Military ranks of Burkina Faso
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The Military ranks of Burkina Faso are the military insignia used by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country and, therefore, does not possess a navy. Being a former colony of France, Burkina Faso shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2] |
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Student officer ranks
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef |
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| Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de deuxeme classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historic ranks
During the regime of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso briefly introduced Soviet-style rank insignia,[a] which were reverted to the French-style when he was overthrown.
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