Military ranks of Ivory Coast

The Military ranks of Ivory Coast are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast. Being a former colony of France, Ivory Coast shares a rank structure similar to that of France which in this case are in vertical rather than horizontal stripes for officers and warrant officers, the top slanted stripe a reminder of the shoulder straps called attentes worn as part of the epaulettes in the full dress uniform by all officers.

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force 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
Ivory Coast Ground Forces	No equivalent
Ivory Coast Ground Forces	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant
Navy of Ivory Coast	No equivalent
Navy of Ivory Coast	No equivalent	Amiral	Vice-amiral d'escadre	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Capitaine de vaisseau major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe	Aspirant
Ivory Coast Air Force	No equivalent
Ivory Coast Air Force	No equivalent	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel-Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant
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, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Ivory Coast Ground Forces				No equivalent
Ivory Coast Ground Forces	Warrant Officer Major Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent	Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent	Master Corporal Caporal-chef	Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe	Private Soldat de seconde classe
Navy of Ivory Coast				No equivalent
Navy of Ivory Coast	Major Petty Officer Maitre-principal Major	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal	Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivalent	Chief Petty Officer Maitre	Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre	Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe	Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe	Seaman 1st Class Matelot de 1ere classe	Seaman Matelot de 2eme classe
Ivory Coast Air Force				No equivalent
Ivory Coast Air Force	Warrant Officer Major Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent	Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent	Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de Première classe	Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

References

"GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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