 Military ranks and abbreviations |
Ranks
| Army | Navy | ||
| Chief of the General Staff | CGS | Chief of the Naval Staff | CNS |
| Chief of Army | CA | Chief of Navy | CN |
| Field Marshal | — | Admiral of the Fleet | — |
| General | Gen | Admiral | Adm |
| Lieutenant General | Lt Gen | Vice Admiral | Vice Adm |
| Major General | Maj Gen | Rear Admiral | Rear Adm |
| Brigadier | Brig | Commodore | Cmdre |
| Colonel | Col | Captain | Capt RAN |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Lt Col | Commander | Cdr |
| Major | Maj | Lieutenant Commander | Lt Cdr |
| Captain | Capt | Lieutenant | Lt |
| Lieutenant | Lt | Sub-Lieutenant | Sub-Lt |
| Second Lieutenant | 2nd Lt | Midshipman | — |
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | WO1 | Warrant Officer | WO |
| Warrant Officer Class 2 | WO2 | Chief Petty Officer | CPO |
| Staff Sergeant | Ssgt | Petty Officer | PO |
| Sergeant | Sgt | Leading Seaman | SMN |
| Corporal | Cpl | Able Seaman | AB |
| Lance Corporal | L Cpl | Ordinary Seaman | OS |
| Bombardier | Bdr | Air Force | |
| Lance Bombardier | L Bdr | Chief of the Air Force | CAF |
| Private | Pte | Chief of the Air Staff | CAS |
| Craftsman | Cfn | Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force | — |
| Gunner | Gnr | Air Chief Marshal | — |
| Sapper | Spr | Air Commodore | Air Cdre |
| Signalman | Sig | Group Captain | Gp Capt |
| Trooper | Tpr | Wing Commander | Wing Cdr |
| Staff Cadet | — | Squadron Leader | Sqn Ldr |
| Officer Cadet | — | Flight Lieutenant | Flt Lt |
| Apprentice | App | Flying Officer | FO |
 | | Pilot Officer | PO |
| | Warrant Officer | WO |
| | Flight Sergeant | Flt Sgt |
| | Sergeant | Sgt |
| | Corporal | Cpl |
| | Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| | Aircraftman | AC |
| | Aircraftman Recruit | — |
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