Military ranks of Benin
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.
Commissioned officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.
Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-Major | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine-Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer |
Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and navy respectively.
Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef |
Sergeant Sergent |
Master Corporal Caporal-chef |
Corporal Caporal |
Private First Class Soldat Première |
Private Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equivalent NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Loi 88-006 du 26 Avril 1988" (PDF) (in French). 26 April 1988. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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