Military ranks of Namibia

The Military ranks of Namibia are the military insignia used by the Namibian Defence Force. Being a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Namibia shares a rank structure similar to that of both the United Kingdom and South Africa.

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force 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
Namibian Army	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd lieutenant
Namibian Navy	No equivalent
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign			Midshipman
Namibian Air Force	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
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, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Namibian Army																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Namibian Navy																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman				Able Seaman		Seaman
Namibian Air Force																													No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class						Warrant officer 2nd class		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

See also

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

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Namibian National Defence Force)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Namibia Air Force)
• Namibian Defence Force Salary