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 | |||
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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 |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 |
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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 |
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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]
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
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No equivalent |
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No equivalent |
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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
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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
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No equivalent |
Service uniform | ![]() |
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No equivalent |
Field uniform | ![]() |
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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 | |||||||||
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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.
References
- The World Factbook
- http://armedforces.blog.gogo.mn/read/entry45432
- https://zasag.mn/m/ministry-of-defense/view/5342
- http://gsmaf.gov.mn/index.php?comp=post&id=879
- http://www.24tsag.mn/a/27260
- https://ikon.mn/n/1iww
- http://vip76.mn/content/49789
- http://www.mod.gov.mn/index.php?com=news&id=1418
- https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mongolia-ulan-bator-ulaanbaatar-national-day-of-naddam-military-parade-48037095.html
- https://www.legalinfo.mn/law/details/804?lawid=804
- http://news.gogo.mn/r/84149
- http://www.ugluu.mn/108425.html
- https://news.mn/r/41522/