Military Rank Equivalence

Rank Ladder Highest first

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

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.