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Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon

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The military ranks of Gabon are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Gabon. Being a former colony of France, Gabon shares a rank structure similar to that of France -[1] with the addition of the use of the executive curl by naval officers in all shoulder or sleeve insignia marks.

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Gabonese Army[2]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Gabonese Navy
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


 Gabonese Air Force[2]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Obsolete ranks

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Rank group Field/senior officers Junior officers
 Gabonese Army
Senior colonel
Colonel major
Senior lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant-colonel major
First major
Commandant major
Senior Captain
Capitaine major
First lieutenant
Lieutenant major
 Gabonese Navy
Ship-of-the-line captain, 1st class
Capitaine de vaisseau major
Frigate captain (senior)
Capitaine de fregate major
Corvette captain (senior)
Capitaine de corvette major
Ship-of-the-line lieutenant (senior)
Lieutenant de vaisseau
Ship-of-the-line ensign, 1st class (senior)
Enseigne de vaisseau 1re classe major
 Gabonese Air Force
Senior colonel
Colonel major
Senior lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant-colonel major
First major
Commandant major
Senior Captain
Capitaine major
First lieutenant
Lieutenant major

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Gabonese Army[2]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat
 Gabonese Navy
Maître-principal major Maître-principal Premier maître Maître Second maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot brevet Matelot
 Gabonese Air Force[2]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  1. ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Gabon". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 232. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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  • "ACTES DE LA REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République Gabonaise (in French) (13). 15 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  • "Gabon". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 27 January 2022.