Mongolian military ranks

The Military ranks of Mongolia are the military insignia used by the Mongolian Armed Forces and other military organisations such as Border defense troops, Internal troops, National emergency management agency, General executive agency of Court decision, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department.[1]

Current ranks and insignia

Current rank system is established in 2003 by introducing Sergeant major and Master sergeant ranks.[2] In 2006 Brigadier general, General ranks were introduced and Colonel general, General of the Army ranks were abolished.[3] Current set of rank insignia introduced in 2017. Officers insignia ulzii replaced by five-pointed star and non-commissioned officers insignia pattern replaced by chevrons.[4]

Enlisted personnels

Ranks	Equivalent NATO Code	Armed forces		Border defense troops		Internal troops
		Compulsory service	Voluntary service	Compulsory service	Voluntary service	Compulsory service	Voluntary service
Private Байлдагч	OR-1	Mongolian Army-PVT-field	Mongolian Army-PVT(v)-field	Mongolian Border troops-PVT-field	Mongolian Border troops-PVT(v)-field	Mongolian Internal troops-PVT-field	Unknown
Senior private Ахлах байлдагч	OR-2	Mongolian Army-PFC-field	Mongolian Army-PFC(v)-field	Mongolian Border troops-PFC-field	Mongolian Border troops-PFC(v)-field	Mongolian Internal troops-PFC-field	Unknown
Junior corporal Дэд түрүүч		Mongolian Army-JCP-field	Mongolian Army-JCP(v)-field	Mongolian Border troops-JCP-field	Mongolian Border troops-JCP(v)-field	Mongolian Internal troops-JCP-field	Unknown
Corporal Түрүүч	OR-3	Mongolian Army-CPL-field		Mongolian Border troops-CPL-field	Mongolian Border troops-CPL(v)-field	Mongolian Internal troops-CPL-field	Unknown
Senior corporal Ахлах түрүүч	OR-4	Mongolian Army-SCP-field		Mongolian Border troops-SCP-field	Mongolian Border troops-SCP(v)-field	Mongolian Internal troops-SCP-field	Unknown

Non-commissioned officers

Ranks	Equivalent NATO Code	Parade uniform	Service uniform	Uniform shirt	Field uniform
Junior sergeant Дэд ахлагч	OR-5	Mongolian Army-JSG-parade	Mongolian Army-JSG-service	Mongolian Army-JSG-shirt	Mongolian Army-JSG-field
Sergeant Aхлагч	OR-6	Mongolian Army-SGT-parade	Mongolian Army-SGT-service	Mongolian Army-SGT-shirt	Mongolian Army-SGT-field
Senior sergeant Aхлах ахлагч	OR-7	Mongolian Army-SSG-parade	Mongolian Army-SSG-service	Mongolian Army-SSG-shirt	Mongolian Army-SSG-field
Master sergeant Cургагч ахлагч	OR-8	Mongolian Army-MSG-parade	Mongolian Army-MSG-service	Mongolian Army-MSG-shirt	Mongolian Army-MSG-field
Sergeant major Тэргүүн ахлагч	OR-9	Mongolian Army-SGM-parade	Mongolian Army-SGM-service	Mongolian Army-SGM-shirt	Mongolian Army-SGM-field

Commissioned Officers ranks and insignia

Ranks	Equivalent NATO Code	Parade uniform	Service uniform	Uniform shirt	Field uniform
Second Lieutenant Дэслэгч	OF-1	Mongolian Army-2LT-parade	Mongolian Army-2LT-service	Mongolian Army-2LT-shirt	Mongolian Army-2LT-field
Lieutenant Ахлах дэслэгч		Mongolian Army-1LT-parade	Mongolian Army-1LT-service	Mongolian Army-1LT-shirt	Mongolian Army-1LT-field
Captain Ахмад	OF-2	Mongolian Army-CPT-parade	Mongolian Army-CPT-service	Mongolian Army-CPT-shirt	Mongolian Army-CPT-field
Major Хошууч	OF-3	Mongolian Army-MAJ-parade	Mongolian Army-MAJ-service	Mongolian Army-MAJ-shirt	Mongolian Army-MAJ-field
Lieutenant Colonel Дэд хурандаа	OF-4	Mongolian Army-LTC-parade	Mongolian Army-LTC-service	Mongolian Army-LTC-shirt	Mongolian Army-LTC-field
Colonel Хурандаа	OF-5	Mongolian Army-COL-parade	Mongolian Army-COL-service	Mongolian Army-COL-shirt	Mongolian Army-COL-field
Brigadier general Бригадын генерал	OF-6	Mongolian Army-BRG-parade	Mongolian Army-BRG-service	Mongolian Army-BRG-shirt	Mongolian Army-BRG-field
Major general Хошууч генерал	OF-7	Mongolian Army-MJG-parade	Mongolian Army-MJG-service	Mongolian Army-MJG-shirt	Mongolian Army-MJG-field
Lieutenant general Дэслэгч генерал	OF-8	Mongolian Army-LTG-parade	Mongolian Army-LTG-service	Mongolian Army-LTG-shirt	Mongolian Army-LTG-field
General Генерал	OF-9	Mongolian Army-GEN-parade	Mongolian Army-GEN-service	Mongolian Army-GEN-shirt	Mongolian Army-GEN-field

Shoulder board of government officials

• 
  Shoulder board of Commander-in-chief of armed forces.[5]
• 
  Shoulder board of cabinet members and vice minister of defence.[6][7][8]

Branch and service color

Colors padding of shoulder boards and piping on uniforms are used in order to represent the type of branch or military organization.

Ground force branch of the Armed forces:	  Red
Air force branch of the Armed forces, General intelligence agency, State special security department:	  Blue
Border troops:	  Green
Internal troops, General executive agency of Court decision:	  Dark red
National emergency management agency (Civil defence):	  Orange

• Rank insignia of Air force branch of the Armed forces, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Colonel)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Captain)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Senior sergeant)

• Rank insignia of Border troops
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Lieutenant colonel)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Major)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Captain)
• 
  Field uniform shoulder board
  (Sergeant)

• Rank insignia of Internal troops and General executive agency of Court decision
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Major)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Senior lieutenant)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Lieutenant colonel)

• Rank insignia of National emergency management agency (Civil defense)
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Colonel)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Lieutenant)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Junior sergeant)

Historical

Ranks and insignia from 1990 to 1998

In 1990, by the decree of Presidium of People's great khural, officers and non-commissioned officers insignia changed to 1936 design ulzii and "AA" letters of abbreviation People's army removed from enlisted personnel's shoulder board.[9]

Officers

Designation	Middle officers			Senior officers			Higher officers
Parade uniform										No equivalent	No equivalent
Service uniform										No equivalent	No equivalent
Rank designation	Lieutenant	Senior lieutenant	Captain	Major	Lieutenant colonel	Colonel	Major general	Lieutenant general	Colonel general
	Дэслэгч	Ахлах дэслэгч	Ахмад	Хошууч	Дэд хурандаа	Хурандаа	Хошууч генерал	Дэслэгч генерал	Хурандаа генерал
NATO-equivalent	OF-1		OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10

Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted personnels

Designation	Enlisted personnels					Non-commissioned officers
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Rank designation	Private	Senior private	Junior corporal	Corporal	Senior corporal	Junior sergeant	Sergeant	Senior sergeant
	Байлдагч	Ахлах байлдагч	Дэд түрүүч	Түрүүч	Ахлах түрүүч	Дэд ахлагч	Ахлагч	Ахлах ахлагч
NATO-equivalent	OR-1	OR-2		OR-3	OR-4	OR-5	OF-6	OR-7

Ranks and insignia from 1998 to 2017

In 1998, by the Presidential decree No.180, new uniform and rank insignia design approved.[10] In 2011 generals shoulder board insignia ulzii changed to five pointed star[11] and camouflage pattern of all field uniforms and shoulder boards changed to 4-tone digital pattern.

Officers

Designation	Middle officers			Senior officers			Higher officers
Parade uniform											No equivalent
Service uniform											No equivalent
Field uniform											No equivalent
Rank designation	Lieutenant	Senior lieutenant	Captain	Major	Lieutenant colonel	Colonel	Brigadier general	Major general	Lieutenant general	General
							(Until 2006 Major general)	(Until 2006 Lieutenant general)	(Until 2006 Colonel general)
Дэслэгч	Ахлах дэслэгч	Ахмад	Хошууч	Дэд хурандаа	Хурандаа	Бригадын генерал	Хошууч генерал	Дэслэгч генерал	Генерал
							(2006 он хүртэл Хошууч генерал)	(2006 он хүртэл Дэслэгч генерал)	(2006 он хүртэл Хурандаа генерал)
NATO-equivalent	OF-1		OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10

Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted personnels

Designation	Enlisted personnels					Non-commissioned officers
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Field uniform
Rank designation	Private	Senior private	Junior corporal	Corporal	Senior corporal	Junior sergeant	Sergeant	Senior sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant major
									(From 2003)	(From 2003)
Байлдагч	Ахлах байлдагч	Дэд түрүүч	Түрүүч	Ахлах түрүүч	Дэд ахлагч	Ахлагч	Ахлах ахлагч	Сургагч ахлагч	Тэргүүн ахлагч
									(2003 оноос)	(2003 оноос)
NATO-equivalent	OR-1	OR-2		OR-3	OR-4	OR-5	OF-6	OR-7	OR-8	OR-9

Black variant of shoulder board

Black embroidery variant of officers and NCO's shoulder board was used mainly in peacekeeping missions.[12][13]

• 
  Lieutenant colonel shoulder board, 1998 style camouflage pattern.
• 
  Lieutenant shoulder board, 2011 style camouflage pattern.
• 
  Junior sergeant shoulder board, 2011 style camouflage pattern.

See also

Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic

References

1. The World Factbook
2. http://armedforces.blog.gogo.mn/read/entry45432
3. https://zasag.mn/m/ministry-of-defense/view/5342
4. http://gsmaf.gov.mn/index.php?comp=post&id=879
5. http://www.24tsag.mn/a/27260
6. https://ikon.mn/n/1iww
7. http://vip76.mn/content/49789
8. http://www.mod.gov.mn/index.php?com=news&id=1418
9. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mongolia-ulan-bator-ulaanbaatar-national-day-of-naddam-military-parade-48037095.html
10. https://www.legalinfo.mn/law/details/804?lawid=804
11. http://news.gogo.mn/r/84149
12. http://www.ugluu.mn/108425.html
13. https://news.mn/r/41522/