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Zaire Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
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Figure 12. Officer Ranks and Insignia, 1993
Figure 13. Enlisted Ranks and Insignia, 1993
The uniforms and rank structure of the FAZ bear the
mark of
Belgian influence but also show evidence of long United
States and
French involvement with Zaire. Soldiers often wear fatigue
uniforms, solid green in color or in a camouflage pattern.
While
dressed in fatigues, army personnel wear berets, the color
of which
denotes the branch of service. Personnel also wear combat
boots and
web or cartridge belts with this uniform.
Service uniforms are similar to those worn in the
United States
and several other countries. Army personnel wear a dark
green
uniform, the air force a light blue, the navy a dark blue,
and the
gendarmerie a forest green. Service uniforms are high
collared and
worn with visored caps, scarves rather than neckties, and
lowquarter shoes. Officer rank insignia are worn on shoulder
boards,
enlisted rank insignia on the upper-left sleeve
(see
fig. 12;
fig. 13).
Data as of December 1993
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