Military ranks of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces

The Military ranks of Morocco are the military insignia used by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. Being a former colony of France (plus Spanish possessions in the north and south before independence), Morocco shares a rank structure similar to that of France and Spain plus an additional field officer rank.

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Morocco (Edit)
	Maréchal		Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Eleve Officier
Morocco (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Amiral		Amiral d´escadre		Vice amiral		Contre-amiral		Capitaine de vasseau-major	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de fregate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe			Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Morocco (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Général d'armée Aerienne		Général de corps Aerienne		Général de division Aerienne		Général de brigade Aerienne		Colonel Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Morocco (Gendarmerie) (Edit)	No equivalent
					Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Eleve Officier
Morocco (Royal Guard) (Edit)	No equivalent
									Général de brigade		Colonel Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Eleve Officier
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted

The following are the rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively. The Army and Royal Guard warrant officers wear only stars on the shoulder boards instead of stripes.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Morocco (Edit)
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Morocco (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Maître principal						Premier maître				Maître						Second-Maître de 1ère classe						Second-Maître de 2ème classe		Quartier-maître de 1ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2ème classe		Matelot de 1ère classe						Matelot
Morocco (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Morocco (Gendarmerie) (Edit)
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Morocco (Royal Guard) (Edit)
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Royal Moroccan Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Royal Moroccan Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Royal Moroccan Air Force)