Military ranks of Ivory Coast

The Military ranks of Ivory Coast are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast. Being a former colony of France, Ivory Coast shares a rank structure similar to that of France which in this case are in vertical rather than horizontal stripes for officers and warrant officers, the top slanted stripe a reminder of the shoulder straps called attentes worn as part of the epaulettes in the full dress uniform by all officers.^{[citation needed]}

Officers[]

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[1] v t
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[1] v t		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant	Aspirant
Navy of Ivory Coast^[1] v t
Navy of Ivory Coast^[1] v t		Amiral	Vice-amiral d'escadre	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Capitaine de vaisseau major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe	Aspirant
Ivory Coast Air Force^[1] v t
Ivory Coast Air Force^[1] v t		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant	Aspirant
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet

Enlisted[]

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[1] v t
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[1] v t	Adjudant-chef major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat de seconde classe
Navy of Ivory Coast^[1] v t
Navy of Ivory Coast^[1] v t	Maitre-principal major	Maitre-principal	Premier maitre	Maitre	Second maitre	Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe	Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe	Matelot de 1ere classe	Matelot de 2eme classe
Ivory Coast Air Force^[1] v t
Ivory Coast Air Force^[1] v t	Adjudant-chef major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat de seconde classe
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

External links[]

[IvoryCoast-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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