Military ranks of Uganda

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The military ranks of Uganda are the military insignia used by the Uganda People's Defence Force. Uganda is a landlocked country and therefore does not have a navy. Being a former British protectorate, Uganda shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. [1]

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg  Ugandan Land Forces [2]
Uganda-Army-OF-9 (2019).svg Uganda-Army-OF-8 (2019).svg Uganda-Army-OF-9.svg Uganda-Army-OF-8.svg Uganda-Army-OF-5.svg Uganda-Army-OF-4.svg Uganda-Army-OF-3.svg Uganda-Army-OF-2.svg Uganda-Army-OF-1b.svg Uganda-Army-OF-1a.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg  Ugandan Air Force [2]
Blank.svg Blank.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-9.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-8.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-5.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-4.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-3.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-2.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-1b.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-1a.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers

Student officer ranks

Rank groupStudent officer
Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg  Ugandan Land Forces [2] Blank.svg
Officer cadet
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg  Ugandan Air Force [2] Blank.svg
Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg  Ugandan Land Forces [2]
Uganda-Army-OR-9.svg Uganda-Army-OR-8.svg Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg Uganda-Army-OR-6.svg Uganda-Army-OR-4.svg Uganda-Army-OR-3.svg No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg  Ugandan Air Force [2]
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

Senior appointments

Rank groupSenior NCOs
Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg  Ugandan Land Forces [2] Blank.svg Blank.svg
Defence Force sergeant majorService sergeant major

Former insignia

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral officers
Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg  Ugandan Land Forces
(1975–1979)
Uganda-Army-OF-10.svg
Field marshal
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg  Ugandan Land Forces
(–2019) [3]
Uganda-Army-OF-9.svg Uganda-Army-OF-8.svg Uganda-Army-OF-7.svg Uganda-Army-OF-6.svg Uganda-Army-OF-5.svg Uganda-Army-OF-4.svg Uganda-Army-OF-3.svg Uganda-Army-OF-2.svg Uganda-Army-OF-1b.svg Uganda-Army-OF-1a.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg  Ugandan Air Force
(–2019) [3]
Uganda-AirForce-OF-9.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-8.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-7.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-6.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-5.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-4.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-3.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-2.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-1b.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-1a.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers

References

  1. Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Uganda" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 728. ISBN   9780871964076. LCCN   79-9217 . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act" (PDF). The Uganda Gazette. CXII (46). Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation: 1851–1854. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Insignia". portal.defence.go.ug. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.