# Military ranks and insignia of Norway

Military ranks and rank insignia of Norway were changed June 1, 2016, with the reintroduction of the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps, and the abolishment of the one-tier officer system in place since 1975.

## New system of 2023

The Storting adopted in 2015 the new scheme for military personnel, Militærordningen. From 2016, the Norwegian Defence Forces have two career ladders for the military personnel; one officer scheme for personnel with a degree from the military academy, or a university degree and qualification courses, and a non-commissioned officer scheme for personnel with non-commissioned officer school. In 2023 the ranks of Korporal 1. klasse, Ledende konstabel, and Seniorspesialist were removed and the navy adopted new enlisted rank insignia.

### Commissioned officers

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Norwegian Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norwegian Army vte | | | General | General | Generalløytnant | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigader | Brigader | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Oberstløytnant | Major | Major | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Løytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | Fenrik | Fenrik |
| Royal Norwegian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy vte | | | Admiral | Admiral | Viseadmiral | Viseadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flaggkommandør | Flaggkommandør | Kommandør | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptein | Kommandørkaptein | Orlogskaptein | Orlogskaptein | Kapteinløytnant | Kapteinløytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | Fenrik | Fenrik |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generalløytnant | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigader | Brigader | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Oberstløytnant | Major | Major | Kaptein | Kaptein | Løytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | Fenrik | Fenrik |
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |

#### Student officer ranks

| NATO code | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Norwegian Army | | | | |
| Norwegian Army | Kadett i 3.avdeling | Kadett i 2. avdeling | Kadett i 1.avdeling | Kadett i KS Gjennomgående |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-1 | OR-1 |
| Norwegian Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norwegian Army vte | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Kommandérsersjant | Kommandérsersjant | Stabssersjant | Stabssersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Sersjant 1. klasse | Sersjant 1. klasse | Sersjant 1. klasse | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Korporal | Korporal | Korporal | Korporal | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Ledende menig | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy vte | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Orlogsmester | Orlogsmester | Flotiljemester | Flotiljemester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Senior kvartermester | Senior kvartermester | Senior kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Konstabel | Konstabel | Konstabel | Konstabel | Senior visekonstabel | Senior visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Ledende menig | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force vte | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Kommandérsersjant | Kommandérsersjant | Stabssersjant | Stabssersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Vingsersjant | Vingsersjant | Vingsersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Ledende spesialist | Ledende spesialist | Ledende spesialist | Ledende spesialist | Spesialist | Spesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Ledende flysoldat | Flysoldat |
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-1 | OR-1 |

#### Chief NCOs

| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 |
| Norwegian Army | | | | |
| Norwegian Army | Sersjantmajor | Kommandérsersjant | Stabssersjant | Oversersjant |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | Flaggmester | Orlogsmester | Flotiljemester | Skvadronmester |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | Sersjantmajor | Kommandérsersjant | Stabssersjant | Oversersjant |

## Historic ranks
### System 1916–1930
#### Officers

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Norwegian Army Shoulder boards were only worn on the greatcoat. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norwegian Army Shoulder boards were only worn on the greatcoat. | General | General | Generalløjtnant | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløitnant | Oberstløitnant | Major | Major | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | Admiral | Admiral | Viseadmiral | Viseadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Kommandør | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptein | Kommandørkaptein | Kaptein | Kaptein | Kapteinløytnant | Kapteinløytnant | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant |

#### Enlisted

| Rank group | Non-commissioned officer | Non-commissioned officer | Non-commissioned officer | Non-commissioned officer | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Norwegian Army | | | | | | | No insignia |
| Norwegian Army | Fanejunker | Kommandersersjant | Furer | Sersjant | Korporal | | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | Underofficer 2den grad | Underofficer 3dje grad | Underofficer 4de grad | Underofficer 5te grad | Menig I klasse | Menig I klasse | Menig III klasse |

### System ?–1975
#### Officers

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Army | General | General | Generalløjtnant | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | | | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløitnant | Oberstløitnant | Major | Major | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | Admiral | Admiral | Viseadmiral | Viseadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Kommandør | Kommandør | | | Kommandørkaptein | Kommandørkaptein | Kaptein | Kaptein | | | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Premierløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Sekondløitnant | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet | Kadet |

#### Enlisted
### System 1975–2016

Norway did not have a non-commissioned officer system and thus Sergeant and Petty officer are grouped with the officers under the common designation befal. The officers are divided into three groups: The befal (company officers, ranks Ensign to Captain inclusive), the staff officers (stabsoffiser, ranks Major to brigadier inclusive), and the generals (Major General to General inclusive).
Fenrik (Ensign) used to be referred to as Second Lieutenant (Norwegian: Fenrik), while the rank of lieutenant went by First Lieutenant. The rank of Brigadier is not an old tradition in the Norwegian armed forces and was instated as a replacement for Oberst I (First Colonel); what is now Oberst used to be Oberst II (Second Colonel). As shown, the Cavalry have two ranks which differ from the regular Army: Dragon (Dragoon) instead of Menig (Private), and Rittmester (Rittmeister) instead of Kaptein (Captain).
The ranks of Grenader and Matros were bestowed upon soldiers who have finished the 12 months compulsory service and had signed one or more three-year contracts to continue serving. The ranks of Visekorporal/Visekonstabel/Vingsoldat (Corporal/Leading Rate) were usually ascribed to soldiers with long and/or outstanding service, though may be bestowed on soldiers with extra responsibilities (e.g. the shift-commander among a group of soldiers on guard-duty). A UB-Korporal/Kvartermesteraspirant (Rate Corporal/Petty Officer-in-training) was a soldier who has finished the UB course (Utskrevet Befalskurs), a course intended to prepare conscripted soldiers for non-commissioned officer duties, but still under training in "the field". After one-year course and service these soldiers were qualified for the rank of Sersjant or Kvartermester.

#### Officers

| NATO code | OF-9 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Army & Air force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Army & Air force | General | General | Generalløytnant | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigader | Brigader | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Oberstløytnant | Major | Major | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Kaptein/ Rittmester | Løytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | Fenrik | Fenrik |
| Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | Admiral | Admiral | Viseadmiral | Viseadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flaggkommandør | Flaggkommandør | Kommandør | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptein | Kommandørkaptein | Orlogskaptein | Orlogskaptein | Kapteinløytnant | Kapteinløytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Løytnant | Fenrik | Fenrik | Fenrik |

#### Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted for the army, navy and air force respectively.
| NATO code | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-1 | OR-1 |
| Norwegian Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norwegian Army | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Korporal | Korporal | Korporal | Korporal | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Menig | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Konstabel | Konstabel | Konstabel | Konstabel | | | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Menig | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Korporal | Korporal | Korporal | Korporal | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Flysoldat | Flysoldat |

### System 2016–2023

| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-1 | OR-1 |
| Norwegian Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norwegian Army | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Kommandérsersjant | Kommandérsersjant | Stabssersjant | Stabssersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Sersjant 1. klasse | Sersjant 1. klasse | Sersjant 1. klasse | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Korporal 1. klasse | Korporal 1. klasse | Korporal | Korporal | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal 1. klasse | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Visekorporal | Ledende menig | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Navy | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Flaggmester | Orlogsmester | Orlogsmester | Flotiljemester | Flotiljemester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Skvadronmester | Senior kvartermester | Senior kvartermester | Senior kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Kvartermester | Ledende konstabel | Ledende konstabel | Konstabel | Konstabel | Senior visekonstabel | Senior visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Visekonstabel | Ledende menig | Menig |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Norwegian Air Force | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Sersjantmajor | Kommandérsersjant | Kommandérsersjant | Stabssersjant | Stabssersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Oversersjant | Vingsersjant | Vingsersjant | Vingsersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Sersjant | Seniorspesialist | Seniorspesialist | Ledende spesialist | Ledende spesialist | Spesialist | Spesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Visespesialist | Ledende flysoldat | Flysoldat |