Military ranks of Benin

The Military ranks of Benin are the military insignia used by the Benin Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Benin shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Benin Benin Army[2]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
 Benin Navy[2]
Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1ère classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2ème classe
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Benin Benin Army[2]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe
 Benin Navy[2]
 No insignia
Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second maître Quartier maître de 1er classe Quartier maître 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot de 2ème classe
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

  1. ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Benin (formerly Dahomey)". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 69. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  • "Loi 88-006 du 26 Avril 1988" (PDF) (in French). 26 April 1988. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  • "Benin". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 27 January 2022.