MILITARY RANKS IN NIGERIA

        
 


          ARMY                           AIRFORCE                    NAVY                           POLICE

1.         Recruit                          Recruit                          Trainee                          Recruit

2.         Private                          Aircraftman                    Ordinary Seaman           Lance Corporal

3.         Lance Corporal              Lance Corporal              Seaman                        Corporal

4.         Corporal                        Corporal                        Able Seaman                 Sergeant

5.         Sergeant                       Sergeant                       Lance Sergeant             Inspector

6.         Staff Sergeant                Flying Sergeant             Petty Officer                  Chief Inspector

7.         W. Officer                      W. Officer                      W. Officer                      Cadet Asst. Supt.

8.         M. W. Officer                 M. W. Officer                 Master  Warrant Officer  Assistant Supt.

9.         Army W. Officer             Air W. Officer                 Navy W. Officer              Deputy Supt.

10.        2nd Lieutenant               Pilot Officer                   Mid Shipman                 Superintendent

11.        Lieutenant                     Flying Officer                 Sub-Lieutenant              Chief Supt.

12.        Captain                         Flight Lieutenant            Lieutenant                     Asst. Commissioner

13.        Major                            Squadon Leader             Lieutenant Commander   Deputy Commissioner

14.        Lt. Colonel                     Wing Commander          Commander                   Commissioner

15.        Colonel                         Group Captain               Captain                         Asst. Insp. General

16.        Brigadier General           Air Commander              Commandore                 Deputy Insp. General

17.        Major General                Air Vice Marshal            Rear Admiral                 Inspector General

18.        Lt. General                    Air Marshal                    Vice Admiral                 

19.        General                         Air Chief Marshal           Admiral

20.        Field Marshal                 No Equivalent                Admiral of the Fleet                                                       

ESTABLISHMENT OF FORCES IN NIGERIA

1.         Nigeria Police was established in 1930

2.         Nigeria Airforce was established in 1964

3.         Nigeria Army Force was established in 1963

4.         Nigeria Army was re-established 1964

5.         Nigeria Navy force was established in 1956

6.         Nigeria Defence Academic was established