Military ranks of Botswana
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The military ranks of Botswana are those of the Botswana Defence Force. As a landlocked country, Botswana has no navy.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Botswana Ground Force[1] |
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Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[1] |
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Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Student officer ranks
[edit]Rank group | Student officers | |||
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Botswana Defence Force[1] | ||||
Senior under officer | Under officer | Junior under officer | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Botswana Ground Force[1] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[1] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Rank group | Army sergeant majors | |||
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Regiment/battalion sergeant major | Brigade sergeant major | Major command sergeant major | Force sergeant major |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Botswana". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.