Comparative military ranks

Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth), space forces Navies, coast guard Air forces (Commonwealth system) Flag commissioned officers Field marshal or general of the army or general of the air force Admiral of the fleet or grand admiral Marshal of the air force General or colonel general or army general Admiral or general admiral Air chief marshal Lieutenant general or army corps general Vice admiral Air marshal Major general or divisional general Rear admiral or Counter admiral Air vice-marshal Brigadier or brigadier general Commodore or flotilla admiral Air commodore Senior commissioned officers Colonel Captain Group captain Lieutenant colonel Commander Wing commander Major or commandant Lieutenant commander Squadron leader Junior commissioned officers Captain Lieutenant Flight lieutenant Lieutenant or first lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant Flying officer Second lieutenant or junior lieutenant Ensign or midshipman Pilot officer Officer cadet Officer cadet Flight cadet Non-commissioned officers Warrant officer or sergeant major Warrant officer or chief petty officer Warrant officer Sergeant Petty officer Sergeant Enlisted ranks Corporal or bombardier or specialist Leading seaman Corporal or leading aircraftman Private or gunner or trooper or sapper Seaman Aircraftman or airman or aviator

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Military organization
Typical units Typical numbers Typical commander fireteam 2–4 lance corporal, corporal squad, section 5–14 corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant platoon, troop 15–45 second lieutenant, first lieutenant, lieutenant company, battery, squadron 80–250 first lieutenant, captain, major battalion, cohort 300–1000 major, lieutenant colonel regiment, brigade, legion 1,000–5,500 colonel, brigadier general division 10,000–25,000 major general corps 30,000–50,000 lieutenant general field army 100,000–300,000 colonel general, general army group, front 2+ field armies field marshal, general, admiral region, theater 4+ army groups marshal of the air force, general of the army, admiral of the fleet
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A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch. As a technical term, it refers to military competencies that reside in a country's executive leadership, a head of state, head of government, or other designated government official.

Definition

The formal role and title of a ruler commanding the armed forces derives from Imperator of the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire, who possessed imperium (command and other regal) powers.^[1]

In English use, the term was first used during the English Civil War.^[2] A nation's head of state (monarchical or republican) usually holds the position of commander-in-chief, even if effective executive power is held by a separate head of government. In a parliamentary system, the executive branch is ultimately dependent upon the will of the legislature; although the legislature does not issue orders directly to the armed forces and therefore does not control the military in any operational sense. Governors-general and colonial governors are also often appointed commander-in-chief of the military forces within their territory.

A commander-in-chief is sometimes referred to as supreme commander, which is sometimes used as a specific term. The term is also used for military officers who hold such power and authority, not always through dictatorship, and as a subordinate (usually) to a head of state (see Generalissimo). The term is also used for officers who hold authority over an individual military branch, special branch or within a theatre of operations.^[3]

Heads of state as commanders-in-chief

This includes heads of states who:

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