Rank insignia of the Iranian military

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iranian Ground Forces	No equivalent
			General ارتشبد		Lieutenant General سپهبد		Major General سرلشکر		Brigadier General سرتیپ	2nd Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		1st Lieutenant ستوان یکم		2nd Lieutenant ستوان دوم		3rd Lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet (دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام علی (ع

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iranian Ground Forces
	Sergeant Major استوار یکم						Master Sergeant استوار دوم		Sergeant First Class گروهبان یکم		Staff Sergeant گروهبان دوم						Sergeant گروهبان سوم						Corporal سرجوخه				Private First Class سرباز یکم		Private (E-2) سرباز دوم						Private سرباز

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force	No equivalent
			General ارتشبد		Lieutenant General سپهبد		Major General سرلشکر		Brigadier General سرتیپ	Second Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		First Lieutenant ستوان یکم		Second Lieutenant ستوان دوم		Third Lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه هوایی

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
	Chief Master Sergeant استوار یکم						Senior Master Sergeant استوار دوم		Master sergeant گروهبان یکم		Technical sergeant گروهبان دوم						Staff Sergeant گروهبان سوم						Senior airman سرجوخه				Airman first class سرباز یکم		Airman سرباز دوم						Airman basic سرباز

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iranian Air Defense Force	No equivalent
			General ارتشبد		Lieutenant General سپهبد		Major General سرلشکر		Brigadier General سرتیپ	Second Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		First Lieutenant ستوان یکم		Second Lieutenant ستوان دوم		Third Lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه هوایی

Enlisted

Enlisted rank insignia of the Iranian Air Defense Force
Chief master sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private First Class	Private (E-1)	Private
Persian: استوار یکم‎	Persian: استوار دوم‎	Persian: گروهبان یکم‎	Persian: گروهبان دوم‎	Persian: گروهبان سوم‎	Persian: سرجوخه‎	Persian: سرباز یکم‎	Persian: سرباز دوم‎	Persian: سرباز‎

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy	No equivalent
			Daryābod (دریابد) Admiral of the Fleet		Daryāsālār (دریاسالار) Admiral		Daryābān (دریابان) Vice Admiral		Daryādār (دریادار) Rear Admiral	Daryādār Do (دریادار 2) Flotilla Admiral	Nākhodā Yekomn (ناخدا یکم) Captain		Nākhodā Dovom (ناخدا دوم) Commander		Nākhodā Sevom (ناخدا سوم) Lieutenant Commander		Nāvsarvān (ناوسروان) Senior Lieutenant		Nāvbān Yekom (ناوبان یکم) Lieutenant		Nāvbān Dovom (ناوبان دوم) Junior Lieutenant		Nāvbān Sevom (ناوبان سوم) Ensign		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه امام خمینی (ره)

Enlisted ratings

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
	Nāvostovār Yekom						Nāvostovār Dovom		Mahnāvi Yekom		Mahnāvi Dovom						Mahnāvi Sevom						Sarnāvi				Nāvi Yekom		Nāvi Dovom						Nāvi
	ناواستوار یکم						ناواستوار دوم		مهناوی یکم		مهناوی دوم						مهناوی سوم						سرناوی				ناوی یکم		ناوی دوم						ناوی
	Master Chief Petty Officer						Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class						Petty Officer Second Class						Petty Officer Third Class				Seaman		Seaman Apprentice						Seaman Recruit

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	No equivalent
			Guardian General of the Army ارتشبد پاسدار		Guardian Lieutenant General سپهبد پاسدار		Guardian Major General سرلشگر پاسدار		Guardian Brigadier General سرتیپ پاسدار	Guardian 2nd Brigadier General سرتیپ دوم پاسدار	Guardian Colonel سرهنگ پاسدار		Guardian Lieutenant Colonel سرهنگ دوم پاسدار		Guardian Major سرگرد پاسدار		Guardian Captain سروان پاسدار		Guardian 1st Lieutenant ستوان یکم پاسدار		Guardian 2nd Lieutenant ستوان دوم پاسدار		Guardian 3rd Lieutenant ستوان سوم پاسدار		Officer Cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام حسین (ع)

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	Sergeant Major رزم‌دار یکم						Master Sergeant رزم‌دار دوم		Sergeant First Class رزم‌آور یکم		Staff Sergeant رزم‌آور دوم						Sergeant رزم‌آور سوم						Corporal رزم‌یار				Private First Class سرباز یکم		Private (E-2) سرباز دوم						Private سرباز

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iranian Police	No equivalent
			General of the army ارتشبد		Lieutenant general سپهبد		Major general سرلشگر		Brigadier general سرتیپ	2nd brigadier general سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		1st lieutenant ستوان یکم		2nd lieutenant ستوان دوم		3rd lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه انتظامی امین

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iranian Police
	Sergeant major استوار یکم						Master sergeant استوار دوم		Sergeant first class گروهبان یکم		Staff sergeant گروهبان دوم						Sergeant گروهبان سوم‎						Corporal سرجوخه‎				Policeman first class سرباز یکم		Senior policeman سرباز دوم						Policeman سرباز

Private (Sarbāz dovom) (سرباز دوم) or equivalent rank is usually awarded by the end of six months of service after basic training.

The rank of ostovar, a Persian word which in principle means "solid" or "steady", is equivalent to the English-speaking ranks of warrant officers or sergeants major.

• Second Brigadier General (Sartip dovom) (سرتيپ دوم) and second flotilla admiral (Daryādār dovom) (دریادار دوم) were created after the Islamic revolution of Iran as part of a new modified ranking system.
• Major General (Sarlashkar) (سرلشكر) and the naval equivalent of Rear Admiral (Daryābān) (دریابان) are currently the rank of the heads of the Artesh, Sepah, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Lieutenant General (Sepahbod) (سپهبد) and the naval rank of Vice Admiral (daryāsālār) (دریاسالار) have not been in use since the Iran–Iraq War.
• General (Arteshbod) (ارتشبد) and Admiral (Daryābod) (دریابد) have not been conferred since the Iranian Revolution.
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Farmāndehe setāde kolle niroohāye mosallah) (فرمانده ستاد کل نیروهای مسلح): It is the highest military post acting as the Chief of Armed Forces General Staff. The post oversees all Commanding Generals of different branches of Iran's armed forces including army, navy, air force, IRGC and other forces. It is not a military rank by itself but only an appointment, and the holder wears the insignia of the current rank.
• Commander in Chief (Farmāndehe kolle ghovā) (فرمانده كل قوا) or (Bozorgarteshtārān) (بزرگ‌ارتشتاران): It is the highest political command of the armed forces and is not a military rank by itself. This post is reserved for the Supreme Leader of Iran by the Iranian constitution and as such, does not wear any rank insignia at all.