A military rank infobox may be used to summarize information about a military rank in a particular service branch of a country's armed forces. The infobox should be added using the {{infobox military rank}} template, as shown below:
Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS#CITE).
All fields are optional, except for name.
name – mandatory – the formal name of the rank.
image – an image of the insignia of the rank. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
image_size – the size of the image. Must be written as xxxpx.
caption – the text to be placed below the image, typically describing the insignia.
image2 – another image relevant to the rank. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
image_size2 – the size of the image. Must be written as xxxpx.
caption2 – the text to be placed below the image.
image3 – another image relevant to the rank. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
image_size3 – the size of the image. Must be written as xxxpx.
Non-NATO rank – for non-NATO allies only, the equivalent rank and allied force.
formation – first recorded use or appointment to the rank.
abolished – last recorded use or termination of the rank.
higher rank – the next highest rank.
lower rank – the next lowest rank.
equivalents – the same rank in the same country in the equivalent service branches. e.g. where rank is from the army, the air force and navy ranks are shown here.
history – any notable usages of the rank in military history,