Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau

The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Army of Guinea-Bissau
GeneralTenente-generalMajor-generalBrigadeir-generalCoronelTenente-coronelMajorCapitãoPrimeiro tenenteTenenteSubtenente
Navy of Guinea-Bissau
Capitão de mar e guerraCapitão de fragataCapitão-tenentePrimeiro-tenenteSegundo-tenenteGuarda-marinha/
Subtenente
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Army of Guinea-Bissau
Primeiro-sargentoSegundo-sargentoTerceiro-sargentoPrimeiro-SoldadoSoldado
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

Military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)

Commissioned

The rank insignia for commissioned personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Military of the PAIGC
Comandante de brigadaPrimeiro comandanteComandanteMajorCapitãoPrimeiro tenenteTenenteSubtenente

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

References

  • "Guinea-Bissau". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 22 March 2022.