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The Military ranks of Sierra Leone are the military insignia used by the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces. Being a former British colony, Sierra Leone shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.^[1] While possessing an air force, the status of its equipment is unknown.^[2]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Sierra Leone Army v t e
Sierra Leone Army v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
Sierra Leone Navy v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Sub-Lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Sierra Leone Army v t e							No insignia
Sierra Leone Army v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
Sierra Leone Navy v t e	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer	Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References

^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Sierra Leone". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 624. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ Sierra Leonean military aviation OrBat Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

"Sierra Leone". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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[1] Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Sierra Leone". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 624. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[2] Sierra Leonean military aviation OrBat Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.

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-The '''Military ranks of Sierra Leone''' are the military insignia used by the [[Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces]]. Being a [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate|former British colony]]<ref name="WorldStatesmen">{{cite web|title=Sierra Leone|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sierra_Leone.html|website=WorldStatesmen.org|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>, Sierra Leone shares a rank structure similar to that of [[United Kingdom]]. While possessing an air force, the status of its equipment is unknown, but the aircraft are not operable.<ref>[http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/sierraleone/index.php Sierra Leonean military aviation OrBat].</ref>
+The '''Military ranks of Sierra Leone''' are the military insignia used by the [[Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces]]. Being a [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate|former British colony]], Sierra Leone shares a rank structure similar to that of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mathews |first1=L. L. |editor1-last=Keegan |editor1-first=John |title=World armies |date=1979 |publisher=Royal Military Academy |location=Sandhurst |lccn=79-9217 |page=624 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg/page/624/mode/2up |chapter-url-access=registration |access-date=31 January 2022 |chapter=Sierra Leone|isbn=9780871964076 }}</ref> While possessing an air force, the status of its equipment is unknown.<ref>[http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/sierraleone/index.php Sierra Leonean military aviation OrBat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424113517/http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/sierraleone/index.php |date=2014-04-24 }}.</ref>
-==Commissioned officers==
+==Commissioned officer ranks==
-The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.
+The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s.
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