Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a former Belgian overseas territory, ranks follow those of the Belgian Armed Forces.
Commissioned Officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| Général d'armée | Lieutenant-général | Général-major | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grand amiral | Amiral | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Général d'armée | Lieutenant-général | Général-major | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| Adjudant-chef | Adjudant de première classe | Adjudant | Premier sergent major | Sergent major | Premier sergent | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de seconde classe | Recrue
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| Navy of the DR Congo |
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| Maître chef principal | Premier maître chef | Maître chef | Premier maître | Second maître | Maître | Quartier maître | Premier matelot | Second matelot | Matelot | Recrue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant-chef | Adjudant de première classe | Adjudant | Premier sergent major | Sergent major | Premier sergent | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de seconde classe | Recrue
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