The Military ranks of Benin are the military insignia used by the Benin Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Benin shares a rank structure similar to that of France.
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.
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| Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Commandant | Captaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant
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| Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
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Enlisted[]
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and navy 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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| Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef |
Sergeant Sergent |
Master Corporal Caporal-chef |
Corporal Caporal |
Private First Class Soldat Première |
Private Soldat
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References[]
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Benin and the edit history here.