TheMilitary ranks of the Maldives are the ranks used by theMaldives National Defence Force. The ranks are based on a combination of the traditional British military system and the U.S. military system.
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maldives National Defence Force[1][2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| Dhivehi[1] | ޖެނެރަލް | ލެފްޓިނަންޓް ޖެނެރަލް | މޭޖަރ ޖެނެރަލް | ބްރިގޭޑިއަރ ޖެނެރަލް | ކާނަލް | ލެފްޓިނަންޓް ކާނަލް | މޭޖަރ | ކެޕްޓަން | ފަސްޓް ލެފްޓިނަންޓް | ލެފްޓިނަންޓް | ||||||||||||||
| Malé | Jeneral | Leftinant jeneral | Meyjar jeneral | Brigeydiar jeneral | Kaanal | Leftinant kaanal | Meyjar | Keptan | Fast leftinant | Leftinant | ||||||||||||||
| English translation[2] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
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| Rank group | Student officer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives National Defence Force |  |  |  |
| Rank group | Warrant officers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives National Defence Force[1][2] |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
| Dhivehi[1] | ޗީފް ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ 4 | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ 3 | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ2 | ވޮރަންޓް އޮފިސަރ1 | |||||
| Malé | Cheef vorant ofisar | Vorant ofisar 4 | Vorant ofisar 3 | Vorant ofisar 2 | Vorant ofisar 1 | |||||
| English translation[2] | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer-4 | Warrant officer-3 | Warrant officer-2 | Warrant officer-1 | |||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives National Defence Force[1][2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhivehi[1] | ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ އޮފް އެމްއެންޑީއެފް | ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ | ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ | ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް | ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް | ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް | ސާރޖަންޓް | ކޯޕްރަލް | ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް | ޕްރައިވެޓް | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malé | Saarjant meyjar of emendeeef | Komaand saarjant meyjar | Saarjant meyjar | Fast saarjant | Saarjant fast klaas | Staaf saarjant | Saarjant | Koapral | Laans koapral | Praivet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English translation[2] | Sergeant major of MNDF | Command sergeant major | Sergeant major | First sergeant | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||