Military ranks of Seychelles

Last updated November 22, 2025

The Military ranks of Seychelles are the military insignia used by the Seychelles People's Defence Force.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers
Seychelles Army ^[1]^[2] v t e
Seychelles Army ^[1]^[2] v t e		Major general ^[a]	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[1]^[2] v t e
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[1]^[2] v t e		Major general ^[a]	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Seychelles Air Force ^[1]^[2] v t e
Seychelles Air Force ^[1]^[2] v t e		Major general ^[a]	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Seychelles Army ^[1]
Seychelles Army ^[1]	Officer cadet
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[1]
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[1]	Officer cadet
Seychelles Air Force ^[1]
Seychelles Air Force ^[1]	Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Seychelles Army ^[1] v t e							No insignia
Seychelles Army ^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[1] v t e							No insignia
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[1] v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Seychelles Air Force ^[1] v t e
Seychelles Air Force ^[1] 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
Seychelles Army ^[3] (2000―2022)
Seychelles Coast Guard ^[3] (2000―2022)
Seychelles Air Force ^[3] (2000―2022)
	Brigadier

Notes

1 2 3 Introduced December 2024

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
1 2 3 "Seychelles Strengthens Military Leadership with Key Appointments". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 31 December 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
1 2 3 "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

External links

"Seychelles". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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[:24-3] 1 2 3 Introduced December 2024

[Seychelles-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.

[SC_MajGen-2] 1 2 3 "Seychelles Strengthens Military Leadership with Key Appointments". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 31 December 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[Seychelles_Old-4] 1 2 3 "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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