The following tables present the ranks of the Malaysian Armed Forces.[1]
| Grade | Type | Army | Navy | Air Force | NATO equivalents of ranks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usually reserved for His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | Commander-in-chief | Field Marshal | Admiral of the Fleet | Marshal of the Air Force | OF-10 | ||
| VUZA3 | Turus II | Commissioned officers | General | Admiral | General | OF-9 | |
| VUZA5 | JUSA A | ||||||
| VUZA6 | JUSA B | Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | Lieutenant General | OF-8 | ||
| VUZA7 | JUSA C | Major General | Rear Admiral | Major General RMAF | OF-7 | ||
| ZA26 | 54 | Brigadier General | Commodore (lit. First Admiral)[2] | Brigadier General RMAF | OF-6 | ||
| ZA24 | 52 | Colonel | Captain | Colonel RMAF | OF-5 | ||
| ZA22 | 48 | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Lieutenant Colonel RMAF | OF-4 | ||
| ZA20 | 46A | Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major RMAF | OF-3 | ||
| ZA18 | 44 | Captain | Lieutenant | Captain RMAF | OF-2 | ||
| ZA16 | 42 | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Lieutenant RMAF | OF-1 | ||
| ZA15 | 41 | Second Lieutenant | Acting Sub Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant RMAF | |||
| ZAL13/ZAL15 | Officer Cadet | Midshipman | Officer Cadet | OF(D) | |||
| Officer Cadet | |||||||
| ZA12 | 38 | Other ranks | Warrant Officer I | Warrant Officer I | Warrant Officer I | OR-9 | |
| ZA10 | 36 | Warrant Officer II | Warrant Officer II | Warrant Officer II | OR-8 | ||
| ZA8 | 32 | Staff Sergeant | Chief Petty Officer | Flight Sergeant | OR-7 | ||
| ZA6 | 29 | Sergeant | Petty Officer | Sergeant | OR-6 | ||
| ZA4 | 22 | Corporal | Leading Seaman | Corporal | OR-4 | ||
| ZA2 | 20 | Lance Corporal | Able Seaman | Leading Aircraftman | OR-3 | ||
| ZA1 | 19 | Private | Ordinary Seaman | Aircraftman | OR-1 | ||
| ZAL1 | Recruit | Recruit | Recruit | ||||
This table shows the rank structure and epaulette insignia from 1963 until today. For the ranks in the Malaysian Army, the shoulder board rank insignia for Senior Officers and Junior Officers comprises the star from the Order of the Crown of the Realm.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers, based on the No. 2 and No. 3 Dress Uniform.
| Rank group | Student officer | |
|---|---|---|
| Malay: [[Midshipman|Pegawai kadet kanan]] | Malay: [[Officer cadet|Pegawai kadet]] | |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and enlisted personnel.
The RJMF ranks are equal to Army ranks, but different pay grades. RJMF have their own service grade and basic salary scale.[3]
Malaysia Coast Guard ranks are equal to the Royal Malaysian Navy's ranks, but the MCG has their service grade and basic salary scale. In addition the MCG does not use the executive curl but instead, the badge of the MCG.
RELA Corps ranks are equal to Army ranks, but the RELA Corps has different pay grade. RELA Corps have their basic salary and allowance scale, but RELA Corps have no fixed service grade. Only permanent officer has a salary and allowance like other civil service staff but RELA Corps NCO and lower rank has given an allowance only.
From 2012, RELA Corps rank system was changed and synchronized with the police rank system but still maintaining old insignia.