Military ranks of Kenya
Themilitary ranks of Kenyaare the military insignia used by theKenya Defence Forces.Being aformer colony of the United Kingdom,Kenyashares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom, especially theBritish Army.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
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 Kenya Army[2] |
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officersandenlisted personnel.
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Aircraftman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^Mathews, L. L. (1979)."Kenya".In Keegan, John (ed.).World armies.Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 402.ISBN9780871964076.LCCN79-9217.Retrieved31 January2022.
- ^abcde"KDF Ranks".mod.go.ke.Ministry of Defence - Kenya.Retrieved9 December2022.
- ^"Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks".mod.go.ke.Ministry of Defence - Kenya.Retrieved17 January2022.
External links
[edit]- "Kenya".uniforminsignia.org.The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia.Retrieved1 October2021.