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 officer ranks[]

The rank insignia for commissioned officers.

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Benin Army^[1] v t
Benin Army^[1] v t		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Benin Navy^[1] v t
Benin Navy^[1] v t		Amiral	Vice-amiral d'escadre	Vice-amiral	Contre amiral	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^ère classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^ème classe
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Other ranks[]

The rank insignia for NCOs and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Benin Army^[1] v t
Benin Army^[1] v t	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe	Soldat de 2^ème classe
Benin Navy^[1] v t									No insignia
Benin Navy^[1] v t	Major	Maître principal	Premier maître	Maître	Second maître	Quartier maître de 1^er classe	Quartier maître 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe	Matelot de 2^ème classe
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

External links[]

"Loi 88-006 du 26 Avril 1988" (PDF) (in French). 26 April 1988. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
Uniforminsignia.org (Benin Army)

[Benin-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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