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The '''Military ranks of Sierra Leone''' are the military insignia used by the [[Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces]]. |
The '''Military ranks of Sierra Leone''' are the military insignia used by the [[Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces]]. [[Sierra Leone]] shares a rank structure similar to that of [[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}}</ref> 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424113517/http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/sierraleone/index.php |date=2014-04-24 }}.</ref> |
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The Military ranks of Sierra Leone are the military insignia used by the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces. Sierra Leone shares a rank structure similar to that of United Kingdom.[1] While possessing an air force, the status of its equipment is unknown, but the aircraft are not operable.[2]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
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| Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Sierra Leone". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 624. 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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