Military ranks of Liberia

The Military ranks of Liberia are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Liberia. Liberia shares a rank structure similar to that of the United States Armed Forces and are laid out in the Liberian Defense Act of 2008.[1]

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and coast guard 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
Liberian Ground Forces																									Unknown
	General of the Army		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Liberian National Coast Guard	No equivalent																								No equivalent
											Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
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 coast guard respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Liberian Ground Forces																																			No insignia
	Command sergeant major						Master sergeant		Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private first class		Private						Private
Liberian National Coast Guard																																			No equivalent
	Master Chief Petty Officer						Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class						Petty Officer Second Class						Petty Officer Third Class				Seaman		Seaman Apprentice
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Liberian Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Liberian Coast Guard)

1. "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2017.