Themilitary ranks of Uganda are the military insignia used by theUganda People's Defence Force. Uganda is alandlocked country and therefore does not have a navy. Being a formerBritish protectorate,Uganda shares a rank structure similar to that of theUnited Kingdom.^[1]

The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Ugandan Land Forces[2] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Ugandan Air Force[2] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Rank group	Student officer
Ugandan Land Forces[2]
	Officer cadet
Ugandan Air Force[2]
	Officer cadet

The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Ugandan Land Forces[2] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Ugandan Air Force[2] 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

Rank group	Senior NCOs
Ugandan Land Forces[2]
	Defence Force sergeant major	Service sergeant major

The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.

Rank group	General officers
Ugandan Land Forces (1975–1979)
	Field marshal

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Ugandan Land Forces (–2019)[3]
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Ugandan Air Force (–2019)[3]
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

• "Uganda".uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved26 December 2024.

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