What are the military ranks in order?
Army Ranks: Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-3)
- Private 2nd Class (E-2)
- Private First Class (E-3)
- Army Specialist (E-4)
- Corporal (E-4)
- Sergeant (E-5)
- Staff Sergeant (E-6)
- Sergeant First Class (Platoon Sergeant) (E-7)
- Master Sergeant (E-8)
How much do soldiers earn in Lesotho?
Salaries for specific jobs
| Armed Forces Officer | 10,200 LSL |
|---|---|
| Public Affairs Specialist | 13,600 LSL |
| Public Information Officer | 8,550 LSL |
| Rifleman | 6,670 LSL |
| Soldier | 8,730 LSL |
How many soldiers are there in Lesotho?
2000 personnel The Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) is the military of Kingdom of Lesotho, which consists of about 2000 personnel and is tasked with maintaining internal security, territorial integrity, and defending the constitution of Lesotho.
What is the role of Ministry of Defence?
The principal task of the Defence Ministry is to obtain policy directions of the Government on all defence and security related matters and communicate them for implementation to the Services Headquarters, Inter-Services Organisations, Production Establishments and Research and Development Organisations.
The Military ranks of Lesotho are the military insignia used by the Lesotho Defence Force. Being a Landlocked country, Lesotho does not have a navy.
Commissioned officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army.
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho Army vte | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Field Marshal | General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | 2nd lieutenant | ||
| Lesotho Air Squadron vte | No equivalent | Unknown | ||||||||||
| Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | ||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer |
Enlisted ranks
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army.
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho Army vte | No insignia | ||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent) | |||
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
