Agreed English texts
STANAG 2116
1992 (Edition 5)
NATO standardization agreement (STANAG)
NATO codes for grades of military personnel
Annexes : A. NATO Codes for Officer Personnel Army
B. NATO Codes for Non-Officer Personnel Army
Related documents :
STANAG 1059 INT - Distinguishing Letters for Geographic Entitites for use in NATO
Aim
1. The aim of this agreement is to standardize, for the use of the NATO Forces, the NATO codes for grades of military personnel.
Agreement
2. Participating nations agree that the NATO codes for grades of military personnel, as detailed in this STANAG, are to be used when preparing personnel tables, requisitions, reports and returns destined for NATO nations, organizations and commands.
3. Nothing in this agreement is to prejudice existing national grades designations or procedures in purely national establishments.
4. The NATO codes assigned for each grade shall be based on the agreed corresponding Army grades as detailed in Annexes A and B. National equivalent for Naval and Air Forces shall be in accordance with national regulations. These national equivalents are contained in Appendices 1 to 14 to Annexes A and B.
General
5. Officer and other rank posts will be identified by a NATO code within the following grades:
a. Officers OF 1 - 10
b. Other ranks OR 1 - 9
c. Warrant officers WO1 - 4
6. For NATO purposes, OR-5 to OR-9 inclusive are considered Non-Commissioned Officers.
Application
7. The code is to be used in preparing:
a. Establishment tables.
b. Personnel statistics.
c. Strength returns.
d. Personnel requisitions.
e. Other reports dealing with personnel, to include Automated Data Handling (ADH) reporting procedures.
8. Personnel requisitions to fill NATO posts shall indicate the NATO code herein specified in conjunction with the approved manning document. Nations will normally be expected to fill allocated posts by personnel holding the grade indicated by the NATO code reflected in the manning document. Personnel holding a rank different from that stated in the manning document are expected to perform the duties of their post irrespective of their national rank.
9. Precedence when performing duties within NATO organizational and functional elements (Staff, divisions, branches, sections, unit, etc.) shall be in accordance with the approved manning document for that element.
10. When a manning document includes personnel of different nations and/or different services, the grade is to be preceded by the national distinguishing letters (as per STANAG 1059) and one of the following abbreviations for the service concerned: (A) for Army, (N) for Navy, (AF) for Air Force and (SI) for Service Immaterial.
Example: Belgian Army Colonel = BE(A) OF-5
Procedure for amendments
11. A nation desiring to propose an amendment shall forward its proposal to the Army Board.
Implementation of the agreement
12. This STANAG will be considered implemented when the necessary orders/instructions to apply the information contained in this Agreement have been issued to the forces concerned.
13. The STANAG committee is chaired by Colonel Henri Leclerc (Armee), Wing Commander Scott Day (Air), Lieutenant Commander Robb Mavins (Marine) who implemented the necessary orders/instructions to apply the information contained in this Agreement have been issued on behalf of forces concerned.
