User:Florin Talasman/Military ranks in Romania

Military ranks are the steps in the military hierarchy through which a person in the armed forces can be promoted from private to the rank of general or admiral.

In Romania, the military rank is a right of the holder and represents social recognition of the quality of a military personnel. Professional soldiers constitute a distinct body of military personnel, recruited on the basis of a fixed-term contract and located at the base of the military hierarchy, their activity being regulated by other normative acts.

Advancement in rank is not similar to the awarding of military ranks in the armies of other states in view of the fact that, in some cases, the criterion for awarding these ranks is the completion of the minimum period of service in the rank or the age of the soldier at the time of enlistment, and not the attributions that may derive from the responsibilities of the function which is equivalent to the degree. Carrying out the minimum internship in the rank implies the passing of a minimum period of time to be advanced to the next rank without actively fulfilling other conditions but only passively not to violate provisions regarding the conduct of the military. Advancement in rank does not automatically lead to promotion, just as promotion in the chain of command does not automatically imply advancement in rank.

Paradoxically, sometimes a higher grade occupies a lower position than a lower grade (ex: a unit commander may be lower in rank than his deputy ). In this case, the meaning of the term military hierarchy is no longer respected.

Officers and non-commissioned officers (NCO) can hold the same positions regardless of their rank. These positions therefore have generic names such as "specialist officer", "principal technical NCO" or "principal operational NCO" to cover a wide range of military ranks.

Military personnel in Romania are not only the prerogative of the Ministry of National Defense. The staff of the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (military firefighters), the Gendarmerie, the staff of the Protection and Guard Service and the Romanian Intelligence Service are made up of soldiers. Within the Ministry of Justice, at the level of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the Section of Military Prosecutor’s Offices operates, which also includes military personnel.

Although they are similar in terms of hierarchical organization and mode of representation, the insignia of civil servants with special status in the national public order system do not represent military ranks.

Hierarchy
In Romania, the names of the degrees in recent years have been changed as follows (see the bibliography):* În 1972 prin Legea nr. 14/1972;
 * In 1972 by Law no. 14/1972;
 * In 1995 by Law no. 80/1995;
 * In 2004 by GEO no. 4/2004;
 * In 2006 by Law no. 384/2006 regarding the status of professional soldiers and non-commissioned officers.

Military ranks in the Romanian army (previous names in parentheses: † 1995, ‡ 1972)
References regarding military ranks 
 * Remarks
 * For paratroopers, the ranks are the same as for the land forces.
 * Warrant officers are assimilated to non-commissioned officers.