Military ranks of Djibouti

The Military ranks of Djibouti are the military insignia used by the Djibouti Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Djibouti shares a rank structure similar to that of France, but with British style insignia (in the form of stars) for the officer corps.

Officers

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

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
									Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
									Général de brigade		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
Djibouti (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
Djibouti (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 se 1ere classe				Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe		Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet						Seaman Matelot
Djibouti (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 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 (Djibouti National Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Djibouti National Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Djibouti National Air Force)