Military ranks of Liberia
Appearance
The Military ranks of Liberia are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Liberia. Liberia shares a rank structure similar to that of the United States Armed Forces.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Command sergeant major | Master sergeant | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private first class | Private | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer third class | Seaman | Seaman recruit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chief master sergeant | Master sergeant | Technical sergeant | Staff sergeant | Senior airman/woman | Airman/woman first class | Airman/woman | Airman/woman basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References
[edit]- ^ Ehrenreich, Frederick (1992). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Liberia: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 276. LCCN 85-7393. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- "Liberia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 6 January 2021.