Military ranks of Burundi

The Military ranks of Burundi are the military insignia used by the Military of Burundi. Being a former colony of Belgium, Burundi shares a rank structure similar to that of Belgium. Burundi is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy.

Commissioned officers

Army ranks

Rank group					Senior officers			Junior officers
Burundi Army^[1] v t e
	Général	Lieutenant-général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
	Jenerai	Riyetena jenerai	Jenerai majoro	Jenerai wa birigade	Koroneri	Riyetena koroneri	Majoro	Kapitene	Riyetena	Suriyetena

Enlisted

Army ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Burundi Army^[1] v t e										No insignia
	Adjudant-major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Première sergent major	Première sergent	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe	Soldat de 2^ème classe
	Ajida shefu	Ajida majoro	Ajida	Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere	Sereja mu murwi wa mbere	Sereja	Kaporari shefu	Kaporari	Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere	Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri

References

Uniforminsignia.org (Burundi National Defense Force)

^ ^a ^b "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Burundi-1] "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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