Military ranks of Namibia
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The Military ranks of Namibia are the military insignia used by the Namibian Defence Force.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Namibian Army[1] |
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| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
 Namibian Navy[1] |
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| Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral junior grade | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign | |||||||||||||||
| Namibian Marine Corps |
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| Marine Commandant | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | |||||||||||||||||||
 Namibian Air Force[1] |
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| Chief air marshal | Air marshal | Air vice marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer | |||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Namibian Army[1] |
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Namibian Navy[1] |
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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