The Military ranks of Sierra Leone are the military insignia used by the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces. Being a former British colony,[1] Sierra Leone shares a rank structure similar to that of United Kingdom. While possessing an air force, the status of its equipment is unknown, but the aircraft are not operable.[2]
Commissioned officers[]
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.
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| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant
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| Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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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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| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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References[]
- ↑ "Sierra Leone". http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sierra_Leone.html. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ↑ Sierra Leonean military aviation OrBat.
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Sierra Leone and the edit history here.