The military ranks of Algeria are the military insignia used by the Algerian People's National Army. Being a former colony of France, Algeria shares a similar rank structure to that of France.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks[]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | 1st Lieutenant | 2nd Lieutenant
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| Vice Admiral |
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Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander |
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| Lieutenant General |
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Other ranks[]
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Equivalent NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private 1st Class | Private
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| Master Chief Petty Officer | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer 3rd Class | Petty Officer 2nd Class | Seaman 1st Class | Seaman
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| Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Airman 1st Class | Airman
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See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Tartter, Jean R. (1994). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin. Algeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 265. LCCN 94043019. https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.algeriacountryst00metz_0/?sp=309. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
External links[]
- "Algeria". The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.php?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&state=303&search_id=main.
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Algeria and the edit history here.