Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon

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[edit]

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Gabonese Army^[2] v t e
Gabonese Army^[2] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant
Gabonese Navy v t e
Gabonese Navy v t e		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 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Gabonese Air Force^[2] v t e
Gabonese Air Force^[2] v t e		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			Officer cadet

Obsolete ranks[edit]

Rank group	Field/senior officers			Junior officers
Gabonese Army
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
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
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[edit]

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

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

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ ^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.

External links[edit]

"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.

[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.

[Gabon-2] "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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