<Li> Able seaman (AB)--private (trained) </Li> <P> In the Indian Army and Pakistan Army the lowest enlisted rank is sepoy (/ ˈsiːpɔɪ /), literally meaning "soldier" derived from Persian . A sepoy does not wear any rank insignia on his uniform . </P> <P> In the British Army, a private (Pte) equates to both OR - 1 and OR - 2 on the NATO scale, although there is no difference in rank . Privates wear no insignia . Many regiments and corps use other distinctive and descriptive names instead of private, some of these ranks have been used for centuries, others are less than 100 years old . In the contemporary British Armed Forces, the army rank of private is broadly equivalent to able seaman in the Royal Navy, aircraftman, leading aircraftman and senior aircraftman in the Royal Air Force, and marine (Mne) or bandsman, as appropriate equivalent rank in the Royal Marines . Also in the Boys Brigade the rank of private is used when a boy moves from the junior section to the company section . </P> <P> Notably, both Sir Fitzroy Maclean and Enoch Powell are examples of rare, rapid career progression with the British Army, both rising from the rank of private to at least brigadier during World War II . </P>

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