Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of Congo are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e
			Général d'armée		Lieutenant-général		Général-major		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
Navy of the DR Congo v t e
			Grand amiral		Amiral		Vice-amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Air Force of the DR Congo v t e
			Général d'armée		Lieutenant-général		Général-major		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
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
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef			Adjudant de première classe			Adjudant		Premier sergent major	Sergent major	Premier sergent						Sergent										Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de seconde classe	Recrue
Navy of the DR Congo v t e																																			No insignia
	Maître chef principal			Premier maître chef			Maître chef		Premier maître	Second maître	Maître						Quartier maître										Premier matelot		Second matelot						Matelot	Recrue
Air Force of the DR Congo v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef			Adjudant de première classe			Adjudant		Premier sergent major	Sergent major	Premier sergent						Sergent										Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat de seconde classe	Recrue
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Military ranks of Zaire

References

External links

• "Loi N° 13/005 DU 15 janvier 2013 portant statut du militaire des Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo" [LAW No. 13/005 of 15 January 2013 on the Status of the Military of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
• "Congo-Kinshasa". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 23 October 2021.