# Mongolian military ranks

The Military ranks of Mongolia are the military insignia used by the Mongolian Armed Forces and other military organisations such as Border defense troops, Internal troops, National emergency management agency, General executive agency of Court decision, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department.

## Current ranks and insignia

Current rank system is established in 2003 by introducing Sergeant major and Master sergeant ranks. In 2006 Brigadier general, General ranks were introduced and Colonel general, General of the Army ranks were abolished. Current set of rank insignia introduced in 2017. Officers insignia ulzii replaced by five-pointed star and non-commissioned officers insignia pattern replaced by chevrons.

### Shoulder board of government officials

* Shoulder board of President as Commander-in-chief of armed forces.
* Shoulder board of cabinet members and deputy minister of defence.

### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned 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 |
| Parade uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Service uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Uniform shirt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Field uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Native name | Генерал Gyenyeral | Генерал Gyenyeral | Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral | Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral | Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral | Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral | Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral | Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral | Хурандаа Khurandaa | Хурандаа Khurandaa | Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa | Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa | Хошууч Khoshuuch | Хошууч Khoshuuch | Ахмад Akhmad | Ахмад Akhmad | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhmad deslegch | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhmad deslegch | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhmad deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch |
| Translation | General | General | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Captain lieutenant | Captain lieutenant | Captain lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Parade uniform | | | | | |
| Service uniform | | | | | |
| Uniform shirt | | | | | |
| Field uniform | | | | | | | | | | |
| Native name | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch | Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Түрүүч Türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Байлдагч Baildagch |
| Translation | Sergeant major | Master sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Senior corporal | Corporal | Junior corporal | Senior private | Private |

### Enlisted personnel

| Ranks | Armed forces | Armed forces | Border defense troops | Border defense troops | Internal troops | Internal troops |
| Ranks | Compulsory service | Voluntary service | Compulsory service | Voluntary service | Compulsory service | Voluntary service |
| Private Байлдагч | Mongolian Army-PVT-field | Mongolian Army-PVT(v)-field | Mongolian Border troops-PVT-field | Mongolian Border troops-PVT(v)-field | Mongolian Internal troops-PVT-field | Unknown |
| Senior private Ахлах байлдагч | Mongolian Army-PFC-field | Mongolian Army-PFC(v)-field | Mongolian Border troops-PFC-field | Mongolian Border troops-PFC(v)-field | Mongolian Internal troops-PFC-field | Unknown |
| Junior corporal Дэд түрүүч | Mongolian Army-JCP-field | Mongolian Army-JCP(v)-field | Mongolian Border troops-JCP-field | Mongolian Border troops-JCP(v)-field | Mongolian Internal troops-JCP-field | Unknown |
| Corporal Түрүүч | Mongolian Army-CPL-field | | Mongolian Border troops-CPL-field | Mongolian Border troops-CPL(v)-field | Mongolian Internal troops-CPL-field | Unknown |
| Senior corporal Ахлах түрүүч | Mongolian Army-SCP-field | | Mongolian Border troops-SCP-field | Mongolian Border troops-SCP(v)-field | Mongolian Internal troops-SCP-field | Unknown |

### Branch and service color

Colors padding of shoulder boards and piping on uniforms are used in order to represent the type of branch or military organization.
| Ground force branch of the Armed forces: | ﻿ Red |
| Air force branch of the Armed forces, General intelligence agency, State special security department: | ﻿ Blue |
| Border troops: | ﻿ Green |
| Internal troops, General executive agency of Court decision: | ﻿ Dark red |
| National emergency management agency (Civil defence): | ﻿ Orange |
* Rank insignia of Air force branch of the Armed forces, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department
* Parade uniform shoulder board (Colonel)
* Service uniform shoulder board (Captain)
* Uniform shirt shoulder board (Senior sergeant)
* Rank insignia of Border troops
* Parade uniform shoulder board (Lieutenant colonel)
* Service uniform shoulder board (Major)
* Uniform shirt shoulder board (Captain)
* Field uniform shoulder board (Sergeant)
* Rank insignia of Internal troops and General executive agency of Court decision
* Parade uniform shoulder board (Major)
* Service uniform shoulder board (Senior lieutenant)
* Uniform shirt shoulder board (Lieutenant colonel)
* Rank insignia of National emergency management agency (Civil defense)
* Parade uniform shoulder board (Colonel)
* Service uniform shoulder board (Lieutenant)
* Uniform shirt shoulder board (Junior sergeant)

## Historical
### Ranks and insignia from 1990 to 1998

In 1990, by the decree of Presidium of People's great khural, officers and non-commissioned officers insignia changed to 1936 design ulzii and "AA" letters of abbreviation People's army removed from enlisted personnel's shoulder board.

#### 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 |
| Parade uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Service uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rank designation | Хурандаа генерал Khurandaa gyenyeral | Хурандаа генерал Khurandaa gyenyeral | Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral | Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral | Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral | Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral | Хурандаа Khurandaa | Хурандаа Khurandaa | Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa | Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa | Хошууч Khoshuuch | Хошууч Khoshuuch | Ахмад Akhmad | Ахмад Akhmad | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch |
| Rank designation | Colonel general | Colonel general | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Senior lieutenant | Senior lieutenant | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant |

#### Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted personnels

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Parade uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Service uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rank designation | Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch | Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Түрүүч Türüüch | Түрүүч Türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Байлдагч Baildagch | Байлдагч Baildagch |
| Rank designation | Senior sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Senior corporal | Senior corporal | Senior corporal | Senior corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Junior corporal | Junior corporal | Junior corporal | Senior soldier | Senior soldier | Senior soldier | Soldier | Soldier |

### Ranks and insignia from 1998 to 2017

In 1998, by the Presidential decree No.180, new uniform and rank insignia design approved. In 2011 generals shoulder board insignia ulzii changed to five pointed star and camouflage pattern of all field uniforms and shoulder boards changed to 4-tone digital pattern.

#### 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 |
| Parade uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Service uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Field uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rank designation | Генерал Gyenyeral | Генерал Gyenyeral | Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral | Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral | Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral | Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral | Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral | Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral | Хурандаа Khurandaa | Хурандаа Khurandaa | Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa | Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa | Хошууч Khoshuuch | Хошууч Khoshuuch | Ахмад Akhmad | Ахмад Akhmad | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch | Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch | Дэслэгч Deslegch |
| Rank designation | General (Colonel general until 2006) | General (Colonel general until 2006) | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general (from 2006) | Brigadier general (from 2006) | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Senior lieutenant | Senior lieutenant | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant |

#### Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted personnels

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Parade uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Service uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Field uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rank designation | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch | Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch | Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch | Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch | Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Aхлагч Akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch | Түрүүч Türüüch | Түрүүч Türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch | Байлдагч Baildagch | Байлдагч Baildagch |
| Rank designation | Sergeant major (from 2003) | Sergeant major (from 2003) | Sergeant major (from 2003) | Sergeant major (from 2003) | Sergeant major (from 2003) | Sergeant major (from 2003) | Master sergeant (from 2003) | Master sergeant (from 2003) | Senior sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Senior corporal | Senior corporal | Senior corporal | Senior corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Junior corporal | Junior corporal | Junior corporal | Senior soldier | Senior soldier | Senior soldier | Soldier | Soldier |

#### Black variant of shoulder board

Black embroidery variant of officers and NCO's shoulder board was used mainly in peacekeeping missions.
* Lieutenant colonel shoulder board, 1998 style camouflage pattern.
* Lieutenant shoulder board, 2011 style camouflage pattern.
* Junior sergeant shoulder board, 2011 style camouflage pattern.