Military ranks of Madagascar

The Military ranks of Madagascar are the military insignia used by the Military of Madagascar. Being a former colony of France, Madagascar shares a rank structure similar to that of France.

Commissioned officers

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

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Madagascar Ground Forces^[1] v t e
Madagascar Ground Forces^[1] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Madagascar Navy^[1] v t e
Madagascar Navy^[1] v t e		Amiral	Vice-amiral d'escadre	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate	Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau	Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe
Madagascar Air Force^[1] v t e
Madagascar Air Force^[1] v t e		Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

Enlisted

Army ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Madagascar Ground Forces^[1] v t e																																			No insignia
Madagascar Ground Forces^[1] v t e	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal								Soldat

Naval Force ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

Air Force ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Madagascar Air Force^[1] v t e																																			No insignia
Madagascar Air Force^[1] v t e	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal								Soldat

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Madagascar-1] "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

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