Mongolian military ranks

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The Military ranks of Mongolia are the military insignia used by the Mongolian Armed Forces and other military organisations such as Border defense troops, Internal troops, National emergency management agency, General executive agency of Court decision, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department.^[1]

Current ranks and insignia[edit]

Current rank system is established in 2003 by introducing Sergeant major and Master sergeant ranks.^{[citation needed]} In 2006 Brigadier general, General ranks were introduced and Colonel general, General of the Army ranks were abolished.^[2] Current set of rank insignia introduced in 2017. Officers insignia ulzii replaced by five-pointed star and non-commissioned officers insignia pattern replaced by chevrons.^[3]

Enlisted personnel[edit]

Ranks	Armed forces		Border defense troops		Internal troops
	Compulsory service	Voluntary service	Compulsory service	Voluntary service	Compulsory service	Voluntary service
Private Байлдагч						Unknown
Senior private Ахлах байлдагч						Unknown
Junior corporal Дэд түрүүч						Unknown
Corporal Түрүүч						Unknown
Senior corporal Ахлах түрүүч						Unknown

Non-commissioned officers[edit]

Ranks	Parade uniform	Service uniform	Uniform shirt	Field uniform
Junior sergeant Дэд ахлагч
Sergeant Aхлагч
Senior sergeant Aхлах ахлагч
Master sergeant Cургагч ахлагч
Sergeant major Тэргүүн ахлагч

Commissioned Officers ranks and insignia[edit]

Ranks	Parade uniform	Service uniform[4]	Uniform shirt	Field uniform
Lieutenant Дэслэгч
Senior Lieutenant Ахлах дэслэгч
Captain Ахмад
Major Хошууч
Lieutenant Colonel Дэд хурандаа
Colonel Хурандаа
Brigadier general Бригадын генерал
Major general Хошууч генерал
Lieutenant general Дэслэгч генерал
General Генерал

Shoulder board of government officials[edit]

• 
  Shoulder board of President as Commander-in-chief of armed forces.^[5]
• 
  Shoulder board of cabinet members and deputy minister of defence.^[6][7][8]

Branch and service color[edit]

Colors padding of shoulder boards and piping on uniforms are used in order to represent the type of branch or military organization.

• Rank insignia of Air force branch of the Armed forces, General intelligence agency, and the State special security department
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Colonel)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Captain)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Senior sergeant)

• Rank insignia of Border troops
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Lieutenant colonel)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Major)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Captain)
• 
  Field uniform shoulder board
  (Sergeant)

• Rank insignia of Internal troops and General executive agency of Court decision
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Major)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Senior lieutenant)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Lieutenant colonel)

• Rank insignia of National emergency management agency (Civil defense)
• 
  Parade uniform shoulder board
  (Colonel)
• 
  Service uniform shoulder board
  (Lieutenant)
• 
  Uniform shirt shoulder board
  (Junior sergeant)

Historical[edit]

Ranks and insignia from 1990 to 1998[edit]

In 1990, by the decree of Presidium of People's great khural, officers and non-commissioned officers insignia changed to 1936 design ulzii and "AA" letters of abbreviation People's army removed from enlisted personnel's shoulder board.^[9]

Officers[edit]

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Rank designation			Хурандаа генерал Khurandaa gyenyeral		Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral		Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral				Хурандаа Khurandaa		Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa		Хошууч Khoshuuch		Ахмад Akhmad		Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch			Дэслэгч Deslegch
			Colonel general		Lieutenant general		Major general				Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Senior lieutenant			Lieutenant

Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted personnels[edit]

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Rank designation									Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch		Aхлагч Akhlagch						Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch						Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch				Түрүүч Türüüch		Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch			Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch			Байлдагч Baildagch
									Senior sergeant		Sergeant						Junior sergeant						Senior corporal				Corporal		Junior corporal			Senior soldier			Soldier

Ranks and insignia from 1998 to 2017[edit]

In 1998, by the Presidential decree No.180, new uniform and rank insignia design approved.^[10] In 2011 generals shoulder board insignia ulzii changed to five pointed star^[11] and camouflage pattern of all field uniforms and shoulder boards changed to 4-tone digital pattern.

Officers[edit]

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Field uniform
Rank designation			Генерал Gyenyeral		Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral		Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral		Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral		Хурандаа Khurandaa		Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa		Хошууч Khoshuuch		Ахмад Akhmad		Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch			Дэслэгч Deslegch
			General (Colonel general until 2006)		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general (from 2006)		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Senior lieutenant			Lieutenant

Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted personnels[edit]

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Field uniform
Rank designation	Тэргүүн ахлагч Tergüün akhlagch						Cургагч ахлагч Curgagch akhlagch		Aхлах ахлагч Akhlakh akhlagch		Aхлагч Akhlagch						Дэд ахлагч Ded akhlagch						Ахлах түрүүч Akhlakh türüüch				Түрүүч Türüüch		Дэд түрүүч Ded türüüch			Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch			Байлдагч Baildagch
	Sergeant major (from 2003)						Master sergeant (from 2003)		Senior sergeant		Sergeant						Junior sergeant						Senior corporal				Corporal		Junior corporal			Senior soldier			Soldier

Black variant of shoulder board[edit]

Black embroidery variant of officers and NCO's shoulder board was used mainly in peacekeeping missions.^[12][13]

• 
  Lieutenant colonel shoulder board, 1998 style camouflage pattern.
• 
  Lieutenant shoulder board, 2011 style camouflage pattern.
• 
  Junior sergeant shoulder board, 2011 style camouflage pattern.

See also[edit]

• Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic

References[edit]