Military ranks of Burundi

The Military ranks of Burundi are the military insignia used by the Military of Burundi. Being a former colony of Belgium, Burundi shares a rank structure similar to that of Belgium. Burundi is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy.

Commissioned officers

Army ranks

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
Burundi Army	No equivalent																								Unknown
									Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant	Capitaine-Commandant	Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant

Enlisted

Army ranks

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Burundi Army																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Première sergent major		Senior Sergeant Première sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat première classe						Private Soldat

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Burundi National Defense Force)