Military ranks and insignia of Norway

Template:Short description Template:Norwegian defence Military ranks and rank insignia of Norway were changed June 1, 2016, with the reintroduction of the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps, and the abolishment of the one-tier officer system in place since 1975.<ref name=reg_pers>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

New system of 2023

The Storting adopted in 2015 the new scheme for military personnel, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.<ref name="reg_pers"/> From 2016, the Norwegian Defence Forces have two career ladders for the military personnel; one officer scheme for personnel with a degree from the military academy, or a university degree and qualification courses, and a non-commissioned officer scheme for personnel with non-commissioned officer school.<ref name=nyegrad>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=tj_12_3>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2023 the ranks of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} were removed and the navy adopted new enlisted rank insignia.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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Student officer ranks

NATO code	OF-1
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Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

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Chief NCOs

NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6
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Historic ranks

System 1916–1930

Officers

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Enlisted

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System ?–1975

Norwegian ranks 1962.

Officers

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System 1975–2016

Norway did not have a non-commissioned officer system and thus Sergeant and Petty officer are grouped with the officers under the common designation {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}. The officers are divided into three groups: The {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (company officers, ranks Ensign to Captain inclusive), the staff officers ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, ranks Major to brigadier inclusive), and the generals (Major General to General inclusive).

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The ranks of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} were bestowed upon soldiers who have finished the 12 months compulsory service and had signed one or more three-year contracts to continue serving. The ranks of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Corporal/Leading Rate) were usually ascribed to soldiers with long and/or outstanding service, though may be bestowed on soldiers with extra responsibilities (e.g. the shift-commander among a group of soldiers on guard-duty). A {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (Rate Corporal/Petty Officer-in-training) was a soldier who has finished the UB course {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, a course intended to prepare conscripted soldiers for non-commissioned officer duties, but still under training in "the field". After one-year course and service these soldiers were qualified for the rank of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.

Officers

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Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted for the army, navy and air force respectively.

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File:Visekorporal OR2.png

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System 2016–2023

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References

Works cited

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