The Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Land Forces of the DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Général d'armée | Lieutenant-général | Général-major | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy of the DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand amiral | Amiral | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force of the DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Général d'armée | Lieutenant-général | Général-major | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Land Forces of the DR Congo | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant de première classe | Adjudant | Premier sergent major | Sergent major | Premier sergent | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de seconde classe | Recrue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy of the DR Congo | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maître chef principal | Premier maître chef | Maître chef | Premier maître | Second maître | Maître | Quartier maître | Premier matelot | Second matelot | Matelot | Recrue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force of the DR Congo | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant de première classe | Adjudant | Premier sergent major | Sergent major | Premier sergent | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de seconde classe | Recrue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
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Commissioned officers' rank comparison chart of all land forces of NATO member states.
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