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.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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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 1ère classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2ème classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Major | Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second maître | Quartier maître de 1er classe | Quartier maître 2ème classe | Matelot de 1ère classe | Matelot de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Benin (formerly Dahomey)". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 69. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ 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
[edit]- "Loi 88-006 du 26 Avril 1988" (PDF) (in French). 26 April 1988. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Benin". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 27 January 2022.