Malaysian military ranks
The following tables present the ranks of the Malaysian Armed Forces.[1]
Rank list
[edit]SSM Grade | Equiv. | Type | Army | Navy | Air Force | NATO equivalents of ranks |
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Usually reserved for His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Commander-in-chief[note 1] | Field Marshal | Admiral of the Fleet | Marshal of the Air Force | OF-10 | |
VUZA3[note 2] | Turus II | Commissioned officers | General | Admiral | General | OF-9 |
VUZA5[note 3] | JUSA A | |||||
VUZA6 | JUSA B | Lieutenant General[note 4] | Vice Admiral[note 5] | Lieutenant General[note 6] | OF-8 | |
VUZA7 | JUSA C | Major General | Rear Admiral | Major General RMAF | OF-7 | |
ZA26 | 54 | Brigadier General | Commodore (lit. First Admiral)[2] | Brigadier General RMAF | OF-6 | |
ZA24 | 52 | Colonel | Captain | Colonel RMAF | OF-5 | |
ZA22 | 48 | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Lieutenant Colonel RMAF | OF-4 | |
ZA20 | 46A | Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major RMAF | OF-3 | |
ZA18 | 44 | Captain | Lieutenant | Captain RMAF | OF-2 | |
ZA16 | 42 | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Lieutenant RMAF | OF-1 | |
ZA15 | 41 | Second Lieutenant | Acting Sub Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant RMAF | ||
ZAL13/ZAL15 | Officer Cadet | Midshipman | Officer Cadet | OF(D) | ||
Officer Cadet | ||||||
ZA12 | 38 | Other ranks | Warrant Officer I | Warrant Officer I | Warrant Officer I | OR-9 |
ZA10 | 36 | Warrant Officer II | Warrant Officer II | Warrant Officer II | OR-8 | |
ZA8 | 32 | Staff Sergeant[note 7] | Chief Petty Officer | Flight Sergeant | OR-7 | |
ZA6 | 29 | Sergeant | Petty Officer | Sergeant | OR-6 | |
ZA4 | 22 | Corporal | Leading Seaman | Corporal | OR-4 | |
ZA2 | 20 | Lance Corporal | Able Seaman | Leading Aircraftman | OR-3 | |
ZA1 | 19 | Private[note 8] | Ordinary Seaman | Aircraftman | OR-1 | |
ZAL1 | Recruit | Recruit | Recruit |
Rank table
[edit]This table shows the rank structure and epaulette insignia from 1963 until today. For the ranks in the Malaysian Army, the shoulder board rank insignia for Senior Officers and Junior Officers comprises the star from the Order of the Crown of the Realm.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers, based on the No. 2 and No. 3 Dress Uniform.
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Fil marsyal | Jeneral | Leftenan jeneral | Mejar jeneral | Brigedier jeneral | Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Mejar | Kapten | Leftenan | Leftenan muda | ||||||||||||||
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Laksamana armada | Laksamana | Laksamana madya | Laksamana muda | Laksamana pertama | Kepten | Komander | Leftenan komander | Leftenan | Leftenan madya | Leftenan muda | ||||||||||||||
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Marsyal tentera udara | Jeneral TUDM | Leftenan jeneral TUDM | Mejar jeneral TUDM | Brigedier jeneral TUDM | Kolonel TUDM | Leftenan kolonel TUDM | Mejar TUDM | Kapten TUDM | Leftenan TUDM | Leftenan muda TUDM | ||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Student officer ranks
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Pegawai kadet kanan | Pegawai kadet |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and enlisted personnel.
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Pegawai waran I | Pegawai waran II | Staf sarjan | Sarjan | Koperal | Lans koperal | Prebet | Rekrut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pegawai waran I | Pegawai waran II | Bintara kanan | Bintara muda | Laskar kanan | Laskar kelas I | Laskar kelas II | Perajurit muda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pegawai waran udara I | Pegawai waran udara II | Flait sarjan | Sarjan udara | Koperal udara | Laskar udara kanan | Laskar udara I | Laskar udara II | Perajurit muda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Warrant officers | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Other military-based organization ranks
[edit]The RJMF ranks are equal to Army ranks, but different pay grades. RJMF have their own service grade and basic salary scale.[6]
- Commissioned officers
The following are rank insignia for commissioned officers for the Royal Johor Military Force.
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Komandan | Mejar Jeneral | Brigedier Jeneral | Mejar | Kapten | Leftenan | Leftenan Muda | Pegawai Kadet |
- Other ranks
The following are rank insignia for other ranks for the Johor Military Force.
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Pegawai Waren/Sarjan Mejar | Staf Sarjan | Sarjan | Korporal | Lans Korporal | Prebet | Rekrut |
Malaysia Coast Guard
[edit]Malaysia Coast Guard ranks are equal to the Royal Malaysian Navy's ranks, but the MCG has their service grade and basic salary scale. In addition the MCG does not use the executive curl but instead, the badge of the MCG.
RELA Corps
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Chief Commissioner Ketua Pesuruhjaya |
Deputy Chief Commissioner Timbalan Ketua Pesuruhjaya |
Commissioner Pesuruhjaya |
Deputy Commissioner Timbalan Pesuruhjaya |
Senior Assistant Commissioner Penolang Pesuruhjaya Kanan |
Assistant Commissioner Penolang Pesuruhjaya |
Superintendent Penguasa |
Senior Deputy Superintendent Timbalan Penguasa Kanan |
Deputy Superintendent Timbalan Penguasa Kanan |
Senior Assistant Superintendent Penolang Penguasa Kanan |
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assistant Superintendent I Penolang Penguasa I |
Assistant Superintendent II Penolang Penguasa II |
Superior Officer I Pegawal tinggi I |
Superior Officer II Pegawal tinggi II |
Senior Officer I Pegawal Kanan I |
Senior Officer II Pegawal Kanan II |
RELA Corps ranks are equal to Army ranks, but the RELA Corps has different pay grade. RELA Corps have their basic salary and allowance scale, but RELA Corps have no fixed service grade. Only permanent officer has a salary and allowance like other civil service staff but RELA Corps NCO and lower rank has given an allowance only.
From 2012, RELA Corps rank system was changed and synchronized with the police rank system but still maintaining old insignia.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ This rank is usually reserved to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- ^ This grade is reserved to the Chief of Defence Force only.
- ^ This grade is reserved to the Chiefs of Army, Chief of Air Force and Chief of Navy only.
- ^ Colonel-in-Chiefs of the Army wear this rank.
- ^ Commodore-in-Chief of the Navy (the Sultan of Selangor) wears this rank.
- ^ Colonel-in-Chief of the Air Force (the Sultan of Pahang) wears this rank.
- ^ Malaysia, as a Commonwealth nation, has a rank structure similar to the British Army. This position may be referred to by a variety of names depending on the regiment or corps, such as "Colour Sergeant".
- ^ Just like the Staff Sergeant rank, the rank of Private has a variety of names depending on the regiment or corps. Other names for the rank of Private are "Ranger", "Gunner" and "Trooper".
References
[edit]- ^ "Pangkat-pangkat Dalam ATM" (in Malay). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ Chan, Dawn (2020-12-19). "Rohana, first woman appointed First Admiral in RMN | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ a b c d "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Kategori Pangkat". army.mod.gov.my/ (in Malagasy). Malaysian Army. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Jadual Gaji & Sifir Pemindahan Gaji - Keselamatan & Pertahanan" [Salary Schedule & Salary Transfer Code - Security & Defence] (PDF) (in Malay). Public Service Department (Malaysia). 1 July 2007: 194–203. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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