Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon

The military ranks of Gabon are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Gabon. Being a former colony of France, Gabon shares a rank structure similar to that of France -^[1] with the addition of the use of the executive curl by naval officers in all shoulder or sleeve insignia marks.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Gabonese Army v t e
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Gabonese Navy v t e
			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 1re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Gabonese Air Force v t e
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Obsolete ranks

Rank group	Field/senior officers			Junior officers
Gabonese Army
	Senior colonel Colonel major	Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant-colonel major	First major Commandant major	Senior Captain Capitaine major	First lieutenant Lieutenant major
Gabonese Navy
	Ship-of-the-line captain, 1st class Capitaine de vaisseau major	Frigate captain (senior) Capitaine de fregate major	Corvette captain (senior) Capitaine de corvette major	Ship-of-the-line lieutenant (senior) Lieutenant de vaisseau	Ship-of-the-line ensign, 1st class (senior) Enseigne de vaisseau 1re classe major
Gabonese Air Force
	Senior colonel Colonel major	Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant-colonel major	First major Commandant major	Senior Captain Capitaine major	First lieutenant Lieutenant major

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Gabonese Army v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Gabonese Navy v t e
	Maître-principal major			Maître-principal			Premier maître				Maître						Second maître						Quartier-maître de 1ère classe				Quartier-maître de 2ème classe		Matelot brevet						Matelot
Gabonese Air Force v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

External links

• "ACTES DE LA REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE" (PDF). Journal officiel de la République Gabonaise (in French) (13). 15 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
• "Gabon". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 27 January 2022.