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Military ranks of Haiti

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The Military ranks of Haiti are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Haiti. Being a former colony of France, Haiti shares a rank structure similar to that of France but uses US-pattern rank insignia.

Current ranks

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Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Haitian Army
Lieutenant général Major général Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Lyetnan jeneral Majò jeneral Jeneral brigad Kolonèl Lyetnan kolonèl Majò Kapitèn Lyetnan Soulyetnan
Haitian Aviation Corps
Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Kolonèl Lyetnan kolonèl Majò Kapitèn Lyetnan Soulyetnan
Haitian Navy
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Haitian Army
No insignia
Adjutant Sergent major Premier sergent Sergent-fourrier Sergent Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
Adjitan Sèjan majò Premye sèjan Sèjan-fourye Sèjan Kaporal Sòlda premye klas Sòlda
Haitian Aviation Corps
Haitian Navy
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

Historic ranks

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The historic ranks used by the Armed Forces of Haiti, used until 1995.

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Haitian Army
(pre-1994)[1]
Major général General de brigade Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Capitáne Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Haitian Navy
(pre-1994)[1]
Capitaine de vaisseau Commandant Lieutenant-commandant Lieutenant de vaisseau Sous-lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau
Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Haitian Army
(pre-1994)[1]
No insignia
Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-premièr Sergent-fourrier Sergent Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  1. ^ a b c Armed Forces Information and Education. "Military Uniforms - DA Pam 355-120 - 1959 to 1962 - Part 3". archive.org. US Department of Defence. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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  • "Haiti". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 12 January 2022.