Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau

The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau. Being a former colony of Portugal, Guinea-Bissau shares a rank structure similar to that of Portugal.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1			OF(D) and student officer
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent												No equivalent
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent	General General	Lieutenant general Tenente-general	Major general Major-general	Brigadier general Brigadeir-general	Colonel Coronel	Lieutenant colonel Tenente-coronel	Major Major	Captain Capitão	First lieutenant Primeiro tenente	Lieutenant Tenente	Sub-lieutenant Subtenente	No equivalent
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1			OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and navy respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent						No equivalent
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent			Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento	No equivalent	Primeiro-Soldado	Soldado
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

Military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)

Commissioned

The rank insignia for commissioned personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Military of the PAIGC	No equivalent																								No equivalent
Military of the PAIGC	No equivalent								Brigade commandant Comandante de brigada		First commandant Primeiro comandante		Commandant Comandante		Major Major		Captain Capitão		First lieutenant Primeiro tenente		Lieutenant Tenente		Sub-lieutenant Subtenente		No equivalent

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

Uniforminsignia.org (Guinea-Bissau Army)

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