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The military ranks of Niger are the military insignia used by the Niger Armed Forces. Niger is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Being a former colony of France, Niger shares a rank structure similar to that of France.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Niger Army
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
 Niger Air Force
Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
National Gendarmerie of Niger
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
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
 Niger Army
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1 classe Soldat de 2 classe
 Niger Air Force
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
National Gendarmerie of Niger
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal des logis chef Maréchal des logis Gendarme de 1 classe Gendarme de 2 classe Gendarme de 3 classe Gendarme de 4 classe Gendarme auxiliaire
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

  1. Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Niger". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 514. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bureau international des droits des enfants (December 2012). "État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger" (PDF) (in French). p. 34. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

External links

  • "Niger". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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