Military ranks of Republic of the Congo
Appearance
The Military ranks of Republic of the Congo are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo. Being a former colony of France, Republic of the Congo shares a rank structure similar to that of France.
Officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Congolese Ground Forces[1] |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
Congolese Navy[1] |
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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 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||
Congolese Air Force[1] |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Congolese Ground Forces[1] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat 1ère classe | Soldat 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Congolese Navy[1] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maitre-principal | Premier maitre | Maitre | Second maitre | Quartier-maitre de 1ère classe | Quartier-maitre de 2ème classe | Matelot de 1ère classe | Matelot de 2ème classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Congolese Air Force[1] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat 1ère classe | Soldat 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |