Ranks and insignia of the Latvian National Armed Forces
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The following details the ranks and insignia used by personnel of the Latvian National Armed Forces.
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Land Forces
Historically the Land Forces wore collar insignia. Today shoulder boards are worn by almost all personnel, save for the Staff Battalion, which uses a modified form of the old collar insignia.
Officers shoulder insignia
| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student Officer | |
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| Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālmajors | Brigādes Ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvežleitnants | Majors | Kapteinis | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | Kadets | ||||
Enlisted shoulder insignia
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| Augstākais virsseržants | Galvenais virsseržants | Štāba virsseržants | Virsseržants | Seržants | Kaprālis | Dižkareivis | Kareivis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force
Officers
| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student Officer | |
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Enlisted
| NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Augstākais virsseržants | Galvenais virsseržants | Štāba virsseržants | Virsseržants | Seržants | Kaprālis | Dižkareivis | Kareivis | |||||||||||||||||||||
Officers
| NATO Code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student Officer | |
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| Viceadmirālis | Kontradmirālis | Flotiles admirālis | Jūras Kapteinis | Komandkapteinis | Komandleitnants | Kapteiņleitnants | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | |||||
Enlisted
| NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Vecākais virsniekvietnieks Senior Warrant Officer |
Virsniekvietnieks Warrant Officer |
Vecākais bocmanis Senior Boatswain |
Bocmanis Boatswain |
Seržants Sergeant |
Kaprālis Corporal |
Dižatrozis Able Seaman |
Matrozis Seaman |
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