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The Military ranks of Lesotho are the military insignia used by the Lesotho Defence Force. Being a landlocked country and an enclave surrounded entirely by South Africa, Lesotho does not have a navy.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Lesotho Army v t e
	Field marshal				Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Lesotho Army v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

1. ^ "Ranks in the Army". Lesotho Defence Force. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

External links

• "Lesotho". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

• Lesotho and the Commonwealth of Nations
• Military ranks by country
• Military of Lesotho