Military ranks (SCR)

This article presents the insignia and ranks of the South Crossic military. These ranks originate from those adopted upon Southern Cross Republic's independence from Portugal in 1912. Nowadays they are defined by Act no. 80 of December 9, 1912. The following ranks show Southern Cross Republic's military insignia and its corresponding NATO codes.

Air Force ranks date from 1950, when the South Crossic Air Force (Força Aérea do Cruzeiro do Sul) was organized as a merger of the Army's Aviation.

Rank table[]

South Crossic Navy	South Crossic Army	South Crossic Air Force
General Officers
Admiral (Almirante) OF-9	General (General) OF-9	General (General) OF-9
Vice Admiral (Vice-Almirante) OF-8	Lieutenant General (Tenente-General) OF-8	Lieutenant General (Tenente-General) OF-8
Rear Admiral (Contra-Almirante) OF-7	Major General (Major-General) OF-7	Major General (Major-General) OF-7
Commodore (Comodoro) OF-6	Brigadier General (Brigadeiro-General) OF-6	Brigadier General (Brigadeiro-General) OF-6
Senior Officers
Captain (Capitão) OF-5	Colonel (Coronel) OF-5	Colonel (Coronel) OF-5
Commander (Comandante) OF-4	Lieutenant Colonel (Tenente-coronel) OF-4	Lieutenant Colonel (Tenente-coronel) OF-4
Lieutenant Commander (Tenente-Comandante) OF-3	Major (Major) OF-3	Major (Major) OF-3
Intermediary Officers
Captain Lieutenant (Capitão-Tenente) OF-2	Captain (Capitão) OF-2	Captain (Capitão) OF-2
Subaltern Officers
First Lieutenant (Primeiro-tenente) OF-1	First Lieutenant (Primeiro-tenente) OF-1	First Lieutenant (Primeiro-tenente) OF-1
Second Lieutenant (Segundo-tenente) OF-1	Second Lieutenant (Segundo-tenente) OF-1	Second Lieutenant (Segundo-tenente) OF-1
Special non-commissioned officers
Midshipman (Guarda-marinha) OF-D	Aspirant (Aspirante-a-oficial) OF-D	Aspirant (Aspirante) OF-D
Non-commissioned ranks
Warrant Officer (Suboficial)	Warrant Officer (Subtenente)	Warrant Officer (Suboficial)