This structure reflects how many modern successful militaries trend toward fewer ranks and flatter chains of command.

Enlisted

Rank

Recruit

Private

Corporal

NCO

Rank

Sergeant

Staff Sergeant

Master Sergeant

Warrant Officers

Rank

Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer

Company-Grade Officers

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Lieutenant

Captain

Field Officers

Rank

Major

Lieutenant Colonel

Colonel

General Officers

Rank

Brigadier General

Major General

Lieutenant General

General

National Command

Rank

Marshal

Supreme Commander

Total: 18 ranks

Advantages:

• Faster decision-making

• Easier administration

• Less bureaucracy