Modern Greek military ranks are based on Ancient Greek & Byzantine terminology, even though the ranks correspond to those of other Western armies. For example, ancient hoplite unit of approximately 100 men, the lochos , is today the name for a company of soldiers; its commander, as in ancient times, is a lochagos , while his lieutenants are called ypolochagoi - literally, "sub-captains" - a modern neologism. A sergeant is known as a lochias. A tagmatarchis (major ) commands a tagma (battalion ) and so forth. Thus, every officer or non-commissioned officer is in the land and air forces is generally named after the type of unit he commands, with the suffix -agos (from agein , "to lead") or -archos / arches (from archein , "to rule").
Air Force [ ]
The Hellenic Air Force , is the youngest of the three services (founded in 1930). Its rank structure and insignia are based on the British Royal Air Force .
Officer ranks [ ]
NCO and Other Ranks [ ]
Category
Greek rank
Transliteration
US Equivalent
NATO
Insignia
Warrant Officers
Ανθυπασπιστής
Anthypaspistis
Warrant Officer
OR-9
Non-commissioned Officers (Professional NCOs)
Αρχισμηνίας
Archisminias
Master Sergeant
OR-7
Επισμηνίας
Episminias
Master Sergeant
OR-6
Σμηνίας
Sminias
Sergeant
OR-5
Υποσμηνίας
Ypominias
Airman First Class
OR-3
Σμηνίτης ΕΠΟΠ
Sminitis EPOP
Airman
OR-1
Other ranks (draftee soldiers)
Κληρωτός Σμηνίας
Klirotos Sminias
Airman 1st Class
OR-5
Σμηνίτης
Sminitis
Airman
OR-1
Army [ ]
Officer ranks [ ]
Branch-specific officer ranks [ ]
NATO
English Equivalent
Armour/Cavalry
Medical Corps
Judicial Corps
Veterinary Corps
Pharmacists Corps
Religious Corps
Nursing Corps
OF-9
General
Στρατηγός
OF-8
Lieutenant General
Αντιστράτηγος
Αναθεωρητής Α'
OF-7
Major General
Υποστράτηγος
Υποστράτηγος
Αναθεωρητής Β'
OF-6
Brigadier
Ταξίαρχος
Ταξίαρχος
Αναθεωρητής Γ'
OF-5
Colonel
Συνταγματάρχης
Γενικός Αρχίατρος
Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Α'
Γενικός Αρχικτηνίατρος
Γενικός Αρχιφαρμακοποιός
Πρωθιερεύς Α'
OF-4
Lieutenant Colonel
Αντισυνταγματάρχης
Αρχίατρος
Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Β'
Αρχικτηνίατρος
Αρχιφαρμακοποιός
Πρωθιερεύς Β'
Διευθύνουσα
OF-3
Major
Επίλαρχος
Επίατρος
Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Γ'
Επικτηνίατρος
Επιφαρμακοποιός
Πρωθιερεύς Γ'
Γενική Προϊσταμένη
OF-2
Captain
Ίλαρχος
Ιατρός
Βοηθός Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Α'
Κτηνίατρος
Φαρμακοποιός
Ιερεύς Α'
Προϊσταμένη
OF-1
Lieutenant
Υπίλαρχος
Υπίατρος
Βοηθός Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Β'
Υποκτηνίατρος
Υποφαρμακοποιός
Ιερεύς Β'
Αντιπροϊσταμένη
OF-1
Second Lieutenant
Ανθυπίλαρχος
Ανθυπίατρος
Βοηθός Δικαστικός Σύμβουλος Γ'
Ανθυποκτηνίατρος
Ανθυποφαρμακοποιός
Ιερεύς Γ'
Επιβλέπουσα
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