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{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Philippines (PCG)}} |
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===Enlisted personnel=== |
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Note: currently senior NCO rank insignia for personnel promoted recently to these ranks in the Philippine Marine Corps, and since 2019 the enlisted and NCO personnel of the Philippine Military Academy Band sport US style enlisted rank insignia. |
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====Army and Marines==== |
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{| class="wikitable" align="center" |
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!width="30%" |Ground forces ranks (English) |
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!Army and Marine Corps battledress collar<br>and Army service dress sleeve insignia |
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!Marine Corps service dress sleeve insignia |
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|[[First Chief Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[Chief master sergeant|Chief Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY CMSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC CMSG Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Senior Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY SMSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC SMSG Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Master sergeant|Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY MSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC MSG Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Technical Sergeant/1st Sergeant|Technical Sergeant/1st Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY TSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC TSG Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Staff Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY SSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC SSG Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY SGT WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC SGT Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Corporal]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY CPL WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC CPL Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Private First Class]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY PFC WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC PFC Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Private (rank)|Private]] |
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|[[File:PHIL ARMY PVT WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PMC PVT Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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====Air Force==== |
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Until the early years of the 21st century the Air Forces sported the same enlisted insignia as the other services, its current enlisted rank insignia mirrors that of the United States Air Force, with the use of the national diamond roundel. |
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{| class="wikitable" align="center" |
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!width="28%" |Air force ranks (English) |
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!Battledress collar insignia |
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!Service dress sleeve insignia |
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!Full dress sleeve insignia |
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|[[First Chief Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[Chief Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PAF CMSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF CMSG SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF CMSG FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Senior Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PAF SMSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF SMSG SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF SMSG FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Master Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PAF MSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF MSG SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF MSGT FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Technical Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PAF TSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF TSG SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF TSG FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Staff Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PAF SSG WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF SSG SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF SSG FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Sergeant]] |
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|[[File:PAF SGT WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF SGT SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF SGT FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Airman First Class]] |
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|[[File:PAF A1C WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF A1C SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF A1C FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Airman Second Class]] |
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|[[File:PAF A2C WOODLAND.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF A2C SL.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:PAF A2C FD.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Airman]] |
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|[[File:PAF AR WOODLAND.svg|center|50px]] |
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|[[File:PAF AR SL.svg|center|50px]] |
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|[[File:PAF AR FD.svg|center|50px]] |
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==== Navy and Coast Guard ==== |
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{| class="wikitable" align="center" |
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! Naval enlisted ratings (English) |
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! Collar insignia |
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! Sleeve insignia<br />(Navy) |
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! Sleeve/shoulder insignia<br />(Coast Guard) |
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|[[First Master Chief Petty Officer]] |
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|[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] |
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|[[File:PN MCPO Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] |
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|[[File:PN SCPO Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Chief petty officer|Chief Petty Officer]] |
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|[[File:PN CPO Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Petty officer, first class]] |
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|[[File:PN PO1 Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:Philippines-CoastGuard-OR-7.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Petty officer, second class]] |
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|[[File:PN PO2 Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:Philippines-CoastGuard-OR-6.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Petty officer, third class]] |
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|[[File:PN PO3 Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:Philippines-CoastGuard-OR-5.svg|center|70px]] |
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|Seaman First Class |
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|[[File:PN SN1 Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:Philippines-CoastGuard-OR-4.svg|center|70px]] |
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|Seaman Second Class |
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|[[File:PN SN2 Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:Philippines-CoastGuard-OR-2.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[Seaman apprentice]] |
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|[[File:PN SN Slv.svg|center|70px]] |
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|[[File:Philippines-CoastGuard-OR-1.svg|center|70px]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 06:37, 23 June 2021
The following list presents the ranks and insignia of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Introduction
The current Philippine military ranks are inspired partially by the very first military insignia used by the military forces during the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and the Philippine–American War, and the insignia used by the Philippine Constabulary raised in 1902 during the final days of the Philippine–American War, which was basically the same style of insignia used by the United States Army at that time. Elements of both the US army ranks and the old Philippine Army appear in the current ranks; this was reflected at the general officers insignia and enlisted ranks that resembled those of the US military (the silver stars used by generals and admirals were used by field grade officers in the First Republic), the field officers [like colonels], whose insignia are suns, use those insignia used by general officers of the Revolutionary Army. Company rank insignia[i.e. captain], consisting of a silver triangle, are a recent creation. Both company grade and field grade officer insignia have the baybayin letter ka ( K) in the middle, another throwback to the days of the war for independence, and even in the medal used by second-level members of the Katipunan during meetings, in which the letter is in the center.
Revolutionary Army ranks
These rank insignia for the nascent army were created in late 1896, replacing the earlier rank insignia used by the Katipuneros containing the letter K (ka). Ranks were then worn on the sleeves of all uniforms.[1]
Shoulder epaulette insignia was introduced in late 1898, some time after the declaration of Philippine independence. It is worthy of mention that the insignia for the rank of Second Lieutenant and Major has three silver and gold stars, respectively, and the number of stars are reduced when promoted.
Officer ranks
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| English | Minister Marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tagalog | Ministrong mariskal | Heneral | Tenyente heneral | Heneral ng dibisyon | Heneral ng brigada | Koronel | Tenyente koronel | Komandante | Kapitán | Tenyente | Alpéres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish | Ministro mariscal | General | Teniente general | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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| English | Sergeant | Corporal | Civil guardsman first class | Civil guardsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tagalog | Sarhento | Kabo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish | Sargento | Cabo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Present rank insignia of the Philippine armed forces
The current AFP insignia used today are a modification of the system first used in 1954–55 as part of the Filipinization of the military forces by then President and former Secretary of National Defense Ramon Magsaysay, ending years of the US-styled rank system in place since 1935. Prior to that period, the Philippines used the same rank insignia of the United States Armed Forces with modifications for Philippine conditions.[2][3]
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See also
References
- ^ Alvarez, Santiago V. (1992). The Katipunan and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General : with the Original Tagalog Text. Ateneo University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-971-550-077-7.
- ^ Shoulder Ranks (Officers), The Philippine Army.(archived from the original Archived August 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine on July 1, 2012)
- ^ Philippine Military Rank Insignia, Globalsecurity.org.
- ^ "Ranks and insignia". army.mil.ph. Philippine Army. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Philippine Coast Guard Basic Training Manual". Annex D-E: Philippine Coast Guard Education Training and Doctrine Command. 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Ranks". paf.mil.ph. Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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