Military ranks of Cameroon

The Military ranks of Cameroon are the military insignia used by the Cameroonian Armed Forces. Being a former colony of both France and of the United Kingdom (particially in the northwest), Cameroon mostly shares a rank structure similar to that of France.

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Cameroon (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Cameroon (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral d'escadre		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Cameroon (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Général d'armée Aerienne		Général de corps Aerienne		Général de division Aerienne		Général de brigade Aerienne		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
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
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				Chief Petty Officer Maitre						Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre						Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe				Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe		Seaman Matelot de 1ere classe						Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant																										No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Cameroon Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Cameroon Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Cameroon Air Force)