# Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon

The military ranks of Gabon are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Gabon. Being a former colony of France, Gabon shares a rank structure similar to that of France - with the addition of the use of the executive curl by naval officers in all shoulder or sleeve insignia marks.

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Gabonese Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Army vte | | | Général d'armée | Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de division | Général de brigade | Général de brigade | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Gabonese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Navy vte | | | Amiral | Amiral | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1$^{re}$ classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1$^{re}$ classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1$^{re}$ classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2$^e$ classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2$^e$ classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2$^e$ classe |
| Gabonese Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Air Force vte | | | Général d'armée | Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de division | Général de brigade | Général de brigade | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Obsolete ranks

| Rank group | Field/senior officers | Field/senior officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Gabonese Army | | | | | |
| Gabonese Army | Senior colonel Colonel major | Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant-colonel major | First major Commandant major | Senior Captain Capitaine major | First lieutenant Lieutenant major |
| Gabonese Navy | | | | | |
| Gabonese Navy | Ship-of-the-line captain, 1st class Capitaine de vaisseau major | Frigate captain (senior) Capitaine de fregate major | Corvette captain (senior) Capitaine de corvette major | Ship-of-the-line lieutenant (senior) Lieutenant de vaisseau | Ship-of-the-line ensign, 1st class (senior) Enseigne de vaisseau 1re classe major |
| Gabonese Air Force | | | | | |
| Gabonese Air Force | Senior colonel Colonel major | Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant-colonel major | First major Commandant major | Senior Captain Capitaine major | First lieutenant Lieutenant major |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Gabonese Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Army vte | Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Adjudant | | | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat | Soldat |
| Gabonese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Navy vte | Maître-principal major | Maître-principal major | Maître-principal major | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot | Matelot |
| Gabonese Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Air Force vte | Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Adjudant | | | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat première | Soldat | Soldat |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |