Acronyms and Abbreviations

[StuartBurchell]

Missed out captain.

But seriously, which period are you writing? Medieval or modern day?

If standard medieval like Lord of the Rings or A Game of Thrones, modern ranks like you listed wouldn't be in use (or invented or named or whatever) and you would have man-at-arms, master-of-arms and knights, but basic soldiers would be called warriors, perhaps spearmen or swordsmen.

Whichever, look at armies from the period you are writing in, specifically their organisational structure.

 

[Loren]

Missed out captain.

But seriously, which period are you writing? Medieval or modern day?

If standard medieval like Lord of the Rings or A Game of Thrones, modern ranks like you listed wouldn't be in use (or invented or named or whatever) and you would have man-at-arms, master-of-arms and knights, but basic soldiers would be called warriors, perhaps spearmen or swordsmen.

Whichever, look at armies from the period you are writing in, specifically their organisational structure.

Try this link at Wikipedia. The names have changed through the millennia, but the meanings are pretty much the same.