Military ranks of Ivory Coast

The Military ranks of Ivory Coast are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces 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, unlike those in other Francophone national armed forces in Africa.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[1] v t e
			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^[1] v t e
			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^[1] v t e
			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
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[1] v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de seconde classe
Navy of Ivory Coast^[1] v t e
	Maitre-principal major			Maitre-principal			Premier maitre				Maitre						Second maitre						Quartier-maitre de 1^ère classe				Quartier-maitre de 2^ème classe		Matelot de 1^ère classe						Matelot de 2^ème classe
Ivory Coast Air Force^[1] v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de seconde classe
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

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

External links

• "Ivory Coast". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 9 January 2022.