Earlyface

In this article, i will try to carry out a detailed breakdown of the Nigerian military ranks (the Army, Navy and Airforce). The need to write on this very sensitive article was because of the dearth of information in this field. Consequently, a lot of persons have been misguided into believing the wrong things concerning military ranks in Nigeria.

The military generally are known everywhere for their spartan-like discipline and selflessness. Due to their high values for discipline, the military class has been able to live way above all the social problems that often engulf the civilian sector. Hence, seeking to equip yourself with any information concerning the Nigerian military does not only position you to understand them better, but also makes you more patriotic.

The Nigerian Military consist of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and off course the Nigerian Air force. Below is the Nigerian Military Ranks for Army, Navy and the Air force.



The Nigerian Navy Ranks
The Nigerian Navyranking 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