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Modern Greek military ranks are based on Ancient Greek & Byzantine terminology, even though the ranks correspond to those of other Western armies. For example, ancient hoplite unit of approximately 100 men, the lochos, is today the name for a company of soldiers; its commander, as in ancient times, is a lochagos, while his lieutenants are called ypolochagoi - literally, "sub-captains" - a modern neologism. A sergeant is known as a lochias. A tagmatarchis (major) commands a tagma (battalion) and so forth. Thus, every officer or non-commissioned officer is in the land and air forces is generally named after the type of unit he commands, with the suffix -agos (from agein, "to lead") or -archos / arches (from archein, "to rule").

[edit] Officer ranks

[edit] Air Force

Category	Greek rank	Transliteration	British Equivalent	NATO
General Officers
	Πτέραρχος	Pterarchos	Air Chief Marshal	OF-9
	Αντιπτέραρχος	Antipterarchos	Air Marshal	OF-8
	Υποπτέραρχος	Ypopterarchos	Air Vice-Marshal	OF-7
	Ταξίαρχος Αεροπορίας	Taxiarchos Aeroporias	Air Commodore	OF-6
Senior Officers
	Σμήναρχος	Sminarchos	Group Captain	OF-5
	Αντισμήναρχος	Antisminarchos	Wing Commander	OF-4
	Επισμηναγός	Episminagos	Squadron Leader	OF-3
Junior Officers
	Σμηναγός	Sminagos	Flight Lieutenant	OF-2
	Υποσμηναγός	Yposminagos	Flying Officer	OF-1
	Ανθυποσμηναγός	Anthyposminagos	Pilot Officer	OF-1

The United States Air Force uses the same terms to designate its officers as the Army, as given below.

[edit] Army

Category	Greek Rank	Transliteration	English Equivalent	NATO
General Officers
	Στρατηγός	Stratigos	General	OF-9
	Αντιστράτηγος	Antistratigos	Lieutenant General	OF-8
	Υποστράτηγος	Ypostratigos	Major General	OF-7
	Ταξίαρχος	Taxiarchos	Brigadier or Brigadier General	OF-6
Field Grade Officers
	Συνταγματάρχης	Syntagmatarchis	Colonel	OF-5
	Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Antisyntagmatarchis	Lieutenant Colonel	OF-4
	Ταγματάρχης	Tagmatarchis	Major	OF-3
Company Grade Officers
	Λοχαγός	Lochagos	Captain	OF-2
	Υπολοχαγός	Ypolochagos	Lieutenant	OF-1
	Ανθυπολοχαγός	Anthypolochagos	Second Lieutenant	OF-1

[edit] Navy

Category	Greek Rank	Transliteration	English Equivalent	NATO
Flag Officers
	Ναύαρχος	Navarchos	Admiral	OF-9
	Αντιναύαρχος	Antinavarchos	Vice Admiral	OF-8
	Υποναύαρχος	Yponavarchos	Rear Admiral	OF-7
	Αρχιπλοίαρχος	Archiploiarchos	Commodore	OF-6
Senior Officers
	Πλοίαρχος	Ploiarchos	Captain	OF-5
	Αντιπλοίαρχος	Antiploiarchos	Commander	OF-4
	Πλωτάρχης	Plotarchis	Lieutenant Commander	OF-3
Junior Officers
	Υποπλοίαρχος	Ypoploiarchos	Lieutenant	OF-2
	Ανθυποπλοίαρχος	Anthypoploiarchos	Sub-Lieutenant	OF-1
	Σημαιοφόρος	Simaioforos	Ensign	OF-1

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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