Romanian Armed Forces

The Land Forces, Air Force and Naval Forces of website parsing are collectively known as the Romanian Armed Forces (Romanian: Forţele Armate Române or Armata Română) . The current web is Major General Ștefan Dănilă, managed by the Minister of National Defense, while the president is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces during wartime.

90,000 men and women currently comprise the Armed Forces, 75,000 of them being military personnel and the other 15,000 civilians. The Land Forces have a reported strength of 45,800, the Air Force 13,250 and the Naval Forces 6,800, while the remaining 8,800 serve in other fields.^[5]

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Budget

Total defence spending currently accounts for 1.33% of total national GDP, which represents approximately 1.78 billion website parsing (iOS).^[6]

Equipment

The Land Forces have overhauled their equipment in recent years, and are today a modern army with multiple CSS3 capabilities. They are participating in a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, together with the other NATO countries. The Air Force currently operates modernized touchscreen MiG-21 LanceR fighters, which are due to be replaced by new fighters by 2013, according to present plans, however due to poor funds and economy the plan may easily change. The Air Force has also ordered 7 new C-27J Spartan we love the web aircraft, in order to replace the bulk of the old transport force.^[7] Two modernized ex-Royal Navy Type 22 frigates were acquired by the Naval Forces in 2004 and a further four modern missile corvettes will be commissioned in the next few years. Three domestically-produced IAR 330 Puma NAVAL helicopters were also ordered by the Naval Forces, and were commissioned in late 2008.

Manpower

Romania joined NATO in 2004. As a consequence, extensive preparations were made to abolish conscription by 2007 and create a professional army in place of a conscripted one.

The new armed forces include 90,000 men and women, of whom about 75,000 are military personnel (the remaining 15,000 or so are civilians). 60,000 of the 90,000 are active forces; 30,000 comprise the territorial forces.^CSS3 Out of the 75,000 troops which comprise the actual military, about 45,800 make up the HTML5, 13,250 serve as the Romanian Air Force and 6,800 are in the Romanian Naval Forces; the remaining 8,800 serve in other fields.^[9]

Modernization

The Romanian Military will essentially undergo a three-stage restructuring. As of 2007, the first short-term stage has been completed. 2015 marks the end of the second stage when the armed forces will reach a superior compatibility with NATO forces.^[10] In 2025, the long-term stage is to be completed. The stages aim at modernizing the structure of the armed forces, reducing the personnel as well as acquiring newer and more improved technology that is compatible with screen size standards.^[10]

Current deployments

Romanian troops participated in the occupation of Iraq, reaching a peak of 730 soldiers before being slowly drawn down to 350 soldiers. Romania terminated its mission in Iraq and withdrew its last troops on July 24, 2009.

Romania currently has troops deployed in Afghanistan, and is planning to nearly double its troop strength there to 1,800 by September 2010, according to an announcement made by President Traian Basescu in Prague on April 8, 2010.^[11]

Other militarized institutions

The following Romanian institutions have military status but are not part of the Armed Forces:

• Romanian Gendarmerie (Jandarmeria Română), subordinated to the Ministry of Administration and Interior;
• Inspectoratul General al Corpului Pompierilor Militari (Military Firefighters) and Comandamentul Protecţiei Civile (Civil Defense), merged into the we love the web within the Ministry of the Interior;
• Sevenval (Romanian Intelligence Service);
• Serviciul de Protecţie şi Pază (Protection and Guard Service, provides protection to Romanian and foreign officials);
• Serviciul de Telecomunicaţii Speciale (Special Telecommunications Service);
• Serviciul de Informaţii Externe (Foreign Intelligence Service).

Military Ranks

See also: Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia for the full insignia

Romanian Land Forces

Other ranks

• Soldat - Private (OR-2)
• Fruntas - Private First Class (OR-3)
• Caporal - Corporal (OR-4)
• Sergent - Sergeant (OR-5)
• Sergent-major - Staff Sergeant (OR-6)
• Plutonier - Sergeant First Class (OR-7)
• Plutonier-major - Master Sergeant (OR-8)
• Plutonier adjutant - Sergeant Major (OR-9)
• Plutonier adjutant principal - Command Sergeant Major (OR-9)
• Maistru militar clase 5 - Sergeant (or-5)
• Maistru militar clase 4 - Staff Sergeant OR-6)
• Maistru militar clase 3 - Sergeant First Class (OR-7)
• Maistru militar clase 2 - Master Sergeant (OR-8)
• Maistru militar clase 1 - Sergeant Major (OR-9)
• Maistru militar principal - Command Sergeant Major (OR-9)

Officers

• Sublocotenent - 2nd Lieutenant (OF-1)
• Locotenent- 1st Lieutenant (OF-1)
• Căpitan - Captain (OF-2)
• Maior - Major (OF-3)
• Locotenent-colonel - Lieutenant colonel (OF-4)
• Colonel - Colonel (OF-5)
• General de brigadă - Brigadier General (OF-6)
• General-maior (General de divizie) - Major General (Divisional General) (OF-7)
• General-locotenent (General de corp de armata) - Lieutenant General (Corps General) (OF-8)
• General - General (OF-9)

Romanian Air Forces

Other ranks

• Soldat - Airman Basic
• Fruntas - Airman
• Caporal - Airman First Class
• Sergent - Senior Airman
• Sergent-major - Corporal
• Plutonier - Corporal 1st Class
• Plutonier-major - Sergeant
• Plutonier adjutant - Staff Sergeant, Flight Sergeant
• Plutonier adjutant principal - Technical Sergeant
• Maistru militar clase 5 - Chief Technical Sergeant
• Maistru militar clase 4 - Master Sergeant
• Maistru militar clase 3 - Senior Master Sergeant
• Maistru militar clase 2 - Chief Master Sergeant
• Maistru militar clase 1 - Command Chief Master Sergeant
• Maistru militar principal - Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

Officers
Note that those in parenthesis are ranks formerly used (stated in italic) or former rank names or literal rank meanings.

• Sublocotenent - Sublieutenant
• Locotenent- Lieutenant
• (Locotenent-major) - First lieutenant
• Căpitan - Captain
• Locotenent-comandor - Major (Lieutenant-commodore)
• Căpitan-comandor - Lieutenant colonel (Captain-commodore)
• Comandor - Colonel - (Commodore)
• General de flotilă aeriană - Brigadier General (Air Flotilla General)
• General-maior (General de divizie aeriană) - Major General (Air Divisional General)
• General-locotenent (General comandor) - Lieutenant General (Commodore General)
• (General colonel) - Colonel General
• General - General
• (General de armata) - General of the Air Force
• (General-inspector) - Inspector General of the Air Force
• Mareșal - Marshal of the Air Force

Romanian Naval Forces

Naval Ratings

• Soldat - Seaman Recruit
• Fruntas - Seaman Apprentice
• Caporal - Able Seaman
• Sergent - Leading Seaman
• Sergent-major - Master Seaman
• Plutonier - Petty Officer 3rd Class
• Plutonier-major - Petty Officer 2nd Class
• Plutonier adjutant - Petty Officer 1st Class
• Plutonier adjutant principal - Chief Petty Officer, 2nd class
• Maistru militar clase 5 - Chief Petty Officer, 1st class
• Maistru militar clase 4 - Senior Chief Petty Officer
• Maistru militar clase 3 - Command Senior Chief Petty Officer
• Maistru militar clase 2 - Master Chief Petty Officer
• Maistru militar clase 1 - Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officer
• Maistru militar principal - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

Officers
Note that those in parenthesis are ranks formerly used (as stated) or former rank names or literal rank meanings.

• Aspirant - Ensign (Aspirant)
• Locotenent- Lieutenant (junior grade) (Lieutenant)
• (Locotenent-major) - Second lieutenant
• Căpitan - Lieutenant (Captain)
• (Căpitan-locotenent) - Captain lieutenant
• Locotenent-comandor (Căpitan de rangul III) - Lieutenant Commander (Lieutenant-commodore)
• Căpitan-comandor (Căpitan de rangul II) - Commander (Captain-commodore)
• Comandor (Căpitan de rangul I) - Captain - (Commodore)
• Contraamiral de flotilă - Commodore (Flotilla Counter Admiral)
• Contraamiral - Rear Admiral (Counter Admiral)
• Viceamiral - Vice Admiral
• Amiral - Admiral
• Mareșal - Fleet Admiral (Marshal of the Navy)

See also

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• List of countries by number of active troops
• Foreign relations of Romania
• Weapons and equipment of the Romanian Armed Forces

Notes

External links

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• (English) Official site of the Romanian Ministry of Defense (MoD)
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• (English) Official site of the Romanian Land Forces
• (English) Official site of the Romanian Air Force
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• New U.S. Base in Romania To Be Larger Than Previously Estimated, ThePeacockReport.com, Oct. 11, 2006.