Military ranks of Ethiopia
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The military ranks of Ethiopia are the military insignia used by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). While Ethiopia is a landlocked country, it is in the process of reestablishing a Blue-water navy.[1] On 8 January 2022, the rank of field marshal general was awarded for the first time to Birhanu Jula.[2] At the same time, new ranks were introduced to the ENDF.[3]
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces[3] |
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የፊልድ ማርሻል ጄኔራል Yefīlidi marishali jēnērali |
ጄነራል Jēnerali |
ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali |
ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali |
ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali |
ኮሎኔል Kolonēli |
ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli |
ሻለቃ Shalek’a |
ሻምበል Shamibeli |
የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a |
ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a | ||||||||||||||
Ethiopian Navy |
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አድሚራል Ādimīrali |
ቫይስ አድሚራል Vayisi ādimīrali |
ሬር አድሚራል Rēri ādimīrali |
ኮሞዶር Komodori |
ካፒቴን Kapītēni |
ኮማንደር Komanideri |
ሌፍተናንት ኮማንደር Lēfitenaniti komanideri |
ሌፍተናንት Lēfitenaniti |
ሌፍተናንት ጁኒየር ግሬድ Lēfitenaniti junīyeri girēdi |
ሰብ ሌፍተናንት Sebi lēfitenaniti | |||||||||||||||
Ethiopian Air Force |
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ጄነራል Jēnerali |
ሌተናል ጄነራል Lētenali jēnerali |
ሜጀር ጄነራል Mējeri jēnerali |
ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali |
ኮሎኔል Kolonēli |
ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli |
ሻለቃ Shalek’a |
ሻምበል Shamibeli |
የመቶ ዓለቃ Yemeto ‘alek’a |
ምክትል የመቶ ዓለቃ Mikitili yemeto ‘alek’a | |||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces[3] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha |
ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha |
ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha |
መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a |
ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Hāmisa ‘alek’a |
አስር ዓለቃ Āsiri ‘alek’a |
ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a |
መሠረታዊ ወታዯር Mešeretawī wetaderi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopian Navy |
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ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri |
ማስተር ቺፍ Masiteri chīfi |
ሲኒየር ቺፍ Sīnīyeri chīfi |
ቺፍ Chīfi |
ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi |
ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi |
ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi |
ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi |
ሊዲንግ ሲማን Līdīnigi sīmani |
ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani |
ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani |
ሲማን ሪኩሩት Sīmani rīkuruti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopian Air Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri |
ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri |
ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha |
ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha |
ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha |
መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a |
ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a |
አስር አለቃ Āsiri ālek’a |
ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a |
መሠረታዊ ወታዯር Mešeretawī wetaderi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Historic ranks
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces[4] (–2022) |
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ጄነራል Jēnerali |
ሌተናንት ጄነራል Lētenaniti jēnerali |
ሜጄር ጄነራል Mējēri jēnerali |
ብርጋዴር ጄነራል Birigadēri jēnerali |
ኮሌኔል Kolēnēli |
ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli |
ሻለቃ Shalek’a |
ሻምበል Shamibeli |
መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a |
ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a |
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopian Air Force[4] (–2022) |
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ጄኔራል Jēnērali |
ሌተናንት ጄኔራል Lētenaniti jēnērali |
ሜጄር ጄኔራል Mējēri jēnērali |
ብርጋዴር ጄኔራል Birigadēri jēnērali |
ኮሌኔል Kolēnēli |
ሌተናንት ኮሎኔል Lētenaniti kolonēli |
ሻለቃ Shalek’a |
ሻምበል Shamibeli |
መቶ አለቃ Meto ālek’a |
ምክትል መቶ አለቃ Mikitili meto ālek’a |
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces[4] (–2022) |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Sī waraniti ofīseri |
ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር Junyiri waraniti ofīseri |
ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha |
ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha |
ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha |
መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ Megabī hamisa ālek’a |
ሃምሳ አለቃ Hamisa ālek’a |
አስር አለቃ Āsiri ālek’a |
ምክትል አስር አለቃ Mikitili āsiri ālek’a |
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Senior warrant officer | Junior warrant officer | Command sergeant major | Staff sergeant major | First sergeant | Master sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethiopia: Naval Ambitions, New logo & Uniform". Geeska Afrika Online. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Office of the Prime Minister [@PMEthiopia] (8 January 2022). "PM @AbiyAhmedAli presided over the ENDF rank promotion ceremony" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Ethiopia introduces its first Field Marshal rank amid changes to insignia". ethiopiancitizen.com. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Wetaderawī ma‘iregochi # fana k’elemati ወታደራዊ ማዕረጎች # ፋና ቀለማት [Military titles #Fana Colors] (in Amharic). YouTube: Fana Television. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Ethiopia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.