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DeutschMilitary ranks of Zimbabwe
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The Military ranks of Zimbabwe are the military insignia used by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe National Army[1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
 Air Force of Zimbabwe[2] |  |  |  |  | _OF-5.svg) | _OF-4.svg) | _OF-3.svg) | _OF-2.svg) | _OF-1a.svg) | _OF_(D).svg) | ||||||||||||||
| Air chief marshal | Air marshal | Air vice-marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Air lieutenant | Air sub-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe National Army |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regimental sergeant major | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force of Zimbabwe[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Master technician | Warrant officer class 2 | Master sergeant | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Senior aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Ehrenreich, Frederick (1983). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Zimbabwe: a Country Study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 267. LCCN 83-11946. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "RANKS AND BADGES IN THE AFZ". afz.gov.zw. Air Force of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Zimbabwe". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.