Military Rank Equivalence

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🇱🇻 Latvia · Army	NATO equivalent	Belarus · Army 🇧🇾
Officers
Ģenerāl­leitnants	OF-8 Lieutenant General	Ґенэрал-палкоўнік Gjeneral-palkoŭnik
Ģenerāl­majors	OF-7 Major General	Ґенэрал-лейтэнант Gjeneral-liejtenant
Brigādes ģenerālis	OF-6 Brigadier General	Ґенэрал-маёр Gjeneral-major
Pulkvedis	OF-5 Colonel	Палкоўнік Palkoŭnik
Pulkvež­leitnants	OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel	Падпалкоўнік Padpalkoŭnik
Majors	OF-3 Major / Commandant	Маёр Major
Kapteinis	OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant	Капітан Kapitan
Virs­leitnants Leitnants	OF-1 Lieutenant	Старшы лейтэнант Staršy liejtenant Лейтэнант Liejtenant Малодшы лейтэнант Malodšy liejtenant
Kadets	OF-D Student Officer	No equivalent
Enlisted ranks
Augstākais virsseržants	OR-9 Sergeant Major	Старшы прапаршчык Staršy praparščyk
Galvenais virsseržants	OR-8 1st Sergeant	Прапаршчык Praparščyk Старшына Staršyna
Štāba virsseržants	OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class	Старшы сяржант Staršy siaržant
Virsseržants	OR-6 Staff Sergeant	Сяржант Siaržant
Seržants	OR-5 Sergeant	Малодшы сяржант Malodšy siaržant
Kaprālis	OR-4 Corporal	Яфрэйтар Jafrejtar
Dižkareivis	OR-3 Private 1st Class	No equivalent
Kareivis	OR-2 Private	No equivalent
No equivalent	OR-1 Private	Радавы Radavy

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.