Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia
The Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia are the military insignia used by the Romanian Armed Forces. Branch colors in the Romanian Armed Forces. The colors depend on the service branch ("armă", literally "weapon") the bearer is a member of. They show on the shoulder slides which hold the rank insignia, on the band of combination caps, and on collar insignia. Because many different branches share a color (for example black or light blue), each branch has distinctive branch insignia ("semne de armă"), which is worn next to the rank insignia on the shoulder  slides. Other militarized institutions, such as the Romanian Gendarmerie and the Military Firefighters Corps, also have branch insignia worn in the same way. The same ranks and basic insignia are used in the other militarised institutions. They differ in the color and branch insignia on the shoulder boards. Land Forces. Other/Enlisted ranks. These enlisted ranks are all-forces ranks. Gendarmerie. Unlike the Romanian Police, the Gendarmerie is a military force, and uses the same ranking system as the Romanian Land Forces.