Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau

The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau. Being a former colony of Portugal, Guinea-Bissau shares a rank structure similar to that of Portugal.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy 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) and student officer
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General General		Lieutenant general Tenente-general		Major general Major-general		Brigadier general Brigadeir-general		Colonel Coronel		Lieutenant colonel Tenente-coronel		Major Major		Captain Capitão		First lieutenant Primeiro tenente		Lieutenant Tenente		Sub-lieutenant Subtenente
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) and student officer

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and navy respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Army of Guinea-Bissau	No equivalent																										No equivalent
											Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento						Primeiro-Soldado						Soldado
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)

Commissioned

The rank insignia for commissioned personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

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
Military of the PAIGC	No equivalent																								No equivalent
									Brigade commandant Comandante de brigada		First commandant Primeiro comandante		Commandant Comandante		Major Major		Captain Capitão		First lieutenant Primeiro tenente		Lieutenant Tenente		Sub-lieutenant Subtenente

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the former military branch of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.

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

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Guinea-Bissau Army)