Military ranks of Burkina Faso explained

The Military ranks of Burkina Faso are the military insignia used by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Burkina Faso shares a rank structure similar to that of France.^[1]

Current ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
	French: [[Aspirant]]

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Historic ranks

During the regime of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso briefly introduced Soviet-style rank insignia, which were reverted to the French-style when he was overthrown.

External links

• Web site: Burkina Faso . uniforminsignia.org . The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia . 31 January 2022.

Notes and References

1. Book: Mathews . L. L. . Keegan . John . World armies . 1979 . Royal Military Academy . Sandhurst . 79-9217 . 782 . https://archive.org/details/worldarmies00keeg/page/782/mode/2up . registration . 31 January 2022 . Upper Volta.