Nigerian Military Ranks for Army, Navy and Airforce
The Nigerian Military consist of the Army, Navy and Air force. Below is the Nigerian Military Ranks for Army, Navy and the Air force.
The Nigerian Navy Ranks
The Nigerian Navy ranking starts at mid ship-man all the way to admiral of the fleet. The ranking is stated below with the highest rank at the top.
- Admiral of the Fleet
- Admiral
- Vice-Admiral
- Rear Admiral Commodore
- Captain
- Commander
- Lieutenant Commander
- Lieutenant
- Sub-Lieutenant
- Acting Sub-Lieutenant
- Mid-Shipman
Navy Ranking for Non-Commissioned Officers:
- Warrant Chief Petty Officer
- Chief Petty Officer
- Petty Officer
- Leading Rating
- Able Rating
- Ordinary Rating
- Trainee
Nigerian Army Ranks
The Army ranking has a field marshal at the top followed by a general. The complete ranking order of the Nigerian Army is listed below.
- Field Marshal
- General
- Lieutenant General
- Major General
- Brigadier General
- Colonel
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Major Captain
- Lieutenant
- Second Lieutenant
Nigerian Army Ranks for non-commissioned officers
There are 8 ranks in the Nigerian Army for non-commissioned officers. They are listed below
- Warrant Officer Class I
- Warrant Officer Class II
- Staff Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Lance-corporal
- Private
- Recruit
The Nigerian Air Force Ranks
The Nigerian Air force ranks includes
- Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal
- Air Marshal
- Air Vice-Marshal
- Air Commodore
- Group Captain
- Wing Commander
- Squadron Leader
- Flight Lieutenant
- Flying Officer
- Pilot Officer
