Military ranks of Rhodesia
# Military ranks of Rhodesia

The Military ranks of Rhodesia were the military insignia used by the Rhodesian Security Forces. Since Rhodesia was a landlocked country, the Security Force did not have a navy. Being a former British colony, Rhodesia shared a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.

Since 1980, they have been replaced by the military ranks of Zimbabwe.

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

| Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
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| Rhodesian Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesian Army vte | | | | | Lieutenant general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Major general | Brigadier | Brigadier | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant |
| Rhodesian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesian Air Force vte | | | | | Air Marshal | Air Marshal | Air Vice-Marshal | Air Vice-Marshal | Air Commodore | Air Commodore | Group Captain | Group Captain | Wing Commander | Wing Commander | Squadron Leader | Squadron Leader | Flight Lieutenant | Flight Lieutenant | Air Lieutenant | Air Lieutenant | Air Lieutenant | Air Sub-Lieutenant | Air Sub-Lieutenant | Air Sub-Lieutenant |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs Regular Service vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs Regular Service vte | | | | | | | Provincial commissioner | Provincial commissioner | District commissioner | District commissioner | Assistant district commissioner | Assistant district commissioner | Senior district officer | Senior district officer | District officer | District officer | | | | | | | | | Cadet I | Cadet I | Cadet I | Cadet I | Cadet I | Cadet I | Cadet II | Cadet II | Cadet II | Cadet II | Cadet II | Cadet II |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs National Service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs National Service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Senior vedette officer | Senior vedette officer | Vedette officer | Vedette officer | Vedette officer | Ensign | Ensign | Ensign | National Service Cadet I | National Service Cadet I | National Service Cadet I | National Service Cadet II | National Service Cadet II | National Service Cadet II | National Service Cadet III | National Service Cadet III | National Service Cadet III | National Service Cadet IV | National Service Cadet IV | National Service Cadet IV |
| Rhodesian Guard Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesian Guard Force vte | | | | | | | | | Commander | Commander | Deputy Commander | Deputy Commander | Senior Commandant | Senior Commandant | Commandant | Commandant | Assistant Commandant | Assistant Commandant | Junior Commandant II | Junior Commandant II | Junior Commandant II | Junior Commandant I | Junior Commandant I | Junior Commandant I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| British South Africa Police vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| British South Africa Police vte | | | Commissioner | Commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Senior assistant commissioner | Senior assistant commissioner | Assistant commissioner | Assistant commissioner | | | Chief superintendent | Chief superintendent | Superintendent | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Chief inspector | Inspector | Inspector | Inspector | Inspector | Inspector | Inspector | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rank group | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
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| Rhodesian Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Rhodesian Army vte | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) |
| Rhodesian Air Force vte | | | | | | | Warrant officer class 2 Master Technician Master Sergeant | Warrant officer class 2 Master Technician Master Sergeant | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Rhodesian Air Force vte | Station warrant officer | Station warrant officer | Station warrant officer | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 Master Technician Master Sergeant | Warrant officer class 2 Master Technician Master Sergeant | Flight sergeant | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | | | Senior aircraftman | Senior aircraftman | Senior aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman | Aircraftman |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs Regular Service vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs Regular Service vte | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | | | | | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | Senior district assistant | District assistant grade I | District assistant grade I | District assistant grade I | District assistant grade I | District assistant grade II | District assistant grade II | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs National Service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Rhodesian Internal Affairs National Service | Vedette senior warrant officer | Vedette senior warrant officer | Vedette senior warrant officer | Vedette senior warrant officer | Vedette senior warrant officer | Vedette senior warrant officer | Vedette junior warrant officer | Vedette junior warrant officer | Staff vedette | Staff vedette | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette detachment leader | Vedette section leader | Vedette section leader | Vedette section leader | Vedette section leader | Senior vedette | Senior vedette | Vedette | Vedette | Vedette | Vedette | Vedette | Vedette | Vedette | Vedette |
| Rhodesian Guard Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Rhodesian Guard Force vte | Keep commander | Keep commander | Deputy keep commander | Deputy keep commander | Keep warrant officer | Keep warrant officer | | | Keep senior sergeant | Keep senior sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep sergeant | Keep corporal | Keep corporal | Keep corporal | Keep corporal | Junior corporal | Junior corporal | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard |
| British South Africa Police vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| British South Africa Police vte | Section officer | Section officer | Senior patrol officer | Senior patrol officer | Patrol officer | Patrol officer | Senior sergeant | Senior sergeant | First sergeant | First sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | | | | | | | Constable | Constable | Constable | Constable | Constable | Constable | Constable | Constable |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
