Originally posted by vIn.Warrior:
To those who have knowledge on military or paramilitary
ranks and experienced regulars out there...
Can anyone clarify the CORRECT abbreviations for the different
ranks?
what i know is that there are protocols for writing rank
abbreviations and they're always in CAPS.
For those who are unsure, "rank abbreviation" simply means writing
SHORT FORM for certain rank.
[b]SAF
1) Private - PTE
2) Lance Corporal - LCP
3) Corporal - CPL
4) 3rd Sergeant - 3SG
5) 2nd Sergeant - 2SG
6) 1st Sergeant - 1SG
7) Staff Sergeant - SSG
8 ) Master Sergeant - MSG
9) 2nd Warrant Officer - 2WO
10) 1st Warrant Officer - 1WO
11) Master Warrant Officer - MWO
12) Senior Warrant Officer - SWO
13) 2nd Lieutenant - 2LT
14) Lieutenant - LT
15) Captain - CPT
16) Major - ?
17) Lieutenant Colonel - LTC
18 ) Colonel - ?
19) Brigadier- General - BG
20) Rear - Admiral - ?
21)Major - General -
?
Others (eg
SPF)
(SPF) Sergent -
SGT
1) Senior Staff Sergeant - SSSG
2) Station Inspector - SI
3) Senior Station Inspector - SSI
4) Senior Statioin Inspector II - ?
5) Inspector - INSP
6) Chief Inspector ( In Gurkha Contingent) -
?
7) Assistant Superintendent of Police - ASP
8 ) Deputy Superintendent of Police - DSP
9) Superintendent of Police - SUPT
10) Deputy Assistant Commissioner - DAC
11) Assistant Commissioner - AC
12) Senior Assistant Commissioner - SAC
13) Deputy Commissioner - DC
14) Commissioner - ?
And how about the abbreviations for probationary ranks?
eg: a Probationary Inspector is written as P/INSP?
thanx a lot!
[/b]
why BG then General. what about Lieutenant General?
