Military ranks in Azerbaijan

Each military man and military serviceman is given relevant military rank depending on military services position, military or special training, and a period of military service, status in reserve, or type of troops of belonging or services.

The higher ranks in Azerbaijan are conferred to military man serving at higher officer positions by the relevant authority.

Conferring of military ranks to military man and military officials, as a rule, on turn basis in accordance with the Provisions on Military Service and as per  requirements of the Disciplinary Statute of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The names of type of troops are added to the military ranks of the generals of the army and generals of Special Forces troops. The name of services of belonging are added to military ranks of officers and generals of medical services, justice services

Citizens in reserve will be called with military rank of «……..in reserve, retired citizens with words of retired…………………..

The following are the ranks in the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan:

 Land Forces:

Sergeant

Senior sergeant

Junior lieutenant

Lieutenant

Senior lieutenant

Captain

Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

Major-general

Lieutenant-general

Colonel-general

 The military ranks in Land forces are as follows:

Air Force:

Sergeant

Senior sergeant

Junior lieutenant

Lieutenant

Senior lieutenant

Captain

Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

Major-general

Lieutenant-general

Colonel-general

 Military ranks in Air Forces:

 The Navy:

Warrant officer

Chief warrant officer

Junior lieutenant

Lieutenant

Senior lieutenant

Captain-Lieutenant

Captain of Third Level

Captain of Second Level

Captain of First Level

Rear admiral

Vice-admiral

Admiral

 The military ranks in the Naval Forces are:    

The military ranks of other ministries and agencies of law enforcement structures of the Republic of Azerbaijan mainly coincide with the Land Forces Ranks but only epaulets differ in color. Thus, the sequence of the military ranks in other of law enforcement forces are as follows: sergeant, the senior sergeant, junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, major-general, lieutenant-general, lieutenant-colonel.

 The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan:

 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan:

 The Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic:

 The State Border Services of Azerbaijan Republic: