Military Rank Equivalence

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🇮🇷 Iran · Army	NATO equivalent	Israel · Army 🇮🇱
Officers
ارتشبد Arteshbod	OF-9 General	No equivalent
سپهبد Sepahbod	OF-8 Lieutenant General	רב-אלוף Rav aluf
سرلشکر Sarlashkar	OF-7 Major General	אלוף Aluf
سرتیپ Sartip سرتیپ دوم Sartip dovom	OF-6 Brigadier General	תת-אלוף Tat aluf
سرهنگ Sarhang	OF-5 Colonel	אלוף משנה Aluf mishne
سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom	OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel	סגן-אלוף Sgan aluf
سرگرد Sargord	OF-3 Major / Commandant	רב סרן Rav séren
سروان Sarvān ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom	OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant	סרן Séren
ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom	OF-1 Lieutenant	סגן Segen סגן-משנה Segen mishne
Daneshjoye daneshgah afsari Imam Ali Daneshjoye daneshgah afsari Imam Ali Daneshjoye daneshgah afsari Imam Ali Daneshjoye daneshgah afsari Imam Ali	OF-D Student Officer	No equivalent
Enlisted ranks
استوار یکم Ostovar yekom	OR-9 Sergeant Major	רב-נגד Rav nagad
استوار دوم Ostovar dovom	OR-8 1st Sergeant	רב-סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhír
گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom	OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class	רב-סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem
گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom	OR-6 Staff Sergeant	רב-סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon
گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom	OR-5 Sergeant	רב-סמל Rav samal
سرجوخه Sarjukheh	OR-4 Corporal	סמל ראשון Samal rishon
سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom	OR-3 Private 1st Class	סמל Samal
سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom	OR-2 Private	רב טוראי Rav turai
سرباز Sarbaz	OR-1 Private	טוראי Turai

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.