Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon
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The military ranks of Gabon are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Gabon. Being a former colony of France, Gabon shares a rank structure similar to that of France -[1] with the addition of the use of the executive curl by naval officers in all shoulder or sleeve insignia marks.
Obsolete ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Gabonese Army[2] |
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| Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabonese Navy |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gabonese Air Force[2] |
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| Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gabonese Army |
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| Senior colonel Colonel major |
Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant-colonel major |
First major Commandant major |
Senior Captain Capitaine major |
First lieutenant Lieutenant major | |
| Gabonese Navy |
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| Ship-of-the-line captain, 1st class Capitaine de vaisseau major |
Frigate captain (senior) Capitaine de fregate major |
Corvette captain (senior) Capitaine de corvette major |
Ship-of-the-line lieutenant (senior) Lieutenant de vaisseau |
Ship-of-the-line ensign, 1st class (senior) Enseigne de vaisseau 1re classe major | |
| Gabonese Air Force |
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| Senior colonel Colonel major |
Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant-colonel major |
First major Commandant major |
Senior Captain Capitaine major |
First lieutenant Lieutenant major | |
