Military ranks of Burundi

The Military ranks of Burundi (French: Grades militaires du Burundi) are the military insignia used by the National Defence Force of Burundi.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Burundi Army [1] v t e
			Général		Lieutenant-général		Général-major		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
			Jenerai		Riyetena jenerai		Jenerai majoro		Jenerai wa birigade		Koroneri		Riyetena koroneri		Majoro		Kapitene		Riyetena			Suriyetena
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Burundi Army [1] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Première sergent major		Première sergent						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
	Ajida shefu			Ajida majoro			Ajida		Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere		Sereja mu murwi wa mbere						Sereja						Kaporari shefu				Kaporari		Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere						Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

1. "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

• "Burundi". uniforminsignia.net. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 1 November 2025.