Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa

Summary

Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.

Enlisted edit

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Algerian Land Forces[1]
            No insignia
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
جندي
Jundiun
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Djoundi


  Angolan Army[2]
                No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
  Benin Army[3]
                 
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe


  Botswana Ground Force[4]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Burkina Faso Ground Forces[5][6]
                 
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef/
Maréchal des logis-chef
Sergent/
Maréchal des logis
Caporal-chef/
Brigadier-chef
Caporal/
Brigadier
Soldat de première classe Soldat de deuxeme classe


  Burundi Army[7]
                  No insignia
Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Première sergent major Première sergent Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe
Ajida shefu Ajida majoro Ajida Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere Sereja mu murwi wa mbere Sereja Kaporari shefu Kaporari Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri
  Cameroon Ground Forces
               
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat Première Soldat


  Cape Verdean National Guard[8]
                            No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-principal Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sargento Furriel Instruendo curso de sargento Cabo-principal Cabo de Secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Instruendo curso de cabo Soldado


  Central African Ground Forces
                  No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat


  Chadian Ground Forces
          No insignia
Sergent major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal Soldat première Soldat


  Comorian Army
               
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat
  Land Forces of the DR Congo
                  No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant de première classe Adjudant Premier sergent major Sergent major Premier sergent Sergent Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe Recrue


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Congolese Ground Forces[9]
              No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat 1ère classe Soldat 2e classe


  Djiboutian Army
               
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat Première Soldat


  Egyptian Army
           
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundi


  Army of Equatorial Guinea
           
Brigada Sargento primero Sarjento Cabo primero Cabo Soldado


  Eritrean Army
          No insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private


  Ethiopian Ground Forces[10]
              No insignia
ሻለቃ ባሻ
Shalek’a basha
ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ
Shalek’a megabī basha
ሻምበል ባሻ
Shamibeli basha
መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ
Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a
ሀምሳ ዓለቃ
Hāmisa ‘alek’a
አስር ዓለቃ
Āsiri ‘alek’a
ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ
Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a
Command sergeant major Staff sergeant major First sergeant Master sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private


  Gabonese Army
                 
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat


  Gambian National Army
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Ghana Army
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Guinea Ground Forces
                 
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe


  Army of Guinea-Bissau
         
Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Primeiro-Soldado Soldado


  Ivory Coast Ground Forces[11]
                 
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe


  Kenya Army[12]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Lesotho Army[13]
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Liberian Ground Forces[14]
                No insignia
Command sergeant major Master sergeant Sergeant first class Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private Private


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Libyan Ground Forces[15]
          No insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private 1st Class Private


  Madagascar Ground Forces[16]
                No insignia
Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat


  Malawi Army
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Malian Army[17]
                 
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
  Mauritanian National Army[18]
           
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
جندي
Jundiun


  Mauritius No army


  Royal Moroccan Army[19]
                 
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de deuxième classe


  Mozambican Army
           
Intendente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Primeiro soldado


  Namibian Army[20]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Niger Army[21]
                 
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1re classe Soldat de 2e classe


  Nigerian Army[22]
              No insignia
Army warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Rwandan Land Forces[23]
            No insignia
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant major Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
                       
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo de Secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado


  Senegalese Army
              No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat


  Seychelles Infantry Unit[24]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Sierra Leone Army
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Somali National Army[25]
              No insignia
Chief Warrant Officer
Musharax Sarkaal
Warrant Officer Class 1
Sadex Xarígle
Warrant Officer Class 2
Laba Xarígle
Warrant Officer Class 3
Xarígle
Sergeant
Sadex Alífle
Corporal
Laba Alífle
Lance Corporal
Alífle
Private
(or equivalent)
Dable


  Somaliland National Army
               
Chief warrant officer
Musharax sarkaal
Warrant officer class 1
Sadex xarígle
Warrant officer class 2
Laba xarígle
Warrant officer class 3
Xarígle
Sergeant
Sadex alífle
Corporal
Laba alífle
Lance corporal
Alífle
Private
(or equivalent)
Dable


  South African Army[26]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Sudanese Army[27]
          No insignia
مساعد
Mosa'id
رقيب أول
Raqib awwal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
'arif
وكيل عريف
Wakil 'arif
جندي
Jundiun


  Eswatini Army
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Tanzanian Army
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza
Warrant officer class 2
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili
Staff sergeant
Sajinitaji
Sergeant
Sajenti
Corporal
Koplo
Lance corporal
Koplo Usu
Private
(or equivalent)


  Togolese Army[28]
                No insignia
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2e classe


  Tunisian Army[29][30]
                 
وكيل أعلى
Wakil 'aelaa
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي متطوع
Jundiun
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1re classe Soldat


  Ugandan Land Forces[31]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Zambian Army
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Zimbabwe National Army
              No insignia
Regimental sergeant major Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also edit

References edit

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