Military ranks of Tanzania
The Military ranks of Tanzania are the military insignia used by the Tanzania People's Defence Force. Being a former British colony, Tanzania shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[1]
Current
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tanzanian Army
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| Jenerali | Luteni jenerali | Meja jenerali | Brigedia jenerali | Kanali | Luteni kanali | Meja | Kapteni | Luteni | Luteni usu | |||||||||||||||
Tanzania Naval Command
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
| Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania Air Force
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
| Jenerali | Luteni jenerali | Meja jenerali | Brigedia jenerali | Kanali | Luteni kanali | Meja | Kapteni | Luteni | Luteni usu | |||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
Student officer ranks
| Rank group | Student officer |
|---|---|
| Tanzanian Army |  |
| Ofisa mteule | |
| Tanzania Naval Command |  |
| Ofisa mteule | |
| Tanzania Air Force |  |
| Ofisa mteule |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanzanian Army
|  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanzania Naval Command
|  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanzania Air Force
|  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzanian Army (–2015) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenerali | Luteni jenerali | Meja jenerali | Brigedia jenerali | Kanali | Luteni kanali | Meja | Kapteni | Luteni | Luteni usu | Ofisa mteule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Mathews, L. L. (1979). "Tanzania". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 699. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
- "Tanzania". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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