Military Rank Equivalence

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

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.