The Military ranks of Cameroon are the military insignia used by the Cameroon Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Cameroon shares a rank structure similar to that of France. [1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Général d'armée | Général de corps | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
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Amiral d'escadre | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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Général d'armée aérienne | Général de corps aérien | Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Aspirant | Elève officer 2è année | Elève officer 1ère année | |
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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maître de 1ère classe | Quartier-maître de 2ème classe | Matelot de 1re classe | Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
This is a rank comparison chart of air force officer ranks of African states.
Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/land forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of African states.
Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.
Rank comparison of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for air forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for navies of African states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Anglophone states.