Military ranks of Burkina Faso
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The Military ranks of Burkina Faso are the military insignia used by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Burkina Faso shares a rank structure similar to that of France.[1]
Current ranks
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Burkina Faso Ground Forces[2] |
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Student officer ranks
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef |
Sergent/ Maréchal-des-logis |
Caporal-chef/ Brigadier-chef |
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Historic ranks
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During the regime of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso briefly introduced Soviet-style rank insignia,[a] which were reverted to the French-style when he was overthrown.
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Upper Volta". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 782. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b "LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Iqbal, Yanis (16 October 2020). "Thomas Sankara: An Icon Of Revolution". Counter Currents.
External links
[edit]- "Burkina Faso". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.