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The Military ranks of Cameroon are the military insignia used by the Cameroon Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Cameroon shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Amiral d'escadre | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Général d'armée aérienne | Général de corps aérien | Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maître de 1ère classe | Quartier-maître de 2ème classe | Matelot de 1re classe | Matelot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Cameroun". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 110. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
External links
edit- "Cameroon". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 13 January 2022.