Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

The Military ranks of Romania are the military insignia used by the Romanian Armed Forces.

Branch colors in the Romanian Armed Forces

The colors depend on the service branch (armă, literally "weapon") the bearer is a member of. They show on the shoulder slides which hold the rank insignia, on the band of combination caps, and on collar insignia. Because many different branches share a color (for example black or light blue), each branch has distinctive branch insignia (semne de armă), which is worn next to the rank insignia on the shoulder slides. Other militarized institutions, such as the Romanian Gendarmerie and the Military Firefighters Corps, also have branch insignia worn in the same way.

Service branch	Colour
Marshals (all branches) Land Forces Generals (except Military Medicine and Military Justice) Infantry Military Music		Red
Air force (all staff) Paratroopers Radar Troops		Light blue
Naval forces (all staff) Artillery Tanks Military Automobile Troops Anti-air Artillery and Missiles Communication and Informatics structures Engineers Troops NBC defence		Black
Military Medicine (incl. Generals)		Burgundy red
Mountain Troops		Green
Military Logistics Administration		Violet
Military Justice (incl. Generals)		Dark Blue/Dark Violet
Military Police		Gray

The same ranks and basic insignia are used in the other militarised institutions. They differ in the color and branch insignia on the shoulder boards.

• Gendarmerie
• Firefighters
• General Inspectorate of Aviation
• Intelligence Service
• Foreign Intelligence Service
• Protection and Guard Service
• Special Telecommunications Service

Armed forces

The rank insignia is worn on the shoulder of the jacket, cloak/coat, overcoat, and shirt. The ranks are displayed with braids (called galoane or trese) of gold color for the commissioned officers and silver for senior non-commissioned and warrant officers. The junior NCOs, enlisted and the navy warrant officers use yellow silk braids. Generals use star insignia. The navy warrant officers use yellow colored star insignia as well. The air force and navy officers also display the ranks on the sleeves. The topmost braids for the air force officer rank are folded in the shape of a rhombus; for the navy, the braids are folded into rings; for the paratroopers, the braids are folded in the shape of an open parachute.^[1][2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Romanian Land Forces[3] v t e
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Romanian Land Forces[3] (Paratroopers) v t e
											Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Romanian Naval Forces[3] v t e
	Mareșal		Amiral		Viceamiral		Contraamiral		Contraamiral de flotilă		Comandor		Căpitan-comandor		Locotenent-comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Aspirant
Romanian Air Force[4] v t e
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de flotilă aeriană		Comandor		Căpitan-comandor		Locotenent-comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1

Warrant officers ranks

NATO rank	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
Romanian Land Forces
	Maistru militar principal	Maistru militar clasa I	Maistru militar clasa II	Maistru militar clasa III	Maistru militar clasa IV	Maistru militar clasa V
Romanian Naval Forces
	Maistru militar principal	Maistru militar clasa I	Maistru militar clasa II	Maistru militar clasa III	Maistru militar clasa IV	Maistru militar clasa V
Romanian Air Force
	Maistru militar principal	Maistru militar clasa I	Maistru militar clasa II	Maistru militar clasa III	Maistru militar clasa IV	Maistru militar clasa V
NATO rank	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5

Enlisted/Non-commissioned officers ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Land Forces[3] v t e
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal clasa I	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaș		Soldat
Romanian Naval Forces[3] v t e																													No insignia
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal clasa I	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaș		Soldat
Romanian Air Force[4] v t e
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal clasa I	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaș		Soldat
NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Gendarmerie

Unlike the Romanian Police, the Gendarmerie is a military force, and uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Land Forces.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Romanian Gendarmerie v t e
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Gendarmerie v t e
	Plutonier adjutant șef			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal				Fruntaș		Jandarm

Military firefighters corps

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Romanian Military Firefighters Corps
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Military Firefighters Corps
	Plutonier adjutant șef			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent

See also

• Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania
• Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania