The Military ranks of Angola are the military insignia used by the Angolan Armed Forces. Being a former colony of Portugal, Angola shares a rank structure similar to that of Portugal.
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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General de Exercito | General | Teniente General | Brigadiero | Coronel | Teniente Coronel | Mayor | Capitáo | Primero Teniente | Segundo Teniente | Aspirante
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Almirante da Armada | Almirante | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Capitão de Mare Guerra | Capitão de Fragata | Capitão Teniente | Tenente de Navio | Tenente de Fragata | Tenente de Corveta | Sub-Tenente
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Air Marshal General de Aviaçao |
General General |
Lieutenant General Tenente General |
Major General Brigadeiro |
Colonel Coronel |
Lieutenant Colonel Teniente Coronel |
Major Mayor |
Captain Capitão |
First Lieutenant Premiero Teniente |
Second Lieutenant Segundo-Teniente |
Officer Cadet Aspirante
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Enlisted[]
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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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Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe |
Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento |
Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento |
Sergeant Furriel |
Corporal Primeiro-cabo |
Private 1st Class Segundo-cabo |
Private Soldado
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Sargento-maior | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Cabo | Primeiro-marinheiro | Grumete
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Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe |
Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento |
Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento |
Sergeant Furriel |
Corporal Primeiro-cabo |
Airman 1st Class Segundo-cabo |
Airman Soldado
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References[]
- Uniforminsignia.org (Angolan Army)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Angolan Navy)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Angolan National Air Force)
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Angola and the edit history here.