The Military ranks of Romania are the military insignia used by the Romanian Armed Forces.
Branch colors in the Romanian Armed Forces
The colors depend on the service branch (, literally "weapon") the bearer is a member of. They show on the shoulder slides which hold the rank insignia, on the band of combination caps, and on collar insignia. Because many different branches share a color (for example black or light blue), each branch has distinctive branch insignia (), which is worn next to the rank insignia on the shoulder slides. Other militarized institutions, such as the Romanian Gendarmerie and the Military Firefighters Corps, also have branch insignia worn in the same way.
Service branch Colour Marshals (all branches)Land Forces Generals (except Military Medicine and Military Justice)InfantryMilitary Music Red Air force (all staff)ParatroopersRadar Troops Light blue Naval forces (all staff)ArtilleryTanksMilitary Automobile TroopsAnti-air Artillery and MissilesCommunication and Informatics structuresEngineers TroopsNBC defence Black Military Medicine (incl. Generals) Burgundy red Mountain Troops Green Military LogisticsAdministration Violet Military Justice (incl. Generals) Dark Blue/Dark Violet Military Police Gray
The same ranks and basic insignia are used in the other militarised institutions. They differ in the color and branch insignia on the shoulder boards. Gendarmerie Firefighters General Inspectorate of Aviation Intelligence Service Foreign Intelligence Service Protection and Guard Service Special Telecommunications Service
Armed forces The rank insignia is worn on the shoulder of the jacket, cloak/coat, overcoat, and shirt. The ranks are displayed with braids (called or ) of gold color for the commissioned officers and silver for senior non-commissioned and warrant officers. The junior NCOs, enlisted and the navy warrant officers use yellow silk braids. Generals use star insignia. The navy warrant officers use yellow colored star insignia as well. The air force and navy officers also display the ranks on the sleeves. The topmost braids for the air force officer ranks are folded in the shape of a rhombus; for the navy, the braids are in the form of the executive curl; for the parachute units, the braids are folded in the shape of an open parachute.
Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Warrant officers ranks NATO rankOR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 NATO rankOR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5
Enlisted/Non-commissioned officers ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Gendarmerie Unlike the Romanian Police, the Gendarmerie is a military force, and uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Land Forces.
Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Warrant officers ranks NATO rankOR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 Romanian Gendarmerie
Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Military firefighters corps Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Romanian Military Firefighters Corps
Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. Romanian Military Firefighters Corps
See also Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania
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