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The military ranks of Ethiopia are the military insignia used by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). While Ethiopia is a landlocked country, it is in the process of reestablishing a Blue-water navy. [1] On 8 January 2022, the rank of field marshal general was awarded for the first time to Birhanu Jula. [2]
The military ranks of the Ethiopian Army originally came from the traditional organization of their forces. An army in the field or in camp was composed of a vanguard, main body, left and right wings and a rear body. The titles of the upper level of officers reflected this organization:
The Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army, or the Derg (Amharic "Committee"), was officially announced 28 June 1974 by a group of military officers to maintain law and order due to the powerlessness of the civilian government following widespread mutiny in the armed forces of Ethiopia earlier that year.
The Ethiopian Ground Forces (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ምድር ኀይል, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā midir ḫäyil) is the land service branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. It is the senior of the two uniformed military branches.
Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/land forces of African states. ... Ethiopian Ground Forces ... Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas;
The Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā āyer ḫayil) is the air service branch of the Ethiopian National Defence Force. The ETAF is tasked with protecting the national air space, providing support to ground forces, as well as assisting civil operations during war.
Senior military title abolished somewhere during the Era of the Princes. Jantirar (ጃንጥራር Jant’rar) – Title reserved for the males of the family who ruled over the mountain fortress of Ambassel in Wollo (now Debub Wollo Zone). The title of Jantirar is among the oldest in the Ethiopian Ethiopian Empire.
No insignia: ሻለቃ ባሻ Shalek’a basha: ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ Shalek’a megabī basha: ሻምበል ባሻ Shamibeli basha: መጋቢ ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Megabī hāmisa ‘alek’a: ሀምሳ ዓለቃ Hāmisa ‘alek’a: አስር ዓለቃ Āsiri ‘alek’a: ምክትል አስር ዓለቃ Mikitili āsiri ‘alek’a ...