# Military ranks of Republika Srpska

Military ranks and insignia of Republika Srpska show military rank hierarchy and insignia system in Republika Srpska during existence of Army of Republika Srpska (Војска Републике Српскe, Vojska Republike Srpske) from May 12, 1992 to January 1, 2006, when it was merged into Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In period of existence of Army of Republika Srpska there was three periods of changing ranks:
* Period of same as Yugoslav People's Army ranks (1992–1997),
* Period of first change and modernization (1997–2000) and
* Last changes before merging into Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000–2006).

## 1992–1997

This period is considered as war-time and post-war. Ranks in these period are first military ranks in Republika Srpska. During war and because of link between Army of Republika Srpksa and Yugoslav People's Army, these two armies had identical ranks system. Army almost always used field ranks because of situation and the fact that it was worn only combat uniform by soldiers and officers. According to Article 4 of "Decision of founding Army of Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina" on May 12, 1992 ranks were same as in the JNA:
* for soldiers: vojnik (private), razvodnik (lance corporal), desetar (corporal) and mlađi vodnik (junior sergeant),
* for non-commissioned officers: vodnik (sergeant), vodnik prve klase (sergeant first class), stariji vodnik (senior sergeant), stariji vodnik prve klase (first sergeant), zastavnik (warrant officer), zastavnik prve klase (chief warrant officer),
* for officers: potporučnik (second lieutenant), poručnik (lieutenant), kapetan (captain), kapetan prve klase (senior captain), major (major), potpukovnik (lieutenant colonel), pukovnik (colonel) and
* for generals: general-major (major general), general-potpukovnik (lieutenant colonel general), general-pukovnik (colonel general) and general vojske (army general).
Ranks were worn on combat uniform above the left breast pocket on part of canvas with velcro behind. Above the rank it was a insignia of branch. Usually high officers had it on their ranks.
Insignia on uniform was round-shaped flag with Cyrillic title Army of Republika Srpska (Војска Републике Српске, translit. Vojska Republike Srpske) worn on left arm.

### Generals and officers (1992-1997)

| 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 |
| Republika Srpska | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Republika Srpska | General vojske Генерал војске | General vojske Генерал војске | General-pukovnik Генерал-пуковник | General-pukovnik Генерал-пуковник | General-potpukovnik Генерал-потпуковник | General-potpukovnik Генерал-потпуковник | General-major Генерал-мајор | General-major Генерал-мајор | Pukovnik Пуковник | Pukovnik Пуковник | Potpukovnik Потпуковник | Potpukovnik Потпуковник | Major Мајор | Major Мајор | Kapetan prve klase Капетан прве класе | Kapetan Капетан | Poručnik Поручник | Poručnik Поручник | Poručnik Поручник | Potporučnik Потпоручник | Potporučnik Потпоручник | Potporučnik Потпоручник |
| Usual Translation | Army general | Army general | Colonel general | Colonel general | Lieutenant colonel general | Lieutenant colonel general | Major general | Major general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Senior captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |

### Non-commissioned officers (1992-1997)

| 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 | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Republika Srpska | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Republika Srpska | Zastavnik prve klase Заставник прве класе | Zastavnik prve klase Заставник прве класе | Zastavnik prve klase Заставник прве класе | Zastavnik prve klase Заставник прве класе | Zastavnik prve klase Заставник прве класе | Zastavnik prve klase Заставник прве класе | Zastavnik Заставник | Zastavnik Заставник | Stariji vodnik prve klase Старији водник прве класе | Stariji vodnik Старији водник | Vodnik prve klase Водник прве класе | Vodnik prve klase Водник прве класе | Vodnik prve klase Водник прве класе | Vodnik prve klase Водник прве класе | Vodnik prve klase Водник прве класе | Vodnik prve klase Водник прве класе | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vojnik Војник | Vojnik Војник |
| Usual Translation | Chief warrant officer | Chief warrant officer | Chief warrant officer | Chief warrant officer | Chief warrant officer | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | First sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant first class | Sergeant first class | Sergeant first class | Sergeant first class | Sergeant first class | Sergeant first class | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Private | Private |

## 1997–2000

After the war, the Army of Republika Srpska's administration modernized the look of ranks in the army. Despite a more modern design, they incorporated style elements and names according to Serbian military tradition and history. One change was that general ranks changed names (general to đeneral). The new ranks came into effect in 1997, when new uniforms came into service. Ranks from that period were:
* for soldiers: vojnik (private), vojnik prve klase (1st class private) and mlađi vodnik (junior sergeant),
* for non-commissioned officers: vodnik (sergeant), stariji vodnik (senior sergeant), zastavnik (warrant officer),
* for officers: poručnik (lieutenant), kapetan (captain), major (major), potpukovnik (lieutenant colonel), pukovnik (colonel),
* for generals: đeneral-major (major general), đeneral-potpukovnik (lieutenant colonel general), đeneral-pukovnik (colonel general) and đeneral Vojske (army general).

### Generals and officers (1997–2000)

| 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 |
| Republika Srpska | No insignia | No insignia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Republika Srpska | Đeneral Vojske Ђенерал војске | Đeneral Vojske Ђенерал војске | Đeneral-pukovnik Ђенерал-пуковник | Đeneral-pukovnik Ђенерал-пуковник | Đeneral-potpukovnik Ђенерал-потпуковник | Đeneral-potpukovnik Ђенерал-потпуковник | Đeneral-major Ђенерал-мајор | Đeneral-major Ђенерал-мајор | Pukovnik Пуковник | Pukovnik Пуковник | Potpukovnik Потпуковник | Potpukovnik Потпуковник | Major Мајор | Major Мајор | Kapetan Капетан | Kapetan Капетан | Poručnik Поручник | Poručnik Поручник |
| Usual Translation | Army general | Army general | Colonel general | Colonel general | Lieutenant colonel general | Lieutenant colonel general | Major general | Major general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant |

### Non-commissioned officers (1997–2000)

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Republika Srpska | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Republika Srpska | Zastavnik Заставник | Zastavnik Заставник | Stariji vodnik Старији водник | Stariji vodnik Старији водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Vodnik Водник | Mlađi vodnik Млађи водник | Mlađi vodnik Млађи водник | Vojnik prve klase Војник прве клас | Vojnik prve klase Војник прве клас | Vojnik prve klase Војник прве клас | Vojnik prve klase Војник прве клас | Vojnik prve klase Војник прве клас | Vojnik prve klase Војник прве клас | Vojnik Војник | Vojnik Војник |
| Usual Translation | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Senior sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Junior sergeant | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private | Private |