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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. On 8 January 2022, the rank of field marshal general was awarded for the first time to Birhanu Jula. At the same time, new ranks were introduced to the ENDF.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces |
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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 | Officer cadet |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces |
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 |
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces (–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 (–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 | Officer cadet |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces (–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 |