Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Student officer ranks
| Rank group | Student officer |
|---|---|
| [2] |  |
| مرشح Muraššaḥ | |
| Aspirant |
The military ranks of Algeria are the military insignia used by the Algerian People's National Army. Being a former colony of France,Algeria shares a similar rank structure to that of France. [1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | Student officer |
|---|---|
| [2] | |
| مرشح Muraššaḥ | |
| Aspirant |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algerian Land Forces [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Djoundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Algerian National Navy [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjudant chef | Adjudant | Sergent chef | Sergent | Caporal chef | Caporal | Djoundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algerian Air Force [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjudant chef | Adjudant | Sergent chef | Sergent | Caporal chef | Caporal | Djoundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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