Military ranks of Angola

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The military ranks of Angola are the military insignia used by the Angolan Armed Forces.

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Army [1]
17.AA-GE.svg Angola-Army-OF-9.svg Angola-Army-OF-8.svg Angola-Army-OF-7.svg Angola-Army-OF-5.svg Angola-Army-OF-4.svg Angola-Army-OF-3.svg Angola-Army-OF-2.svg Angola-Army-OF-1b.svg Angola-Army-OF-1a.svg
General de exército General Tenente-general Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Mayor Capitão Tenente Sub-tenente
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Navy [2]
Angola-Navy-OF-9.svg Angola-Navy-OF-8.svg Angola-Navy-OF-7.svg Angola-Navy-OF-6.svg Angola-Navy-OF-5.svg Angola-Navy-OF-4.svg Angola-Navy-OF-3.svg Angola-Navy-OF-2.svg Angola-Navy-OF-1b.svg Angola-Navy-OF-1a.svg
Almirante-da-Armada Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra Capitão-de-fragata Capitão-de-corveta Tenente-de-navio Tenente-de-fragata Tenente-de-corveta
Flag of Angola.svg National Air Force of Angola [3]
17.ANAF-AM.svg 16.ANAF-GEN.svg 15.ANAF-LG.svg 14.ANAF-MG.svg 13.ANAF-COL.svg 12.ANAF-LTC.svg 11.ANAF-MAJ.svg 10.ANAF-CPT.svg 09.ANAF-1LT.svg 08.ANAF-2LT.svg
General-de-AviaçãoGeneralTenente-generalBrigadeiroCoronelTenente-coronelMajorCapitãoTenenteSub-tenente
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Student officer ranks

Rank groupStudent officer
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Army [1] Angola-Army-OF-(D).svg
Aspirante
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Navy [2] Blank.svg
Guarda-marinha
Flag of Angola.svg  National Air Force of Angola [3] 07.ANAF-WO.svg
Aspirante

Other ranks

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

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Army [1]
Angola-Army-OR-8.svg Angola-Army-OR-6.svg Angola-Army-OR-5c.svg Angola-Army-OR-5b.svg Angola-Army-OR-5a.svg Angola-Army-OR-4b.svg Angola-Army-OR-4.svg Angola-Army-OR-3.svg No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Flag of Angola.svg  Angolan Navy [2]
Angola-Navy-OR-9.svg Angola-Navy-OR-8.svg Angola-Navy-OR-7.svg Angola-Navy-OR-6.svg Angola-Navy-OR-5.svg Angola-Navy-OR-4.svg Angola-Navy-OR-3.svg Angola-Navy-OR-2.svg No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Cabo MarinheiroGrumete
Flag of Angola.svg National Air Force of Angola [3]
Angola-AirForce-OR-9.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-8.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-7.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-6.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-5.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-4.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-3.svg Angola-AirForce-OR-2.svg No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

Historical rank insignia (1975–1992)

Commissioned officer ranks

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Angola.svg People's Army for the Liberation of Angola [4] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
General de exército Coronel general Tenente-general Mayor-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Mayor Capitão 1º tenente 2º tenente

Other ranks

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

Rank groupNCOsEnlisted
Flag of Angola.svg People's Army for the Liberation of Angola [4] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
1º sargento 2º sargento 3º sargento Soldado

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Postos da Marinha". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Postos da Força Aérea Nacional". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Air Force. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Smaldone, Joseph P. (1991). "National Security". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Angola: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 228. LCCN   90003244 . Retrieved 10 December 2023.