Category Rank name and U.S rank equivalent Insignia
קצינים ראשים
Supreme Officers
or
General Officers (רב-אלוף (רא"ל
Rav alúf (Ra'ál)
(Chief of the General Staff, Command of the Army or Army Group)
(Lieutenant General)
אלוף
Alúf
(Commanding General, Command of the Branch of Arms, Corps)
(Major General)
(תת-אלוף (תא"ל
Tat alúf (Ta'ál)
(Commanding General, Command of the Service of Arms, Corps, Division, Brigade)
(Brigadier General)
קצינים בכירים
Senior Officers
or
Field Grade Officers (אלוף משנה (אל"מ
Alúf mishné (Alám)
(Regiment, Brigade Commander)
(Colonel)
(סגן-אלוף (סא"ל
Sgan alúf (Sa'ál)
(Battalion Commander)
(Lieutenant Colonel)
(רב סרן (רס"ן
Rav séren (Rasán)
(Executive Officer, Battalion, Battery, Company)
(Major)
קצינים זוטרים
Junior Officers
or
Company Grade Officers סרן
Séren
(Company Commander)
(Captain)
סגן
Ségen -
since 1951
((סגן ראשון (סג"ר
Ségen rishón (Sagár)
- until 1951)
(Company Exec. Officer, Platoon)
(First Lieutenant)
(סגן-משנה (סג"מ
Ségen mishné (Sagám) -
since 1951
(סגן
Ségen
- until 1951)
(Platoon Commander)
(Second Lieutenant)
(ממלא מקום קצין (ממ"ק
Memalé makóm katsín (Mamák)
(Lowest officer posts)
(Acting officer or Aspirant - existed until 1994
and no longer in use)
קצינים אקדמאים
Academic Officers (קצין אקדמאי בכיר (קא"ב
Katsín akademái bakhír (Ká'ab)
(The professional officer of the first class in the reserve - officer of medical service, officer of dental medical service, officer of veterinary service, officer of justice, officer of religion)
(Senior academic professional officer)
(קצין מקצועי אקדמאי (קמ"א
Katsín miktsoí akademái (Káma)
(The professional officer of the second class in the reserve - officer of medical service, officer of dental medical service, officer of veterinary service, officer of justice, officer of religion)
(Academic professional officer)
נגדים
Non-Commissioned Officers (רב-נגד (רנ"ג
Rav nagád (Ranág)
(Chief Warrant Officer)
(רב-סמ"ל בכיר (רס"ב
Rav samál bakhír (Rasá
(Warrant Officer)
(רב-סמ"ל מתקדם (רס"מ
Rav samál mitkadém (Rasám)
(Sergeant Major)
(רב-סמ"ל ראשון (רס"ר
Rav samál rishón (Rasár)
(Master Sergeant)
(רב-סמ"ל (רס"ל
Rav samál (Rasál)
(First Sergeant)
חוגרים
Enlisted (סגן מחוץ למניין ראשון - סמ"ל ראשון (סמ"ר
Ségen mihúts la'min'yán rishón -
Samál rishón (Samár)
(Staff Sergeant)
(סגן מחוץ למניין (סמ"ל
Ségen mihúts la'minyán (Samál)
(Sergeant)
(רב טוראי (רב"ט
Rav turái (Rabát)
(Corporal)
(טוראי ראשון (טר"ש
Turái rishón (Tarásh)
(Private First Class - until 1999 and no longer in use. See comments in notes in the bottom)
טוראי
Turái
(Private E-2 or Private)