Military ranks of Mozambique

The Military ranks of Mozambique are the military insignia used by the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces. As a former Portuguese colony, Mozambique shares a similar rank system to that of Portugal.

Commissioned 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
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent		50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	Unknown
			Coronel General	Teniente General	Major General	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Major	Capitáo	Teniente	Aleférez
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																Unknown
			Almirante		Vice-almirante		Contra-almirante				Capitão de Mare Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente			Guarda-marinha
Mozambique (Edit)	No Equivalent																								No Equivalent
					Colonel General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second 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 ranks

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent								Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						No equivalent
									Sergeant major Intendente		First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento						Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento		Corporal Cabo		Private First Class Primeiro soldado

Naval Force ranks

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2		OR-1

Air Force ranks

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Mozambique Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Mozambique Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Mozambique Air Force)