Ukrainian Defence Minister Andriy Taran on Wednesday, January 6, has signed a decree on the transfer of Ukrainian military ranks to NATO military rank codes according to the NATO STANAG 2116 standard. "This List establishes the correspondence of the codification of military ranks of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the military ranks of NATO. It is another step ensuring compatibility with the armed forces of the member states," Taran said according to the press service of Ukrainian Defence Ministry. According to him, the signed order begins the Euro-Atlantic transformation of the existing personnel management system … Continue reading Ukraine changes Soviet-style military rank codes with NATO standards