Ghana army
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Ghana army is the army of the african nation of ghana along with the Ghanaian air force and ghanaian the make up the the armed forces of Ghana controlled by The Ministry of Defence and Central Defence Headquarters are both located in Accra. The Ghana army numbers some 30,000 personnel and is structured as follows:
- Two BDE HQ in Accra and Kumasi
- 6 Infantry Battalions of the Ghana Regiment
- 2 Airborne companies attached to DHQ
- 1 Battalion of the President's Own Guard Regiment
- 1 Training Battalion
- 1 Staff College
- 2 Armoured reconnaissance squadrons of the Reconnaissance Regiment
- 1 Signals Regiment
- 1 Engineer Regiment
- 1 Logistics Group.
[edit] Rank structure
It is similar to the british army ranks structure They are arranged in decending order
- OFFICER ranks
- General
- Lieutenant-General
- Major-General
- Brigadier
- Colonel
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Major
- Captain
- Lieutenant
- Second Lieutenant
Enlisted ranks
- Warrant Officer Class 1
- Warrant Officer Class 2
- Sergeant Major
- Staff Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Corporal
- Lance-Corporal
- private
[edit] Also see
- Ghana Air Force
- Ghana navy
