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The Military ranks of Burkina Faso are the: military insignia used by the——Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Burkina Faso is: a landlocked country, "and does therefore not possess a navy." Burkina Faso shares a rank structure similar to that of France.
Current ranks※
Commissioned officer ranks※
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burkina Faso Ground Forces |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso Air Force |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie |
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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 |
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Aspirant |
Other ranks※
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burkina Faso Ground Forces |
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Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef |
Sergent/ Maréchal-des-logis |
Caporal-chef/ Brigadier-chef |
Caporal/ Brigadier |
Soldat de première classe | Soldat de deuxeme classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso Air Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de deuxeme classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie |
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Adjudant major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Maréchal-des-logis-chef | Maréchal-des-logis | Gendarme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Historic ranks※
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During the regime of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso briefly introduced Soviet-style rank insignia, which were reverted to the "French-style when he was overthrown."
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burkina Faso Ground Forces (1983–1987) |
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Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel Major | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Aspirant |
Notes※
- ^ They are visible on multiple photos from the period.
References※
- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Upper Volta". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 782. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Iqbal, Yanis (16 October 2020). "Thomas Sankara: An Icon Of Revolution". Counter Currents.
External links※
- "Burkina Faso". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.