title: Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau
text: # Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau
  
  The Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau are the military insignia used by the Military of Guinea-Bissau.
  
  ## 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 | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
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  | Army of Guinea-Bissau vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Army of Guinea-Bissau vte | | | General | General | Tenente-general | Tenente-general | Major-general | Major-general | Brigadeir-general | Brigadeir-general | Coronel | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Major | Capitão | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Primeiro tenente | Tenente | Tenente | Subtenente | Subtenente | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Navy of Guinea-Bissau vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Navy of Guinea-Bissau vte | | | | | | | | | | | Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de fragata | Capitão de fragata | Capitão-tenente | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Guarda-marinha Subtenente | Guarda-marinha Subtenente | Guarda-marinha Subtenente |
  | 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 | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
  
  ## 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 |
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  | Army of Guinea-Bissau vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Army of Guinea-Bissau vte | | | | | | | | | | | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | | | Primeiro-Soldado | Primeiro-Soldado | Primeiro-Soldado | Primeiro-Soldado | Primeiro-Soldado | Primeiro-Soldado | Soldado | Soldado |
  | 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 |
  
  ## 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.
  
  | 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 | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
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  | Military of the PAIGC vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Military of the PAIGC vte | | | | | | | | | Comandante de brigada | Comandante de brigada | Primeiro comandante | Primeiro comandante | Comandante | Comandante | Major | Major | Capitão | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Primeiro tenente | Tenente | Tenente | Subtenente | 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.
  
  | 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 |
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