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
Gabonese Army^[2]
Gabonese Army^[2]		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant
Gabonese Navy
Gabonese Navy		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 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Gabonese Air Force^[2]
Gabonese Air Force^[2]		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

Obsolete ranks

Rank group	Field/senior officers			Junior officers
Gabonese Army
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
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
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^[2]
Gabonese Army^[2]	Adjudant-chef major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat première	Soldat
Gabonese Navy
Gabonese Navy	Maître-principal major	Maître-principal	Premier maître	Maître	Second maître	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe	Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot brevet	Matelot
Gabonese Air Force^[2]
Gabonese Air Force^[2]	Adjudant-chef major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant	Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef	Caporal	Soldat première	Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References

^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Gabon". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 232. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

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.

[1] Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Gabon". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 232. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[Gabon-2] "Nos Galons". Ministère de la Défense nationale. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

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