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Military rank infobox
A military rank infobox may be used to summarize information about a military rank in a particular service branch of a country's armed forces. The infobox should be added using the template, as shown below:

Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS).

All fields are optional, except for.


 * name – mandatory – the formal name of the rank.
 * image – an image of the insignia of the rank. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg ; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
 * image_size – the size of the image. Must be written as xxxpx.
 * caption – the text to be placed below the image, typically describing the insignia.
 * image2 – another image relevant to the rank. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg ; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
 * image_size2 – the size of the image. Must be written as xxxpx.
 * caption2 – the text to be placed below the image.
 * image3 – another image relevant to the rank. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg ; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
 * image_size3 – the size of the image. Must be written as xxxpx.
 * caption3 – the text to be placed below the image.
 * country – the country bestowing the award.
 * service branch – the service branch. Use army, navy, air force, etc.
 * abbreviation – the official abbreviation used by the service branch.
 * rank group – rank category, e.g. General officer, field officer, NCO, enlisted
 * rank – where appropriate, the number of stars.
 * NATO rank – for NATO allies only, the NATO rank.
 * Non-NATO rank – for non-NATO allies only, the equivalent rank and allied force.
 * Pay grade – for country specific salary level.
 * formation – first recorded use or appointment to the rank.
 * abolished – last recorded use or termination of the rank.
 * higher rank – the next highest rank.
 * lower rank – the next lowest rank.
 * equivalents – the same rank in the same country in the equivalent service branches. e.g. where rank is from the army, the air force and navy ranks are shown here.
 * history – any notable usages of the rank in military history.