Military ranks of Namibia
The Military ranks of Namibia are the military insignia used by the Namibian Defence Force.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Namibian Army[1]
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Namibian Navy[1]
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral junior grade | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign | Midshipman
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Namibian Marine Corps
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Marine Commandant | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Midshipman
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Namibian Air Force[1]
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Chief air marshal | Air marshal | Air vice marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Namibian Army[1]
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Namibian Navy[1]
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Namibian Marine Corps
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Namibian Air Force[1]
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Private (or equivalent)
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
External links
- "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.