The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau. Being a former colony of Portugal, Guinea-Bissau shares a rank structure similar to that of Portugal.
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.
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Brigadeiro-general | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | Aspirante
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
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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Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Primeiro-Soldado | Soldado
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References[]
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau and the edit history here.