OR-9
Military abbreviation · Military Pay Grade
| Stands for | NATO other ranks grade 9 |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
OR-9 stands for NATO other ranks grade 9, a military pay grade abbreviation.
Highest NATO enlisted code, equal to US pay grade E-9: sergeants major, master chief petty officers, chief master sergeants and Marine master gunnery sergeants. The British Warrant Officer Class 1 and RAF Warrant Officer are OR-9.
Example: NATO's senior enlisted leader at Allied Command Operations holds the rank OR-9.
Usage notes
A British WO1 commonly serves as a regimental sergeant major, the senior soldier of a battalion. Since 2015 the British Army has had a single Army Sergeant Major, its most senior soldier. NATO commands appoint their own senior enlisted leaders from OR-9s of member nations.
Related abbreviations
More military pay grade abbreviations
- E-1 – Enlisted pay grade 1
- E-2 – Enlisted pay grade 2
- E-3 – Enlisted pay grade 3
- E-4 – Enlisted pay grade 4
- E-5 – Enlisted pay grade 5
- E-6 – Enlisted pay grade 6
- E-7 – Enlisted pay grade 7
- E-8 – Enlisted pay grade 8
- E-9 – Enlisted pay grade 9
- O-1 – Officer pay grade 1
- O-10 – Officer pay grade 10
- O-1E – Officer pay grade 1 with prior enlisted service