Military ranks of Ivory Coast

The Military ranks of Ivory Coast are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Ivory Coast. Being a former colony of France, Ivory Coast shares a rank structure similar to that of France which in this case are in vertical rather than horizontal stripes for officers and warrant officers, unlike those in other Francophone national armed forces in Africa.

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Ivory Coast Ground Forces[1]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Navy of Ivory Coast[1]
Amiral Vice-amiral d'escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
 Ivory Coast Air Force[1]
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

Student officer ranks

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Rank group Student officer
Ivory Coast Ground Forces[1]
Navy of Ivory Coast[1]
 Ivory Coast Air Force[1]
Aspirant

Other ranks

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

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Ivory Coast Ground Forces[1]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe
Navy of Ivory Coast[1]
Maitre-principal major Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1ère classe Quartier-maitre de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot de 2ème classe
 Ivory Coast Air Force[1]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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  • "Ivory Coast". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 9 January 2022.