Military ranks of Seychelles
The Military ranks of Seychelles are the military insignia used by the Seychelles People's Defence Force.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seychelles Army[1][2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Major general[a] | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles Coast Guard[1][2] | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Major general[a] | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles Air Force[1][2] | | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Major general[a] | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
Student officer ranks
| Rank group | Student officer |
|---|---|
| Seychelles Army[1] |  |
| Officer cadet | |
| Seychelles Coast Guard[1] |  |
| Officer cadet | |
| Seychelles Air Force[1] |  |
| Officer cadet |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles Army[1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private(or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles Coast Guard[1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private(or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles Air Force[1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private(or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historic ranks
| Rank group | General / flag officers | |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles Army[3](2000―2022) |  | |
| Seychelles Coast Guard[3](2000―2022) |  | |
| Seychelles Air Force[3](2000―2022) |  | |
| Brigadier | ||
Notes
- 123Introduced December 2024
References
- 123456789"Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- 123"Seychelles Strengthens Military Leadership with Key Appointments". Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles. 31 December 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- 123"Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
- "Seychelles". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
Categories:
- Military ranks by country
- Military of Seychelles
- Seychelles and the Commonwealth of Nations