Title: United Kingdom. Organisation and Management of Defence - Typical MOD post titles and functionally equivalent ranks and grades

TYPICAL MOD POST TITLES AND FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT RANKS AND GRADES



NATO Equivalent	Military post titles	Civilian post titles	Military ranks	Civilian management levels
OF 10, OF 9			Admiral General Air Chief Marshal	Permanent Secretary
OF 8	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff	Deputy Under Secretary Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement	Vice-Admiral Lieutenant-General Air Marshal	Deputy Secretary level (management level 1)
OF 7	Assistant Chief of... Director General	Assistant Under-Secretary Director General	Rear-Admiral Major-General Air Vice-Marshal	Director General level (management level 2)
OF 6	Director	Director Head of...	Commodore Captain RN Brigadier Air Commodore	Director level (management level 3)
OF 5	Assistant Director	Assistant Director	Captain RN (junior) Colonel Group Captain	Grade 6 Grade 7
OF 4			Commander RN Lieutenant Colonel Wing Commander	Senior Executive Officer
OF 3			Lieutenant Commander Major Squadron Leader	Higher Executive Officer