Class 2''||Not used|||Not used||Not used||''Chief Petty Officer''||''Leading Petty Officer''||''Petty Officer''||''Leading Rate''||''Senior Rate''||''Able Rate''||''Seaman Recruit''||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Abbrevation||WOC1||WOC2||||||||CPO||LPO||PO||LR||SR||AR||SmR
|Abbrevation||WOC1||WOC2||||||||CPO||LPO||PO||LR||SR||AR||SMR
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|Rank title||''Warrant Officer Class 1''||''Warrant Officer Class 2''||''Warrant Officer Class 3''||''Warrant Officer Class 4''||''Warrant Officer Class 5''||''Staff Sergeant''||''Master Sergeant''||''Color Sergeant''||''First Sergeant''||''Sergeant''||''Corporal''||''Lance Corporal''||''Marine''||''Recruit''||
|Rank title||''Warrant Officer Class 1''||''Warrant Officer Class 2''||''Warrant Officer Class 3''||''Warrant Officer Class 4''||''Warrant Officer Class 5''||''Staff Sergeant''||''Master Sergeant''||''Color Sergeant''||''First Sergeant''||''Sergeant''||''Corporal''||''Lance Corporal''||''Marine''||''Recruit''||
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|Abbrevation||WOC1||WOC2||WOC3||WOC4||WOC5||SSgt||MSgt||CSgt||1Sgt||Sgt||Cpl||LCpl||Mne||Rct
|Abbrevation||WOC1||WOC2||WOC3||WOC4||WOC5||SSGT||MSGT||CSGT||1SGT||SGT||CPL||LCPL||MNE||RCT
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 17 May 2024

The military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces are the military insignia used by the Meridon Defense Forces to rank and identify officers and other ranks. .

Commissioned officer rankings

NATO
Code
MDF/DD
Code
Navy Army Air Forces Regiment Marines Commando
Flag/General/Air Officers
OF-10 OF11 Fleet Admiral Field Marshal Air Marshal
OF-9 OF10 Admiral General Air Commandant General
OF-8 OF9 Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Vice Commandant Lieutenant General
OF-7 OF8 Rear Admiral Major General Air Lieutenant Commandant Major General
OF-6 OF7 Commodore Regimental General Air Commodore Regimental General
Senior officers
OF-5 OF6 Captain Colonel Colonel Colonel
OF-4 OF5 Commander Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel
OF-3 OF4 Lieutenant Commander Major Major Major
Junior officers
OF-2 OF3 Lieutenant Captain Captain Captain
OF-1 OF2 Not used Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant
OF-1 OF1 Sub Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant

Warrant officer ranks

Warrant Officers rank intermediately between other ranks and commissioned officers in that they hold a Federal warrant of authority rather than a commission as do commissioned officers. The Army is the only branch that recruits Warrant Officers rather than exclusively promoting them from the ranks.

The Army and Regiment Marines Commando utilizes Warrant Officer Classes 5 through 3 for technical specialists who require a higher grade of training and authority for their jobs but do not require the command authority of an officer's commission- usually for senior special forces operators and aviators. Warrant Officer classes 1 and 2 exist in all services as the senior-most non commissioned officers, holding a Federal warrant of authority that is below a Federal Commission that would belong to an officer. WOC2s in the Army and RMC will fill battalion-grade and higher non-commissioned officer billets, while WOC2s in the Navy and Air Forces often serve as senior department heads or assistant heads of larger departments. WOC1s in the Army and Marines serve as senior other rankers in the regiment and higher areas, while in the Air Forces and Navy will serve as senior enlistedmen in major departments or assignments. Each service has an appointed WOC1 to serve as the senior other rank advisor to senior branch staff.

NATO
Code
MDF/DD
Code
Navy Army Air Forces Regiment Marines Commando
Enlisted
OR-9 WO1 Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 1
OR-8 WO2 Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 2
OR-7 WO3 Warrant Officer Class 3 Warrant Officer Class 3
OR-7 WO4 Warrant Officer Class 4 Warrant Officer Class 4
OR-7 WO5 Warrant Officer Class 5 Warrant Officer Class 5

Non-commissioned officer ranks

As with OR1 and OR2 ranks, Air Force and Navy OR3s will almost always be addressed by a job title. An Air Force OR3 servicing as a military policeman will be referred to as a Leading Patrolman.

NATO
Code
MDF/DD
Code
Navy Army Air Forces Regiment Marines Commando
Senior non-commissioned officers
OR-7 OR6 Chief Petty Officer Color Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant Color Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Staff Sergeant
OR-6 OR5 Leading Petty Officer Technical Sergeant/First Sergeant Technical Sergeant/Flight Sergeant First Sergeant
Junior non-commissioned officers
OR-5 OR4 Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant
OR-4 OR3 Leading rate Corporal Leading Airman Corporal

Other ranks

Army OR1s may often have; and Navy/Air Force OR1 and OR2s will almost always have a job title in place of their rank. a Navy Yeoman of the rank of OR2 will be addressed as a Senior Yeoman, while an Army OR1 serving as an artilleryman will be known as a Gunner. Marines may be referred to as either or both- an engineer in the Marines may be referred to as a Marine or a Marine Sapper, but never as a Sapper as that would indicate him as a member of the Army.

NATO
Code
MDF/DD
Code
Navy Army Air Forces Regiment Marines Commando
Enlisted
OR-3 OR2 Senior rate Lance Corporal Senior Airman Lance Corporal
OR-2 OR1 Able rate Private Airman Marine

Meridonian Army

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade OF11 OF10 OF9 OF8 OF7 OF6 OF5 OF4 OF3 OF2 OF1 OFC

Army
MA FM.png MA GEN.png MA LGEN.png MA MGEN.png MA BDR.png MA COL.png MA LCOL.png MA MAJ.png MA CPT.png MA LTN.png MA 2LT.png Various
Rank title Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Regimental General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Various
Abbrevation FM Gen LGen MGen RGen Col LCol Maj Cpt Ltn 2Lt Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade WO1 WO2 WO3 WO4 WO5 OR6 OR5 OR4 OR3 OR2 OR1 Recruit

Army
MA WOC1.png MA WOC2.png MA WOC3.png MA WOC4.png MA WOC5.png MA SSGT.png MA MSGT.png MA CSGT.png MA 1SGT.png MA TSGT.png Australian Army OR-6.svg Australian Army OR-5.svg Australian Army OR-4.svg No rank insignia No rank insignia
Rank title Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 3 Warrant Officer Class 4 Warrant Officer Class 5 Staff Sergeant Master Sergeant Color Sergeant First Sergeant Technical Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private Recruit
Abbrevation WOC1 WOC2 WOC3 WOC4 WOC5 SSgt MSgt CSgt 1Sgt TSgt Sgt Cpl LCpl Pte Rct

Meridonian Navy

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade OF11 OF10 OF9 OF8 OF7 OF6 OF5 OF4 OF3 OF2 OF1 OFC

Navy
MN FADM.png MN ADM.png MN VADM.png MN RADM.png MN CDRE.png MN CAPT.png MN CDR.png MN LCDR.png MN LT.png MN SBLT.png Various
Rank title Fleet Admiral Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Not used Sublieutenant Various
Abbrevation FADM ADM VADM RADM CDRE CAPT CDR LCDR LT SBLT Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade WO1 WO2 WO3 WO4 WO5 OR6 OR5 OR4 OR3 OR2 OR1 Recruit

Navy
MN WOC1.png MN WOC2.png MN CPO.png MN LPO.png MN PO.png MN LR.png MN SR.png MN AR.png No rank insignia
Rank title Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Not used Not used Not used Chief Petty Officer Leading Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Rate Senior Rate Able Rate Seaman Recruit
Abbrevation WOC1 WOC2 CPO LPO PO LR SR AR SMR

Meridonian Air Forces

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade OF11 OF10 OF9 OF8 OF7 OF6 OF5 OF4 OF3 OF2 OF1 OFC

Air Forces
MAF AM.png MAF ACDT.png MAF AVCD.png MAF ALCD.png MAF ACDR.png MAF COL.png MAF LCOL.png MAF MAJ.png MAF CPT.png MAF LTN.png MAF 2LT.png Various
Rank title Air Marshal Air Commandant Air Vice Commandant Air Lieutenant Commandant Air Commodore Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Various
Abbrevation AM ACdt AVCd ALCd ACdr Col LCol Maj Cpt Ltn 2Lt Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade WO1 WO2 WO3 WO4 WO5 OR6 OR5 OR4 OR3 OR2 OR1 Recruit

Air Forces
MAF WOC1.png MAF WOC2.png MAF SSGT.png MAF MSGT.png MAF FSGT.png MAF TSGT.png MAF SGT.png MAF LAMN.png MAF SAMN.png MAF AMN.png No rank insignia
Rank title Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Not used Not used Not used Staff Sergeant Master Sergeant Flight Sergeant Technical Sergeant Sergeant Leading Airman Senior Airman Airman Airman Recruit
Abbrevation WOC1 WOC2 SSgt MSgt FSgt TSgt Sgt LAmn SAmn Amn AmRct

Regiment Marines Commando

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade OF11 OF10 OF9 OF8 OF7 OF6 OF5 OF4 OF3 OF2 OF1 OFC

RMC
RMC GEN.png RMC LGEN.png RMC MGEN.png RMC BDR.png RMC COL.png RMC LCOL.png RMC MAJ.png RMC CAPT.png RMC LTN.png RMC 2LT.png Various
Rank title Not used General Lieutenant General Major General Regimental General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Various
Abbrevation Gen LGen MGen RGen Col LCol Maj Cpt Ltn 2Lt Various

Other ranks

DD Pay Grade WO1 WO2 WO3 WO4 WO5 OR6 OR5 OR4 OR3 OR2 OR1 Recruit

RMC
RMC WOC1.png RMC WOC2.png RMC WOC3.png RMC WOC4.png RMC WOC5.png RMC SSGT.png RMC MSGT.png RMC CSGT.png RMC 1SGT.png RMC SGT.png RMC CPL.png RMC LCPL.png No rank insignia No rank insignia
Rank title Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Warrant Officer Class 3 Warrant Officer Class 4 Warrant Officer Class 5 Staff Sergeant Master Sergeant Color Sergeant First Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Marine Recruit
Abbrevation WOC1 WOC2 WOC3 WOC4 WOC5 SSGT MSGT CSGT 1SGT SGT CPL LCPL MNE RCT