Rank comparison charts of armies/land forces of apartheid states and territories in Southern Africa.
This chart includes the military rank insignia of the nominally independent Bantustans,[note 1] apartheid South Africa,[1] and South West Africa.[1] These states were all under the control of the apartheid regime of South Africa,[2] with the defence forces of the Bantustans being made of units that were nominally independent of the SADF, but were selected and trained by the SADF, and who placed former South African and Rhodesian military officers in senior positions within the defence forces.[3] The South West Africa Territorial Force was an auxiliary arm of the SADF and formed the armed forces of South West Africa from 1977 to 1989.[4]
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bophuthatswana Air Force[5] |
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Brigadier Brigadier |
Colonel Kolonel |
Commandant Kommandant |
Major Majoor |
Captain Kaptein |
Lieutenant Luitenant |
Second lieutenant Tweede luitenant |
Officer candidate Kandidaat offisier
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South African Air Force (1961–1994) |
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General Generaal |
Lieutenant General Luitenant-Generaal |
Major General Generaal-Majoor |
Brigadier Brigadier |
Colonel Kolonel |
Commandant Kommandant |
Major Majoor |
Captain Kaptein |
Lieutenant Luitenant |
Second Lieutenant Tweede Luitenant
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bophuthatswana Air Force[5] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergeant Major of the Air Force Sersant-Majoor van die Lugmag |
Warrant officer class 1 Adjudant-Offisier Klass I |
Warrant officer class 2 Adjudant-Offisier Klass II |
Staff sergeant Staf-Sersant |
Sergeant Sersant |
Corporal Korporaal |
Lance corporal Onderkorporaal |
Private Soldaat
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South African Air Force (1961–1994) |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergeant Major of the SA Air Force Sersant-Majoor van die SA Lugmag |
Warrant Officer class 1 Adjudant-Offisier Klas I |
Warrant Officer class 2 Adjudant-Offisier Klas II |
Flight sergeant Vlugsersant |
Sergeant Sersant[note 7] |
Corporal Korporaal[note 8] |
Lance corporal Onderkorporaal[note 9] |
Aircraftman Vliegtuigman[note 10]
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |