South African military ranks

==Army==
===Officers===
General officers
*General
*Lieutenant-General
*Major-General
*Brigadier-General
Senior officers
*Colonel
*Lieutenant-Colonel
*Major
Junior officers
*Captain
*Lieutenant
*Second Lieutenant
===Other ranks===
Warrant officers
*Warrant Officer 1st Class
*Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Non-commissioned officers
*Staff Sergeant
*Sergeant
*Corporal
*Lance-Corporal
Rank and file
*Private
Note: in the artillery and anti-aircraft corps, the corporal and lance-corporal are called "bombardier" and "lance-bombardier". The private is called a "gunner" in the artillery and anti-aircraft, a "rifleman" in the infantry, a "trooper" in the armoured corps, a "sapper" in the engineers, a "signalman" in the signals corps, and a "scout" in the intelligence corps.
==Air Force==
===Officers===
General officers
*General
*Lieutenant-General
*Major-General
*Brigadier-General
Senior officers
*Colonel
*Lieutenant-Colonel
*Major
Junior officers
*Captain
*Lieutenant
*Second Lieutenant
===Other ranks===
Warrant officers
*Warrant Officer 1st Class
*Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Non-commissioned officers
*Flight Sergeant
*Sergeant
*Corporal
*Lance-Corporal
Rank and file
*Airman
==Navy==
===Officers===
Flag officers
*Admiral
*Vice-Admiral
*Rear-Admiral
Senior officers
*Commodore
*Captain
*Commander
*Lieutenant-Commander
Junior officers
*Lieutenant
*Sub-Lieutenant 
*Ensign
===Other ranks===
Warrant officers
*Warrant Officer 1st Class
*Warrant Officer 2nd Class
 
Petty officers
*Chief Petty Officer
*Petty Officer
*Leading Seaman
*Able Seaman
Rank and file
*Seaman
==Military Health Service==
The SA Military Health Service uses the Army rank system. There is a differentiation in that the rank insignia is displayed on a red background as opposed to the Army, in which the insignia is displayed on a brown background.
Ranks, South African military