Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

The Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia 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) RLF Generals except Military Medicine and Military Justice Infantry Military Music	Red
ROAF (all staff) Paratroopers Radar Troops	Light blue
RNF (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 (Vânători de Munte)	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

Land Forces

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Romanian Land Forces																									No equivalent
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Romania (Paratroopers)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Colonel		Locotenent-Colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other/Enlisted ranks

These enlisted ranks are all-forces ranks.

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Land Forces
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal clasa I	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaş		Soldat

Maistru 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

Air Force

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Romanian Air Force																									No equivalent
	Mareșal		General		General-Locotenent		General-Maior		General de Flotilă Aeriană		Comandor		Căpitan-Comandor		Locotenent-Comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other/Enlisted ranks

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Air Force
	Plutonier adjutant principal			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal clasa I	Caporal clasa a II-a	Caporal clasa a III-a		Fruntaş		Soldat

Maistru ranks

NATO rank	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
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

Naval Forces

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Romanian Naval Forces																									No equivalent
	Mareșal		Amiral		Viceamiral		Contraamiral		Contraamiral de Flotilă		Comandor		Căpitan-Comandor		Locotenent-Comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Aspirant

Other ranks/Enlisted ratings

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Naval Forces
	Chief Petty Officer Of The Ship			Command Master Chief Petty Officer			Master Chief Petty Officer		Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer						Petty Officer						Leading Seaman				Able Seaman		Seaman

Maistru ranks

NATO rank	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5
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

Gendarmerie

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

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Jandarmeria Română																									No equivalent
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other/Enlisted ranks

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Jandarmeria Română
	Plutonier adjutant șef			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal				Fruntaş		Jandarm

See also

• List of generals of the Romanian Armed Forces

Notes

References

External links

• "Grade militare (Military ranks)". defense.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
• Romania: Ranks, Uniforms, and Insignia