Military ranks of Djibouti

The Military ranks of Djibouti are the military insignia used by the Djibouti Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France, Djibouti shares a rank structure similar to that of France, but with British style insignia (in the form of stars) for the officer corps.

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent								50px		50px		50px		50px		50px		50px			50px			Unknown
									Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Djibouti (Edit)	No equivalent								50px		50px		50px		50px		50px		50px			50px			Unknown
									Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer

Enlisted

Army

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Djibouti (Edit)	50px						50px		No equivilant		50px						50px						50px		50px		50px						50px
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef		Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat

Navy

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2		OR-1
Djibouti (Edit)	50px						50px		No equivilant		50px						50px		50px				50px		50px		50px
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				Chief Petty Officer Maitre						Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre		Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe				Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe		Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet		Seaman Matelot

Air Force

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Djibouti (Edit)	50px						50px		No equivilant		50px		50px		50px				50px		50px						50px
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef		Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Djibouti National Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Djibouti National Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Djibouti National Air Force)