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The Military ranks of Ghana are the military insignia used by the Ghana Armed Forces. Being a former colony of the United Kingdom, Ghana shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. [1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana Army |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana Navy |   |   |   |   |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana Air Force [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air chief marshal | Air marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana Army |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana Navy |  |  |  |  | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana Air Force [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class I | Warrant officer class II | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftsman | Aircraftsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana Army (1959–?) [3] |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field marshal [lower-alpha 1] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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