Comparative chart of Army Ranks

Comparative chart of Army Ranks

US Army

Yugoslav People's Army
(JNA)

Army of Yugoslavia
(VJ)

Army of Serbia and Montenegro (VSiCG)
Croatian Army (HV) Slovenian Army
(SV) Bosnia & Herzegovina
(VFBiH) Macedonia

Commissioned Officers

General of the Army General Armije General Armije General-armije StoÅ¾erni General -

General General-pukovnik General-pukovnik General-pukovnik General zbora Generalpolkovnik General General-polkovnik

Lieutenant General General-potpukovnik General-potpukovnik General-potpukovnik General pukovnik Generalpodpolkovnik General-pukovnik General-potpolkovnik

Major General General-major General-major General-major General bojnik Generalmajor General-major General-major

Brigadier General - - - Brigadni General Brigadir Brigadni General Brigaden general

Colonel Pukovnik Pukovnik Pukovnik Brigadir Polkovnik Brigadir Polkovnik

Lieutenant Colonel Potpukovnik Potpukovnik Potpukovnik Pukovnik Podpolkovnik Pukovnik Potpolkovnik

Major Major Major Major Bojnik Major Major Major

(Senior Captain) Kapetan I klase Kapetan I klase Kapetan I klase - - - -

Captain Kapetan Kapetan Kapetan Satnik Stotnik Kapetan Kapetan

1st Lieutenant PoruÄnik PoruÄnik PoruÄnik NatporuÄnik PoroÄnik PoruÄnik Porucnik

2nd Lieutenant PotporuÄnik PotporuÄnik PotporuÄnik PoruÄnik PodporoÄnik PodporuÄnik Potporucnik

Non-Commissioned Officers

Master Warrant Officer 5

Chief Warrant Officer 4 ViÅ¡ji Å¡tabni prapoÅ¡Äak

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Å tabni prapoÅ¡Äak

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zastavnik I klase ViÅ¡ji prapoÅ¡Äak

Warrant Officer 1 Zastavnik PrapoÅ¡Äak

Sergeant Major
of the Army

Command Sergeant Major Glavni narednik

Sergeant Major Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik I klase ÄŒasniÄki namjesnik ViÅ¡i narednik Zastavnik I klasa

First Sergeant Zastavnik Zastavnik StoÅ¾erni narednik

Master Sergeant Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik I klase Nadnarednik ViÅ¡ji Å¡tabni vodnik Narednik 1. klase Zastavnik

Sergeant First Class Stariji vodnik Stariji vodnik Stariji vodnik Narednik Å tabni vodnik Å tabni narednik Postar vodnik I klasa

Staff Sergeant Vodnik I klase Vodnik I klase Vodnik I klase Desetnik ViÅ¡ji vodnik Narednik Postar vodnik

Sergeant Vodnik Vodnik Vodnik Skupnik Vodnik Kaplar Vodnik

Enlisted Ranks

(Junior Sergeant) Mladji vodnik Mladji vodnik Mladji vodnik Naddesetnik Pomlad vodnik

Corporal Desetar Desetar Desetar Razvodnik Desetnik Vojnik 1. klase Desetar

Private First Class Razvodnik Razvodnik Razvodnik Pozornik Poddesetnik Vojnik

Private (PV-2)

Private (PV-1) Vojnik Vojnik Regrut Vojnik

Ranks recently introduced

Approximate US equivalent

	US Army	Yugoslav People's Army (JNA)	Army of Yugoslavia (VJ)	Army of Serbia and Montenegro (VSiCG)	Croatian Army (HV)	Slovenian Army (SV)	Bosnia & Herzegovina (VFBiH)	Macedonia
Commissioned Officers
	General of the Army	General Armije	General Armije	General-armije	StoÅ¾erni General			-
	General	General-pukovnik	General-pukovnik	General-pukovnik	General zbora	Generalpolkovnik	General	General-polkovnik
	Lieutenant General	General-potpukovnik	General-potpukovnik	General-potpukovnik	General pukovnik	Generalpodpolkovnik	General-pukovnik	General-potpolkovnik
	Major General	General-major	General-major	General-major	General bojnik	Generalmajor	General-major	General-major
	Brigadier General	-	-	-	Brigadni General	Brigadir	Brigadni General	Brigaden general
	Colonel	Pukovnik	Pukovnik	Pukovnik	Brigadir	Polkovnik	Brigadir	Polkovnik
	Lieutenant Colonel	Potpukovnik	Potpukovnik	Potpukovnik	Pukovnik	Podpolkovnik	Pukovnik	Potpolkovnik
	Major	Major	Major	Major	Bojnik	Major	Major	Major
	(Senior Captain)	Kapetan I klase	Kapetan I klase	Kapetan I klase	-	-	-	-
	Captain	Kapetan	Kapetan	Kapetan	Satnik	Stotnik	Kapetan	Kapetan
	1st Lieutenant	PoruÄnik	PoruÄnik	PoruÄnik	NatporuÄnik	PoroÄnik	PoruÄnik	Porucnik
	2nd Lieutenant	PotporuÄnik	PotporuÄnik	PotporuÄnik	PoruÄnik	PodporoÄnik	PodporuÄnik	Potporucnik
Non-Commissioned Officers
	Master Warrant Officer 5
	Chief Warrant Officer 4					ViÅ¡ji Å¡tabni prapoÅ¡Äak
	Chief Warrant Officer 3					Å tabni prapoÅ¡Äak
	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Zastavnik I klase				ViÅ¡ji prapoÅ¡Äak
	Warrant Officer 1	Zastavnik				PrapoÅ¡Äak
	Sergeant Major of the Army
	Command Sergeant Major						Glavni narednik
	Sergeant Major		Zastavnik I klase	Zastavnik I klase	ÄŒasniÄki namjesnik		ViÅ¡i narednik	Zastavnik I klasa
	First Sergeant		Zastavnik	Zastavnik	StoÅ¾erni narednik
	Master Sergeant	Stariji vodnik I klase	Stariji vodnik I klase	Stariji vodnik I klase	Nadnarednik	ViÅ¡ji Å¡tabni vodnik	Narednik 1. klase	Zastavnik
	Sergeant First Class	Stariji vodnik	Stariji vodnik	Stariji vodnik	Narednik	Å tabni vodnik	Å tabni narednik	Postar vodnik I klasa
	Staff Sergeant	Vodnik I klase	Vodnik I klase	Vodnik I klase	Desetnik	ViÅ¡ji vodnik	Narednik	Postar vodnik
	Sergeant	Vodnik	Vodnik	Vodnik	Skupnik	Vodnik	Kaplar	Vodnik
Enlisted Ranks
	(Junior Sergeant)	Mladji vodnik	Mladji vodnik	Mladji vodnik		Naddesetnik		Pomlad vodnik
	Corporal	Desetar	Desetar	Desetar	Razvodnik	Desetnik	Vojnik 1. klase	Desetar
	Private First Class	Razvodnik	Razvodnik	Razvodnik	Pozornik	Poddesetnik	Vojnik
	Private (PV-2)
	Private (PV-1)	Vojnik			Vojnik		Regrut	Vojnik