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The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau.
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The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Army of Guinea-Bissau |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Tenente-general | Major-general | Brigadeir-general | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Tenente | Subtenente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Navy of Guinea-Bissau | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de fragata | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Guarda-marinha Subtenente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Army of Guinea-Bissau |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Primeiro-Soldado | Soldado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia for commissioned personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Military of the PAIGC | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comandante de brigada | Primeiro comandante | Comandante | Major | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Tenente | Subtenente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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