The Military ranks of Benin are the military insignia used by the Benin Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Benin shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benin Army[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benin Navy[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amiral | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1ère classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2ème classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benin Army[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benin Navy[2] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second maître | Quartier maître de 1er classe | Quartier maître 2ème classe | Matelot de 1ère classe | Matelot de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References
External links
- "Loi 88-006 du 26 Avril 1988" (PDF) (in French). 26 April 1988. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Benin". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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