Military ranks of Yemen

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

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia for commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg  Yemeni Land Forces
Yemen-Army-OF-10.svg Yemen-Army-OF-9.svg Yemen-Army-OF-8.svg Yemen-Army-OF-7.svg Yemen-Army-OF-6.svg Yemen-Army-OF-5.svg Yemen-Army-OF-4.svg Yemen-Army-OF-3.svg Yemen-Army-OF-2.svg Yemen-Army-OF-1b.svg Yemen-Army-OF-1a.svg
مشیر
Mushir
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم ثان
Mulazim than
Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg  Yemeni Navy
12.YN-CDRE.svg 11.YN-CAPT.svg 10.YN-CMDR.svg 09.YN-LTCM.svg 08.YN-LT.svg 07.YN-LTJG.svg 06.YN-ENS.svg
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم ثان
Mulazim than
Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg  Yemeni Air Force
16.YAF-AM.svg 15.YAF-GEN.svg 14.YAF-LG.svg 13.YAF-MG.svg 12.YAF-BG.svg 11.YAF-COL.svg 10.YAF-LTC.svg 09.YAF-MAJ.svg 08.YAF-CAPT.svg 07.YAF-1LT.svg 06.YAF-2LT.svg
مشیر
Mushir
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal
فريق
Fariq
لواء
Liwa
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم ثان
Mulazim than
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia for non-commissioned officers and enlisted peresonnel.

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg  Yemeni Land Forces
Blank.svg Blank.svg Yemen-Army-OR-9.svg Yemen-Army-OR-7.svg Yemen-Army-OR-6.svg Yemen-Army-OR-4.svg Yemen-Army-OR-3.svg
مساعد أول
Musaeid 'awal
مساعد ثان
Musaeid than
مساعد
Musaeid
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي
Jundiun‎‎
Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg  Yemeni Navy
05.YN-WO.svg 04.YN-PO1.svg 03.YN-PO2.svg
02.YN-PO3.svg 01.YN-SM.svg
Warrant officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Seaman
Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg  Yemeni Air Force
05.YAF-MSG.svg 04.YAF-TSG.svg 03.YAF-SSG.svg
02.YAF-SAM.svg 01.YAF-AFC.svg No insignia
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Senior Airman Airman First Class Airman
جندي‎‎
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

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