Military ranks of Rwanda

The Military ranks of Rwanda are the military insignia used by the Rwandan Defence Forces. Being a former Belgian colony, Rwanda shares a rank structure similar to that of Belgium. Rwanda is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy.

Commissioned Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Rwanda (Edit)	No equivalent	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	50px	Unknown
		General	Lieutenant General	General Major	General de Brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captaine	Lieutenant	Sous lieutenant
Rwanda (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General		Lieutenant General		General Major		General de Brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captaine		Lieutenant			Sous lieutenant
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer

Enlisted

Army

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Rwanda (Edit)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		Error creating thumbnail: File missing						Error creating thumbnail: File missing						No equivalent		Error creating thumbnail: File missing		No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant						Sergeant Sergent								Corporal Caporal								Private Soldate

Air Force

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Rwandan Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Rwandan Air Force)