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Army and Air Force ranks

NATO rank code	Bulgarian rank name	Literal translation	US Army equivalent
Soldiers
OR-1	Редник - 1-ви клас	Private - First Class	Private (PVT)
	Редник - 2-ри клас	Private - Second Class	Private (PV2)
	Редник - 3-ти клас	Private - Third Class	Private - First Class (PFC)
OR-4	Ефрейтор - 1-ви клас	Corporal - First Class	Specialist (SPC)
OR-4	Ефрейтор - 2-ри клас	Corporal - Second Class	Corporal (CPL)
Sergeants
OR-5	Младши сержант	Junior Sergeant	Sergeant (SGT)
OR-6	Сержант	Sergeant	Staff Sergeant (SSG)
OR-7	Старши сержант	Senior Sergeant	Sergeant First Class (SFC)
OR-9	Старшина	Sergeant Major	Master Sergeant
OR-D	Офицерски кандидат - 1-ви клас	Officer Candidate - First Class	Warrant Officer
OR-D	Офицерски кандидат - 2-ри клас	Officer Candidate - Second Class	Chief Warrant Officer
Junior Officers
OF-1	Младши лейтенант	Junior Lieutenant	-
	Лейтенант	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant (2LT)
	Старши лейтенант	Senior Lieutenant	First Lieutanant (1LT)
OF-2	Капитан	Captain	Captain (CPT)
Senior Officers
OF-3	Майор	Major	Major (MAJ)
OF-4	Подполковник	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
OF-5	Полковник	Regimental Commander, Colonel	Colonel (COL)
High Officers
OF-6	Бригаден генерал	Brigadier General	Brigadier General (BG)
OF-7	Генерал-майор	Major General	Major General (MG)
OF-8	Генерал-лейтенант	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General (LTG)
OF-9	Генерал	General	General (GEN)

Navy ranks

NATO rank code	Bulgarian rank name	Literal translation	US Navy equivalent
Soldiers
OR-1	Матрос - 1-ви клас	Seaman First Class
	Матрос - 2-ри клас	Seaman Second Class
	Матрос - 3-ти клас	Seaman Third Class
OR-4	Старши матрос - 1-ви клас	Senior Seaman First Class
OR-4	Старши матрос - 2-ри клас	Senior Seaman Second Class
Sergeants
OR-5	Старшина II степен	2nd Petty Officer
OR-6	Старшина I степен	Petty Officer
OR-7	Главен старшина	Chief Petty Officer
OR-9	Мичман	Midshipman
OR-D	Офицерски кандидат - 1-ви клас	Officer Candidate - First Class	Warrant Officer
OR-D	Офицерски кандидат - 2-ри клас	Officer Candidate - Second Class	Chief Warrant Officer
Junior Officers
OF-1	Младши лейтенант	Junior Lieutenant	Ensign (ENS)
	Лейтенант	Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)
	Капитан-лейтенант	Captain Lieutenant	First Lieutanant (1LT)
OF-2	Капитан	Captain	Lieutanant (LT)
Senior Officers
OF-3	Капитан III ранг	Captain Third Rank	Lieutanant Commander (LCDR)
OF-4	Капитан II ранг	Captain Second Rank	Commander (CDR)
OF-5	Капитан I ранг	Captain First Rank	Captain (CAPT)
High Officers
OF-6	Комодор	Commodore	Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)
OF-7	Контраадмирал	Counter Admiral Counter Admiral Counter admiral is a rank found in many navies of the world, but no longer used in English-speaking countries, where the equivalent rank is rear admiral...	Rear Admiral (RADM)
OF-8	Вицеадмирал	Vice Admiral	Vice Admiral (VADM)
OF-9	Адмирал	Admiral	Admiral (ADM)

Army and Air Force ranks

Navy ranks

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