Israel Defense Forces ranks

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has a unique rank structure. Because the IDF is an integrated force, ranks are the same in all services (there is no differentiation between army, navy, air force, etc.) The ranks are derived from those of the paramilitary Haganah developed in the Mandate period to protect the Yishuv. This origin is reflected in the slightly compacted rank structure; for instance, the Chief of Staff (rosh ha'mate ha'klali, or ramatkal) is seemingly only equivalent to a lieutenant general in other militaries.

(Chief of General Staff)
(Lieutenant general, equivalent to NATO OF-8)
(Rav aluf means "chief champion" or "chief thousandman")

(Commanding general of a branch of arms (ground force, air force or navy) or a regional command.
(Major general, equivalent to NATO OF-7)
(Aluf, meaning "champion" of "thousandman")
(Note that in the original IDF ranks of 1948, aluf was intended to loosely translate as colonel)

(Commanding general of an arm of service (service corps) or division commander)
(Brigadier-general, equivalent to NATO OF-6)
(Tat aluf translates as "subordinate champion" or "sub-thousandman")
[Since 1968]

(Executive officer of a division; brigade commander)
(Colonel, equivalent to NATO OF-5)
(Aluf mishne translates as "secondary champion" or "secondary thousandman")

(Executive officer of a brigade; battalion commander)
(Lieutenant Colonel, equivalent to NATO OF-4)
(Sgan aluf translates as "deputy champion" or "deputy thousandman")
(Note that in the original IDF ranks of 1948, sgan aluf was intended to loosely translate as lieutenant colonel)

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