Military ranks of Mali

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The Military ranks of Mali (French: Grades militaires du Mali) are the military insignia used by the Malian Armed Forces. Mali is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Being a former colony of France, Mali shares a rank structure similar to that of France.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Malian Army ^[2] v t e
Malian Army ^[2] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Malian Air Force ^[2] v t e
Malian Air Force ^[2] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
National Guard of Mali ^[2] v t e
National Guard of Mali ^[2] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Service de Sante^[2] v t e
Service de Sante^[2] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Malian Army ^[2]
Malian Army ^[2]	Aspirant
Malian Air Force ^[2]
Malian Air Force ^[2]	Aspirant
National Guard of Mali ^[2]
National Guard of Mali ^[2]	Aspirant
Service de Sante^[2]
Service de Sante^[2]	Aspirant

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Malian Army ^[2] v t e
Malian Army ^[2] v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat
Malian Air Force ^[2] v t e
Malian Air Force ^[2] v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat
National Guard of Mali ^[2] v t e
National Guard of Mali ^[2] v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Garde de première classe	Garde
Service de Sante^[2] v t e
Service de Sante^[2] v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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References

↑ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Mali" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 461. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links

"ORDONNANCE N°2016–020/P-RM DU 18 AOUT 2016 PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES MILITAIRES" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République du Mali (in French): 1602–1618. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
"Mali". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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[1] Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Mali" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 461. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[Mali-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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