Military ranks of Burkina Faso

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2] v t e
			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] v t e
			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 v t e
			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

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
[2]
	Aspirant

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2][3] v t e
	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
Burkina Faso Air Force[2][3] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de deuxeme classe
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie v t e
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal des Logis-Chef						Maréchal des Logis												Gendarme
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
Burkina Faso Ground Forces (1983–1987) v t e
			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

• "Burkina Faso". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.