Military Rank Equivalence

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🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Army	NATO equivalent	North Macedonia · Army 🇲🇰
Officers
Генерал General	OF-9 General	Генерал / General
Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant	OF-8 Lieutenant General	Генерал потполковник / General potpolkovnik
Генерал-майор General-mayor	OF-7 Major General	Генерал мајор / General major
Бригаден генерал Brigaden general	OF-6 Brigadier General	Бригаден генерал / Brigaden general
Полковник Polkovnik	OF-5 Colonel	Полковник / Polkovnik
Подполковник Podpolkovnik	OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel	Потполковник / Potpolkovnik
Майор Mayor	OF-3 Major / Commandant	Мајор / Major
Капитан Kapitan	OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant	Капетан / Kapetan
Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant Лейтенант Leytenant	OF-1 Lieutenant	Поручник / Poručnik Потпоручник / Potporučnik
Enlisted ranks
Офицерски кандидат Ofitserski kandidat	OR-9 Sergeant Major	Главен наредник / Glaven narednik
Старшина Starshyna	OR-8 1st Sergeant	Наредник / Narednik
Старши сержант Starshi serzhant	OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class	Постар водник I класа / Postar vodnik I klasa
Сержант Serzhant	OR-6 Staff Sergeant	Постар водник / Postar vodnik
Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant	OR-5 Sergeant	Водник 1 класа / Vodnik 1 klasa
Ефрейтор Efreytor	OR-4 Corporal	Водник / Vodnik
Редник Rednik	OR-3 Private 1st Class	Помлад водник / Pomlad vodnik Десетар / Desetar
No equivalent	OR-2 Private	Разводник / Razvodnik
No equivalent	OR-1 Private	Војник / Vojnik

Tiers neither force uses are hidden. An OF/OR code held by only one of the two is kept and marked — a missing tier is itself a difference in how the two hierarchies are built.