The Military ranks of Haiti are the military insignia used by the Defence Force of Haiti. Being a former colony of France, Haiti shares a rank structure similar to that of France - but rank insignia are different.
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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| Lieutenant-général | General de Brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Capitáne | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant
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| Capitane de vaisseau | Commandant | Lieutenant-Commandant | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Sous-Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau |
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| Lieutenant général | Major général | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyetnan jeneral | Majò jeneral | Jeneral brigad | Kolonèl | Lyetnan kolonèl | Majò | Kapitèn | Lyetnan | Soulyetnan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enlisted[]
Army ranks[]
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant officer Adjudant |
Sergeant Major Sergent-major |
Sergeant First Class Sergent-premièr |
Staff Sergeant Sergent-fourrier |
Sergeant Sergent |
Lance Corporal Caporal |
Private First Class Soldat de première classe |
Private Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Premier maître | Second-Maître | Quartier-maître | Matelot première classe | Matelot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force ranks[]
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References[]
- Uniforminsignia.org (Haitian Army)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Haitian Navy)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Haitian Air Force)
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Haiti and the edit history here.