Military ranks of Namibia

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The Military ranks of Namibia are the military insignia used by the Namibian Defence Force.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Namibian Army ^[1] v t e
Namibian Army ^[1] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Namibian Navy ^[1] v t e
Namibian Navy ^[1] v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral junior grade	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant junior grade	Ensign	Midshipman
Namibian Marine Corps v t e
Namibian Marine Corps v t e						Marine Commandant	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign	Midshipman
Namibian Air Force ^[1] v t e
Namibian Air Force ^[1] v t e		Chief air 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

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Namibian Army ^[1] v t e							No insignia
Namibian Army ^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Namibian Navy ^[1] v t e							No insignia
Namibian Navy ^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer	Leading seaman	Able seaman	Seaman
Namibian Marine Corps v t e							No insignia
Namibian Marine Corps v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer	Leading seaman	Able seaman	Seaman
Namibian Air Force ^[1] v t e							No insignia
Namibian Air Force ^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Flight sergeant	Sergeant	Aircraftman	Leading aircraftman	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.

Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Anglophone states.

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Anglophone states.

Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Anglophone states.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

External links

"Namibian Defence Force Salary". NAAdmissions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
"Namibia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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[Namibia-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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