the Corporals who wish can sit for exams to extend their service and receive the rank of Deputy Sergeant or Junior Sergeant. Most of the conscripts/NCOs are forced to retire at 52 years of age with the rank of Sergeant with no chance of advancement if they do not have a college degree. Less than 2% of conscripts advance into the commissioned officer ranks. Ranks Officers - Director General (a Lieutenant General ranking officer) (Fariq) Major General (Liwa) Brigadier General (Amid) Colonel (Aqid) Lieutenant Colonel (Moqaddem) Major (Raed) Captain (Naqib) First Lieutenant (Mulazim Awal) Lieutenant (Mulazim) Sub-officers- Sergeant First Class (Raqib awwal) - this rank is held only by the two or three senior-most NCOs in a Battalion. Sergeant (Raqib) Deputy Sergeant/Junior Sergeant (Raqib Musaaed) - first NCO rank Corporal (Areef) - after 3 years of compulsory service, it is usually held by Section/Troop leaders. Conscripts - Private First Class/Junior Corporal/Squad Leader (Musaed areef) Private Recruit/Conscript (Mujannad) See also Law Enforcement in Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud Graffiti References External links Paramilitary forces at ORBAT.com Egyptian Armed Forces CSF at Egypt Country Study CIA World Factbook FAS GlobalSecurity Government paramilitary forces of Egypt