Military ranks of Madagascar

The Military ranks of Madagascar are the military insignia used by the Military of Madagascar. Being a former colony of France, Madagascar shares a rank structure similar to that of France.

Commissioned officers

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

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Madagascar (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
Madagascar (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Amiral		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
Madagascar (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		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
Madagascar (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Madagascar (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant major Sergent Major		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 (Madagascar Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Madagascar Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Madagascar Air Force)