Military ranks of Cape Verde are the insignia used to denote rank in the Cape Verdean Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Coast Guard.
Background
editThe Cape Verdean Armed Forces have existed since independence from Portugal in 1975. The currently comprise 1,200 personnel in the National Guard, plus 200 Coast Guard and 100 in the Air Force (which organisationally comes under the Coast Guard). The structure and organisation is defined by the Decree-Law no. 30/2007 of August 20. The National Guard and Coast Guard have their own headquarters which are responsible to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, a colonel. The Chief of Staff also has responsibility for the armed forces' Staff Command and Logistics Command.[1] The chief of staff is supported by a deputy, also a colonel. The Coast Guard use the same rank structure as the land forces and have been commanded by an officer with the rank of major (2013) or lieutenant-colonel (2011).[2][3]
The organisation is headed by a General Chief of Staff who, in 2015, held the rank of Major-General.[4] The armed forces as a whole come under the control of the civilian government.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Major-general | Brigadeiro-general | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Tenente | Subtenente | ||||||||||||||||
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| Capitão–de–mar | Capitão–de–navio | Capitão-de–patrulha | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Tenente | Guarda-marinha | ||||||||||||||||||
Student officer ranks
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Enlisted
editThis table illustrates the rank insignia of enlisted members of the national guard and coast guard.
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| Cape Verdean National Guard[5] |
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| Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-principal | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Sargento | Furriel | Instruendo curso de sargento | Cabo-principal | Cabo de Secção | Cabo-adjunto | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Instruendo curso de cabo | Soldado | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former ranks
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| Colonel Coronel |
Lieutenant Colonel Tenente-coronel |
Major Major |
Captain Capitão |
First Lieutenant Primeiro tenente |
Lieutenant Tenente |
Second Lieutenant Subtenente |
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 Cape Verdean National Guard(1975–1992) |
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| Brigade Commandant Comandante de brigada |
First Commandant Primeiro comandante |
Commandant Comandante |
Major Major |
Captain Capitão |
First Lieutenant Primeiro tenente |
Lieutenant Tenente |
Second Lieutenant Subtenente |
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- Enlisted
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| Sergeant-major Sargento-mor |
Chief sergeant Sargento-chefe |
Master sergeant Sargento-principal |
First sergeant Primeiro-sargento |
Second sergeant Segundo-sargento |
Sergeant Sargento |
Lance sergeant Furriel |
Master corporal Cabo-adjunto |
First corporal Primeiro-cabo |
Second corporal Segundo-cabo |
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| First sergeant Primeiro-sargento |
Second sergeant Segundo-sargento |
Lance sergeant Terceiro-sargento |
First soldier Primeiro-soldado |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Cape Verde's Armed Forces". Global Security. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. 2013. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-4522-9937-2.
- ^ "Nigeria: Groups Meet Over Illegal Fishing, Piracy in WECA". Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Angola: Chief of Staff of Cape Verde's Army in Luanda". All Africa. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Patente". fa.gov.cv (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021.