Belgian military ranks

The status and the names of the ranks of the Belgian Armed Forces have been established by a law of 28 February 2007.

Since 2 January 2002, the Belgian Armed Forces have a unitary structure. Under this unit structure, there are different branches of the armed forces: Army, Air Force, and Navy medical corps.

Female soldiers are open to all functions.

Officer ranks of the Belgian Armed Forces

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Commissioned officer ranks of the Belgian Armed Forces

The German names are freely translated. It tries to lean as much as possible to the French or Dutch original was. Between brackets the possible equivalent in the Armed Forces.

Volunteer

The German names are freely translated. It tries to lean as much as possible to the French or Dutch original was. Between brackets the possible equivalent in the Armed Forces.

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