Military ranks of Rhodesia
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The Military ranks of Rhodesia were the military insignia used by the Rhodesian Security Forces. Since Rhodesia was a landlocked country, the Security Force did not have a navy. Being a former British colony, Rhodesia shared a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[1]
Since 1980, they have been replaced by the military ranks of Zimbabwe.
Student officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Rhodesian Army[2] |
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| Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||
 Rhodesian Air Force[2][3] |
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| Air marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Air lieutenant | Air sub-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||
 Rhodesian Internal AffairsRegular Service[4] |
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| Provincial commissioner | District commissioner | Assistant district commissioner | Senior district officer | District officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National Service[5] |
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| Senior vedette officer | Vedette officer | Ensign | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rhodesian Guard Force[6] |
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| Commander | Deputy Commander | Senior Commandant | Commandant | Assistant Commandant | Junior Commandant II | Junior Commandant I | ||||||||||||||||||
 British South Africa Police[2][7] |
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| Commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Senior assistant commissioner | Assistant commissioner | Chief superintendent | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Inspector | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rhodesian Internal Affairs Regular Service |
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| Cadet I | Cadet II | |||
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs National Service |
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| National service cadet I |
National service cadet II |
National service cadet III |
National service cadet IV | |
