Military ranks of Angola

The Military ranks of Angola are the military insignia used by the Angolan Armed Forces. Being a former colony of Portugal, Angola shares a rank structure similar to that of Portugal.

Commissioned officers

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

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Angolan Army^[1] v t e
Angolan Army^[1] v t e		General de exército	General	Tenente-general	Brigadeiro	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Mayor	Capitão	Tenente	Sub-tenente
Angolan Navy^[2] v t e
Angolan Navy^[2] v t e		Almirante-da-Armada	Almirante	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante	Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra	Capitão-de-fragata	Capitão-de-corveta	Tenente-de-navio	Tenente-de-fragata	Tenente-de-corveta
National Air Force of Angola^[3] v t e
National Air Force of Angola^[3] v t e		General-de-Aviação	General	Tenente-general	Brigadeiro	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Sub-tenente
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
Angolan Army^[1] v t e									No insignia
Angolan Army^[1] v t e	Sargento-mor	Sargento-chefe	Sargento-ajudante	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Sub-sargento	Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo	Soldado
Angolan Navy^[2] v t e									No insignia
Angolan Navy^[2] v t e	Sargento-mor	Sargento-chefe	Sargento-ajudante	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Sub-sargento	Cabo	Marinheiro	Grumete
National Air Force of Angola^[3] v t e									No insignia
National Air Force of Angola^[3] v t e	Sargento-mor	Sargento-chefe	Sargento-ajudante	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Sub-sargento	Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo	Soldado
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs	Enlisted

References

^ ^a ^b "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Postos da Marinha". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Postos da Força Aérea Nacional". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Air Force. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Angola_Army-1] "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Angola_Navy-2] "Postos da Marinha". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Angola_AirForce-3] "Postos da Força Aérea Nacional". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Air Force. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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