Ranks of the Algerian armed forces
This article covers the rank insignia of the Algerian Armed Forces since 1985.
Ranks
army
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Rank group | Generals | Staff officers | Captains / lieutenants | Officer Candidates | ||||||||
Epaulette | ||||||||||||
Rank | no equivalent | no equivalent | Lieutenant General | Major general | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | major | Captain | lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | no equivalent |
French designation | General de corps de l'armée | General major | General de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous lieutenant | |||
Arab. designation | فريق | لواء | عميد | مقدم أول | مقدم | رائد | نقيب | ملازم أول | ملازم | |||
Transliteration | Fariq | Liwa | Amide | Muqaddam Awwal | Muqaddam | Raid | Naqib | Mulazim Awwal | Mulazim | |||
NATO rank code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF (D) |
NCOs | Teams | ||||||||
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Rank group | Specialist service officer with rank under lieutenant | NCOs | Teams | ||||||
Epaulette | no badge | ||||||||
Rank | Sergeant Major | Staff Sergeant | no equivalent | Sergeant Major | sergeant | corporal | no equivalent | Lance Corporal | Sagittarius |
French designation | Adjudant chief | Adjudant | Sergent chief | Sergent | Caporal chief | Caporal | soldier | ||
Arab. designation | مساعد أول | مساعد | رقيب أول | رقيب | عريف أول | جندي عريف | جندي | ||
Transliteration | Musaid Awwal | Musaid | Raqib Awwal | Raqib | Arif Awwal | Jundi Arif | Jundi | ||
NATO rank code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
marine
Officers | ||||||||||||
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Rank group | Generals | Staff officers | Captains / lieutenants | Officer Candidates | ||||||||
Epaulette | ||||||||||||
Rank | no equivalent | no equivalent | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Flotilla admiral | Sea captain | Frigate captain | Corvette Captain | Lieutenant captain | lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | no equivalent |
French designation | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de Vaisseau | Capitaine de Frégate | Capitaine de Corvette | Lieutenant de Vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de première class | Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe | |||
Arab. designation | فريق | لواء | عميد | مقدم أول | مقدم | رائد | نقيب | ملازم أول | ملازم | |||
Transliteration | Fariq | Liwa | Amide | Muqaddam Awwal | Muqaddam | Raid | Naqib | Mulazim Awwal | Mulazim | |||
NATO rank code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF (D) |
NCOs | Teams | ||||||||
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Rank group | Specialist service officer with rank under lieutenant | NCOs | Teams | ||||||
Epaulette | no badge | ||||||||
Rank | Chief of Staff | Staff Captain | no equivalent | Captain | Boatswain | Corporal | no equivalent | Private | sailor |
French designation | major | Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Quartier maître | Matelot breveté | Matelot | ||
Arab. designation | مساعد أول | مساعد | رقيب أول | رقيب | عريف أول | عريف | |||
Transliteration | Musaid Awwal | Musaid | Raqib Awwal | Raqib | Arif Awwal | Arif | |||
NATO rank code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
Air Force
Officers | ||||||||||||
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Rank group | Generals | Staff officers | Captains / lieutenants | Officer Candidates | ||||||||
Epaulette | ||||||||||||
Rank | no equivalent | no equivalent | Lieutenant General | Major general | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | major | Captain | lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | no equivalent |
French designation | General de corps aérienne | General de division aérienne | General de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous lieutenant | |||
Arab. designation | فريق | لواء | عميد | مقدم أول | مقدم | رائد | نقيب | ملازم أول | ملازم | |||
Transliteration | Fariq | Liwa | Amide | Muqaddam Awwal | Muqaddam | Raid | Naqib | Mulazim Awwal | Mulazim | |||
NATO rank code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF (D) |
NCOs | Teams | ||||||||
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Rank group | Specialist service officer with rank under lieutenant | NCOs | Teams | ||||||
Epaulette | no badge | ||||||||
Rank | Sergeant Major | Staff Sergeant | no equivalent | Sergeant Major | sergeant | corporal | no equivalent | Lance Corporal | Aviator |
French designation | Adjudant chief | Adjudant | Sergent chief | Sergent | Caporal chief | Caporal | Aviateur | ||
Arab. designation | مساعد أول | مساعد | رقيب أول | رقيب | عريف أول | عريف | |||
Transliteration | Musaid Awwal | Musaid | Raqib Awwal | Raqib | Arif Awwal | Arif | |||
NATO rank code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |