Editing Namibian Defence Force (section)

===Namibian Defence Force ranks===
NDF ranks are based on the Commonwealth rank structure. There is no approved four-star general rank in the NDF. The Chief of Defence Force is a singular appointment that comes with an elevation to the rank of lieutenant general for an Army officer, air marshal for an Air Force officer and vice admiral for a Navy officer. Arms of services commanders i.e. Army, Air Force and Navy commanders, have the rank of major general, air vice marshal and rear admiral. The rank of brigadier has also been transformed into brigadier general. Directorate heads are always brigadier generals, i.e. the Chief of Staff for Defence Intelligence.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Army
! Air Force
! Navy
|-
|-
! General officers
! Air officers
! Flag officers
|-
| Lieutenant general
| Air marshal
| Vice admiral
|-

| Major General
| Air Vice Marshal
| Rear Admiral
|-
| Brigadier General
| Air Commodore
| Rear Admiral (Junior Grade)
|-
! Senior Officers
! Senior Officers
! Senior Officers
|-
| Colonel
| Group captain
| Captain (navy)
|-
| Lieutenant colonel
| Wing commander
| Commander
|-
| Major
| Squadron leader
| Lieutenant commander
|-
! Junior officers
! Junior officers
! Junior officers
|-
| Captain
| Flight lieutenant 
| Lieutenant (navy) 
|-
| Lieutenant 
| Flying officer
| Lieutenant (junior grade)
|-
| 2nd lieutenant 
| Pilot officer
| Ensign
|-
! Warrant officers
! Warrant officers
! Warrant officers
|-
| Warrant officer 1
| Warrant officer 1
| Warrant officer 1
|-
| Warrant officer 2
| Warrant officer 2
| Warrant officer 2
|-
! Senior NCOs
! Senior NCOs
! Senior NCOs
|-
| Staff sergeant 
| Flight sergeant 
| Chief petty officer
|-
| Sergeant 
| Sergeant 
| Petty officer

|-
! Junior NCOs
! Junior NCOs
! Junior NCOs
|-
| Corporal
| Aircraftman
| Leading seaman
|-
| Lance corporal
| Leading aircraftman
| Able seaman
|-
|-
! Enlisted
! Enlisted
! Enlisted
|-
| Private
| Private
| Seaman
|-

|}
'''Warrant Officer Class 1 Appointments'''<ref>http://www.sis.unam.na/theses/alueendo2009.pdf{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
Any warrant officer class 1 could be posted to substantive posts, including
{| class="wikitable"
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! Army
! Air Force
! Navy
|-
|-

| Sergeant Major of the Namibian Defence Force
| Sergeant Major of the Namibian Defence Force
| Sergeant Major of the Namibian Defence Force
|-
| Sergeant Major of the Army
| Sergeant Major of the Air Force
| Master-at-Arms of the Navy
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| Formation Sergeant Major
| Formation Sergeant Major
| Command Master-at-Arms
|-

| Regimental Sergeant Major
| Regimental Sergeant Major
| Master-at-Arms
|-
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