Military rank

Military rank, or simply rank, is a system of grading seniority and command within military organizations.

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The U.S. Navy uses naval rate for enlisted men.

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A separate set of ranks was also used for secular, and occasionally ecclesiastic, rulers, as discussed in Ranks of nobility and peerage.

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A set of ranks is also used in academic organizations.

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Within military organizations, the use of ranks is almost universal.

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The Chinese People's Liberation Army of the 1960s and 1970s and the Red Army of 1918-1935 are the rare examples of military which abolished rank.

Related Topics:
Chinese - People's Liberation Army - 1960s - 1970s - Red Army - 1918 - 1935

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