Military ranks of Burkina Faso
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.[1]
Current ranks
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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[2]
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
|  | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|
| [2] | |
| Aspirant |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2][3]
|  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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[2][3]
|  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | 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
|  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Maréchal des Logis-Chef | Maréchal des Logis | Gendarme
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historic ranks
During the regime of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso briefly introduced Soviet-style rank insignia,[a] which were reverted to the French-style when he was overthrown.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso Ground Forces (1983–1987)
| | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b "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.
