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The Military ranks of Guinea are the military insignia used by the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces. [1] Being a former colony of France, Guinea shares a rank structure similar to that of France. [2]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Guinea Ground Forces |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guinean Navy |  | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amiral de la Flotte | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Air Force | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Guinea Ground Forces | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guinean Navy | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major | Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maître de 1ère classe | Quartier-maître de 2ème classe | Matelot breveté | Matelot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Air Force | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Private first class is a military rank held by junior enlisted personnel in many armed forces.
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This is a rank comparison chart of air force officer ranks of African states.
Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/land forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of African states.
Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.
Rank comparison of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for air forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for navies of African states.
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Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Francophone states.