Military ranks of Namibia

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Namibian Army[1] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Namibian Navy[1] v t e
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral junior grade		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade			Ensign			Midshipman
Namibian Marine Corps v t e
											Marine Commandant		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign			Midshipman
Namibian Air Force[1] v t e
			Chief air marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Namibian Army[1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Namibian Navy[1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman
Namibian Marine Corps v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman
Namibian Air Force[1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Aircraftman				Leading aircraftman		Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

• List of Namibian Generals
• List of Namibian admirals
• List of Namibian Air Officers

• "Namibian Defence Force Salary". NAAdmissions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
• "Namibia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 20 December 2021.