Military ranks of Ethiopia
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
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
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]
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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
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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
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethiopian Ground Forces[4] (–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopian Air Force[4] (–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- ^ "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
- "Ethiopia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 19 September 2021.