Military ranks

Mixed Canonicity

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Original Dune & Expanded Dune

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The following rankings were used throughout the history of the Known Universe.

Old Terran and Imperial Armed Forces title	League Armada, Salusan Militia and Army of the Jihad title	Old Imperial Military and Army of Humanity title	Sardaukar title
Field Marshal, General	Supreme Commander	Supreme Bashar, Bashar 4th level	Burseg, Captain General, Supreme Bashar, Warmaster
General, Admiral / Governor	Primero	Burseg, Bashar 3rd level	Caid, General, Over Bashar
Lt. General, Vice Admiral, Air Marshal		Caid, Bashar 2nd Level	Bashar
Major General, Rear Admiral, Air Vice Marshal		Bashar, Bashar 1st Level
Commodore, Brigadier, Brigadier General		Sub-Bashar	Sub-Bashar
Colonel, Captain, Group Captain	Segundo	Bator	Colonel, Captain, Bator
Lieutenant Colonel, Commander			Commander
Major, Lt. Commander, Commandant, Squadron Leader	Tercero
Captain, Lieutenant	Cuarto	Levenbrech	Levenbrech, Lieutenant
Lt. Iunior, Sub Lt. , 1st Lt., flight officer
Officer Cadet
Warrant Officer, Chief Petty, Sergeant Major
Sergeant, Petty Officer	Quinto	Immenbrech	Immenbrech, Squad Leader, Sergeant
Corporal, Bombardier, Leading Seaman	Sexto		Corporal, Low Sergeant
Private, Trooper, Gunner, Seaman, Airman			Trooper, Conscript

Notes[]

The rank of Supreme Bashar was also used after the Butlerian Jihad by the Bene Gesserit. Miles Teg held this position for the Sisterhood.

In the Dune II and Dune 2000 video games, there are ranks such as Sand flea, Sand Snake, Desert Mongoose, Sand Warrior, Dune Trooper, Squad leader, Outpost commander, Base Commander, Warlord, Chief Warlord, Scourge of Dune, Ruler of Arrakis and Emperor.