Ranking and Insignia

The three Turkestani armed services share a unified ranking system which is the same in all three forces.  This occasionally has slightly strange consequences, for example, Turkestan is possibly the only country in the world in which a Lieutenant-Colonel equivalent might find himself in command of a naval vessel.  The Turkestanis claim that the unified ranking system helps to foster a sense of interservice unity.

Table of Ranks:

Flag Ranks English Equivalent Russian Equivalent
Tarxan Field Marshal Маршал
(Marshal)
Sardar General Генерал
(General)
Sardar-Beğ Lieutenant-General Генералполковник
(Colonel-General)
Sardar-Maıor Major-General Генералмайор
(Major-General)
Qolbaşı Brigadier Генераллейтнант
(Lieutenant-General)
Commissioned Ranks English Equivalent Russian Equivalent
Miņbaşı Colonel Полковник
(Colonel)
Beğ Lieutenant-Colonel Подполковник
(Under-Colonel)
Maıor Major Майор
(Major)
Jüzbaşı Captain Капитан
(Captain)
Livten Lieutenant Лейтнант
(Lieutenant)
Warrant Ranks English Equivalent Russian Equivalent
Baş Varançı Warrant Officer 1st Class Старший Прапорщик
(Senior Warrant Officer)
Ağa Varançı Warrant Officer 2nd Class Прапорщик
(Warrant Officer)
Varançı Warrant Officer 3rd Class Младший Прапорщик
(Junior Warrant Officer)
Qanat Varançı Warrant Officer 4th Class Подпрапорщик
(Under-Warrant Officer)
Non-Commissioned Ranks English Equivalent Russian Equivalent
Baıraqçı Sergeant-Major Старшина
(Starshina)
Ağa Onbaşı Master Sergeant Старший Сержант
(Senior Sergeant)
Onbaşı Sergeant Сержант
(Sergeant)
Ataman Corporal Младший Сержант
(Junior Sergeant)
Çabarman Lance-Corporal Eфрейтор
(Corporal)
Äskär Private Pядовой
(Soldier)


Rank Badges and other Insignia:

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