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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.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Namibian Army v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Namibian Navy v t e
			Admiral		Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Rear admiral junior grade		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade			Ensign
Namibian Marine Corps v t e
											Marine Commandant		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Ensign
Namibian Air Force v t e
			Chief air marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Namibian Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Namibian Navy v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman
Namibian Marine Corps v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman
Namibian Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Aircraftman				Leading aircraftman		Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• List of Namibian Generals
• List of Namibian admirals
• List of Namibian Air Officers

References

1. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

External links

• "Namibian Defence Force Salary". NAAdmissions. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
• "Namibia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

• Military ranks by country
• Military of Namibia
• Namibia and the Commonwealth of Nations