Military ranks of the Meridon Defense Forces

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	Brigadier	Air Commodore	Brigadier
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 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.

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	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

Main article: Meridonian Army

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade	OF11	OF10	OF9	OF8	OF7	OF6	OF5	OF4	OF3	OF2	OF1	OFC
Army												Various
Rank title	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Various
Abbrevation	FM	Gen	LGen	MGen	Bdr	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														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

Main article: Meridonian Navy

Commissioned officers

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

Main article: Meridonian Air Forces

Commissioned officers

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

Main article: Regiment Marines Commando

Commissioned officers

DD Pay Grade	OF11	OF10	OF9	OF8	OF7	OF6	OF5	OF4	OF3	OF2	OF1	OFC
RMC												Various
Rank title	Not used	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Various
Abbrevation		Gen	LGen	MGen	Bdr	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													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