The Military ranks of Kazakhstan are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Being a former Soviet Republic, Kazakhstan shares a rank structure similar to Russia's.
Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Student officer ranks Rank group Student officer Students of military high schools
Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Historical rank insignia (1997-2006) The Kazakh Armed Forces's rank insignia for commissioned officers, NCOs and enlisted personnel that once used between the reforming process of Kazakh military uniform and ranks in 1997 and the newest reform of the ranks structure in 2006, in which the supreme rank of Marshal of the Republic of Kazakhstan () was abolished. Until 1997, Kazakh Armed Forces fully inherited and continued to use the ranks system of the Soviet Union. During the period of 1997 - 1999, the Kazakh Armed Forces continued to retain the Soviet pattern in the general officer one, while modified the lower officer, NCOs and enlisted one as it could reflected the 1994 regulations of the Russian ranks system. Later in 1999, the design of the ranks was changed into the more nationalistic one.
Commissioned officer ranks Kazakh Ground Forces Kazakh Naval Forces Kazakh Air Forces
Other ranks Kazakh Ground Forces Kazakh Naval Forces Kazakh Air Forces
References
External links Kazakhstan uniforminsignia.net The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.