Philippine Army Ranks
Here are the Philippine Army ranks from the highest position to the lowest.
Before we go to the army ranks and insignias, let us first talk about what is before the Philippine Army. The Philippine Army is an important branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Its official name in the Filipino language is Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas. Ow I never knew that. In case you don’t know yet, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has three main units: the Phil. Army, the Phil. Air Force and the Phil. Navy. To make you understand the ranks and organization of the army better, power starts from the president who acts as the Commander in Chief and he is assisted by the Secretary of National Defense because the AFP is under the Department of National Defense. The whole AFP is under the authority of the Chief of Staff usually in the rank of General and he is assisted by the Vice Chief of Staff usually ranked as Lieutenant General followed by the Deputy Chief of Staff who usually is ranked as Major General and acts as the military chief administrator. And I think this is how we start the military...
General Officers
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General
Officers
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Enlisted Personnel
Chief Master Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Technical Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Private First Class
Private
Frequently Asked Questions:
Who is the new chief of the Philippine Army?
At present, the chief of the Phil. Army is Lieutenant General Arturo B. Ortiz. He’s the 53rd commanding general of the PA appointed last July 23, 2010.
Who is the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines?
At present, he’s General Ricardo A. David Jr.
How to become a soldier and join the army?
The Phil. Army recruitment is ongoing. Just fill up the application forms and pass all the requirements and trainings. Simply go to the PA’s official website on http://www.army.mil.ph/Recruitment/main.html.
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Comments
Now this has me standing at Attention,lol,;)
Me too, attention ! I used to do a lot of marching in school.
Without going to the dept of the hub I like to say the strength of army is nothing in front of a peaceful revolution as we now find in Egypt. May I request you to go through my article “The call of Democracy shattered Tourism in Cairo?”
Good breakdown of the military, and a lot like the US. My physical therapist was from the Phillipines, and her father was top brass in the Military.
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Hi Prof A! haha thought I'd write another hub bout the army after my air-force-ranks-hub clicked lol Always happy to see you THANKS! :)
Hello Ingenira! Ha school days :) I was a Cadette Major.. lol
Hi HP Roy! Sure I'll check it out. Thanks for commenting :)
Hello Nan! Say hi to your PT :)
This is a good informative hub but some photos would really make it pop. You know patches or seals or something like that. My son Justin did some for the U.S. armed services. There is at least one of my hubs dedicated to photos of that stuff. Peace!! Tom
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Hi Tom! I was thinking to upload those badges but I need more time. Thanks for suggesting :) Oh tell Justin I said hi! I'm gonna check that hub. What is it exactly? Thanks a lot!
He did seals and patches from the different branches of the service and did the art so it could be reproduced without pixelation,it's called vectoring. I'd like to see the ones from the Philippine's.
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I saw it. They are gorgeous. I will put them all in a hub later. :) Thanks a lot!
Cadette Major, wow ! I was a Girl Guide, and I reached up to Company Leader, and my sister was a Queen's Guide. :) Those were good old days, eh ?
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haha yeah good old days :)
Let's be higher than Americans.
Philippine source
I am not in favor of promoting Manny Pacquiao to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. It is unfair to others who are aspiring for so many years. The qualification for that rank is that you must be a college graduate.
Kailan po ma approved ang new uniform (digital) ng phil. army ksi po tayo nalang ang nahuhuli sa pag upgrade ng uniform,,salamat po/
god bless x laht ng xundalo/... idol k kayo
ganda ng ranks sir/maam
MANNY DESERVES ONLY A CAPTAIN IN RANK.
I DON'T THINK SO IF HE IS TO BE IN THE RIGHT LEVEL OF LT COL. NONSENSE IF IT HAPPENS...
sir.kay lan po ang quota jan?
Paano ba maa acquire yung uniform namin patapos na po kasi yung UADT namin, pero hangang ngayun wala pa kaiming balita sa uniform poro nalang pangako ang CDC namin.
sir kailan exam sa 6id?
Sana in 2013 i will be a collage of military
and i will be a philippine arme or navy
dream ko un ........?
sir, san pong kampo may kota?
do police officer 1 also salute ssg of phil. army? or those who have high rank in army?
Either dollars or pesos! Eye eye sir!
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