Military ranks of Guinea

Last updated March 23, 2022

The Military ranks of Guinea are the military insignia used by the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces.^[1] Being a former colony of France, Guinea shares a rank structure similar to that of France.^[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Guinea Ground Forces v t e
Guinea Ground Forces 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
Guinean Navy v t e
Guinean Navy v t e		Amiral de la Flotte	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
Guinea Air Force v t e
Guinea Air Force 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					Field/senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Guinea Ground Forces v t e
Guinea Ground Forces v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe	Soldat de 1^ème classe
Guinean Navy v t e
Guinean Navy v t e	Major	Maître principal	Premier maître	Maître	Second-maître	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe	Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot breveté	Matelot
Guinea Air Force v t e
Guinea Air Force v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe	Soldat de 1^ème classe
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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References

↑ "Loi L/2019/0041/AN: Portant Statut Général des Militaires". assemblee.gov.gn (in French). Government of Guinea. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
↑ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Guinea (Conakry)" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 280. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.

External links

"Loi N° 001/CNT/2012: Portant Statut General des Militaires" (PDF). tbinternet.ohchr.org (in French). Government of Guinea. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
"Guinea". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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[1] "Loi L/2019/0041/AN: Portant Statut Général des Militaires". assemblee.gov.gn (in French). Government of Guinea. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[2] Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Guinea (Conakry)" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 280. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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