The Israeli Police has its rank shared between all roles (explorers, investigators, detectives etc.)
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(רב-אלוף (רא"ל
Rav aluf (initials:Ra'al) ( Lieutenant General, equivalent to NATO OF-8) (Rav aluf means "chief champion" or "chief thousandman") |
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אלוף
(Commanding general of a branch of arms (ground force, air force or navy) or a regional command. ( Major General, equivalent to NATO OF-7) (Aluf, meaning "champion" or "thousandman") (Note that in the original IDF ranks of 1948, aluf was intended to loosely translate as colonel) |
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(תת-אלוף (תא"ל
Tat aluf (initials:Ta'al) (Commanding general of an arm of service ( service corps) or division commander) ( Brigadier General, equivalent to NATO OF-6) (Tat aluf translates as "subordinate champion" or "sub-thousandman") [Since 1968] |
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(אלוף משנה (אל"מ
Aluf mishne (initials:Alam) ( Executive officer of a division; Brigade commander) ( Colonel, equivalent to NATO OF-5) (Aluf mishne translates as "secondary champion" or "secondary thousandman") |
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(סגן-אלוף (סא"ל
Sgan aluf (initials:Sa'al) ( Executive officer of a brigade; Battalion Commander) ( Lieutenant Colonel, equivalent to NATO OF-4) (Sgan aluf translates as "deputy champion" or "deputy thousandman") (Note that in the original IDF ranks of 1948, sgan aluf was intended to loosely translate as lieutenant colonel) |
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(רב סרן (רס"ן
Rav seren (initials:Rasan) ( Battalion XO [Executive Officer]) ( Major, equivalent to NATO OF-3) (Rav seren means "chief military commander") |
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סרן
Seren ( Company / Battery Commander) ( Captain, equivalent to NATO OF-2) (Seren, meaning "captain", translates as "captain" or "military commander") |
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סגן
Segen — [Since 1951] (1948-1951) סגן ראשון,סג"ר Segen rishon (initials:Sagar)[1948–51] ( Company XO; Platoon Leader) ( First Lieutenant, equivalent to NATO OF-1) (Segen rishon means "lieutenant first class"; segen literally translates as "deputy") |
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(סגן-משנה (סג"מ
Segen mishne (initials:Sagam) — [Since 1951] (סגן) Segen — [From 1948–51] ( Second lieutenant, equivalent to NATO OF-1) (Segen mishne, means "second lieutenant"; segen literally translates as "deputy") |
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קצינים אקדמאיםKtzinim akademaimAcademic officers | (קצין אקדמאי בכיר (קא"ב
Katzín akademai bakhír (initials:Ka'ab) (Professional officer of the first class in the reserve — equivalent to a brevet captain.) (officer of medical service, officer of dental medical service, officer of veterinary service, officer of justice, officer of religion.) (Senior academic officer) |
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(קצין מקצועי אקדמאי (קמ"א
Katzín miktsoí akademai (initials:Kama) (Professional officer of the second class in the reserve — equivalent to a brevet first lieutenant.) (officer of medical service, officer of dental medical service, officer of veterinary service, officer of justice, officer of religion.) (Professional academic officer) |
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(רב-נגד (רנ"ג
Rav nagad (initials:Ranag) ( Chief warrant officer, most senior specialist professional, equivalent to NATO OR-9) (it translates as "chief warrant officer" or "chief NCO") [Since 1993] |
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[2](רב-נגד משנה (רנ"מ
Rav nagad mishne (initials:Ranam) ( Warrant officer, senior specialist professional, equivalent to NATO OR-8) (it translates as "junior chief warrant officer" or "junior chief NCO") [Since 2011] |
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(רב-סמל בכיר (רס"ב
Rav samal bakhír (initials:Rasab) ( Command sergeant major, senior NCO of a Regiment or Brigade, equivalent to NATO OR-8) (it translates as "senior chief sergeant") |
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(רב-סמל מתקדם (רס"מ
Rav samal mitkadem (initials:Rasam) ( Sergeant major, senior NCO of a battalion, equivalent to NATO OR-7) (it translates as "advanced chief sergeant") |
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(רב-סמל ראשון (רס"ר
Rav samal rishon (initials:Rasar) ( Master sergeant, senior NCO of a company or battery, equivalent to NATO OR-6) (it translates as "chief sergeant first class") |
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(רב-סמל (רס"ל
Rav samal (initials:Rasal) ( Sergeant first class, a platoon sergeant, equivalent to NATO OR-5) (it translates as "chief sergeant") |
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(סמל ראשון (סמ"ר
Samal rishon (initials:Samar) ( Staff sergeant, a squad leader, NATO OR-4) (it translates as "sergeant first class") |
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סמל
Samal [3] ( Sergeant, a team leader, NATO OR-3) (it translates as "sergeant".) |
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(רב טוראי (רב"ט
Rav turai (initials:Rabat) ( Corporal, a team leader, NATO OR-2) (it translates as "chief private") |
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טוראי
Turai ( Private E-2 or private, NATO OR-1) (it translates as "private") |