Military ranks of Lesotho

Last updated November 27, 2025

The Military ranks of Lesotho are the military insignia used by the Lesotho Defence Force. Being a landlocked country and an enclave surrounded entirely by South Africa, Lesotho does not have a navy.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers
Lesotho Army ^[1] v t e
Lesotho Army ^[1] v t e	Field marshal	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
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
Lesotho Army ^[1] v t e							No insignia
Lesotho Army ^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e							No insignia
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

Historic ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Lesotho Army (Unknown–2025)^[2]
Lesotho Army (Unknown–2025)^[2]	Field marshal				Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant

References

1 2 "LDF RANKS". Lesotho Defence Force. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
↑ "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

External links

"Lesotho". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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[Lesotho-1] 1 2 "LDF RANKS". Lesotho Defence Force. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[2] "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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