The Military ranks of Burkina Faso are the military insignia used by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Burkina Faso shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2] |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso Air Force[2] |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Rank group | Student officer |
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Aspirant |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2][3] |
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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
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Burkina Faso Air Force[2][3] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de deuxeme classe
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Burkinabè National Gendarmerie |
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Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Maréchal des Logis-Chef | Maréchal des Logis | Gendarme
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
During the regime of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso briefly introduced Soviet-style rank insignia,[a] which were reverted to the French-style when he was overthrown.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burkina Faso Ground Forces (1983–1987) |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel Major | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Aspirant |