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General of the Army is the highest rank possible in the Army of Liberia and exists only on paper. In Liberia's existence, the rank has never been held by an actual person.
Due to the small size of Liberia, the rank of General of the Army would most likely only be bestowed if the country became engaged in a major war involving a massive callup and expansion of the Army. It is also possible that the rank could be taken in the event of a coup, where a future dictator could appoint themselves General of the Army.
The insignia for a Liberian General of the Army is five silver stars worn in a straight row on the uniform collar. This is in contrast to other countries which use stars to denote General of the Army; for in such cases the stars are normally arranged in a pentagon formation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Buckshot06 ( talk • contribs) 18:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Buckshot - glad to have another savvy editor providing overwatch on this article. Your deletion of my reference to a Liberian Navy sent me into a bout of self-doubt though, but I did a quick bit of research. It may, admittedly, not be definitive without a trip to the library -- but that confirms that a "Liberian Navy" was created by Doe in 1986 through the passage of the The Liberian Navy Act Of 1986 (see
"Ellen Signs Anti-Corruption Act, Commissions Several Officials", The Inquirer (Monrovia), 22 August 2008). Through the Taylor era, the "Navy" consisted of a couple of small patrol boats. According to the UN, one of the boats was captured and scuttled by rebels in Buchanan harbor in 2003. I am pretty familiar with the Liberian military - but I believe there were two separate entities: a Coast Guard initially, and then a Navy and Coast Guard, and soon just a Coast Guard.
I would also like to add a section on the Air Force (disbanded in 2005 as part of SSR but soon to be reconstituted ( see this cached article for more info. Look forward to hearing what you think before I proceed. Thebiggesthorse ( talk) 22:55, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
This is just a quick review per the request on my talk page. I believe that this article is looking in very good shape. The content looks good to me (although I'm not a subject expert, in fact I have no knowledge of this topic at all unfortunately), and I think that you've rectified most of the issues that came up at the last A class review.
Some minor points that could possibly be improved:
Anyway, I hope this helps. Great work so far, by the way. — AustralianRupert ( talk) 05:59, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Government denies parading Nigerian soldiers Print E-mail Written by Matthias Daffah Thursday, 16 September 2010
The Defense Ministry says report that two hundred Nigerian soldiers are in the country to beef up the strength of the Armed Forces of Liberia is not true.
The Ministry however clarified five Nigerian soldiers including other West African military personnel are currently working with the AFL under the ECOWAS plan.
Three of the other military personnel are from Ghana, two from Benin and one from Sierra Leone.
Assistant Defense Minister for Public Affairs David Dahn said the soldiers are only serving as mentor to the new AFL and are clearly identified by their national flags.
Assistant Minister Dahn explained on August 27, 2007 Liberia and Nigeria signed a Military and Security Assistance agreement.
According to him, the Memorandum of Understanding calls for the provision of a Command Officer or Chief of Staff by Nigeria to oversee the AFL.
He said article four of the MOU entails that the office of the Command Officer be staffed with three officers and nine clerical staff.
The Assistant Defense Minister said the media publication that foreign troops had been brought in to beef up the strength of the national army was alarming.
"Those promoted to the ranks of Captain from first Lieutenants were Geraldine Janet George who is said to be the first AFL female captain in post-war Liberia, Prince C. Johnson, Daniel D. Ziankan, Eric Wamu Dennis, and Toe S. Jorel, Davison F. Forleh and Theophilus A. Dana." The New Republic, No Promises - Samukai, December 24, 2010
Former Chief of Army Staff. Born Bara Kagoma. Commissioned, Nigerian Army Corps, Artillery, 1975; Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL); Chief of Army Staff, 2007-08.
In February 2008 Yusuf was made to retire from the Army after a scandal involving the sale to militants of arms from the Army Central Command Depot, Kaduna armory which was under his command. These guns were then used to kill soldiers. Yusuf had resisted attempts to get him to step aside, but later conceded when the Army Council okayed the retirement. In June of 2009 Yusuf died at the age of 56, in London, after a long illness.
http://www.africa-confidential.com/whos-who-profile/id/2679/Luka-Nyeh-Yusuf
http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/11-4/chapter20.htm#b3 - 'The Employment of Negro Troops' Buckshot06 (talk) 20:27, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Capabilities and Culpabilities, p 93, note 60: according to a Ghanaian Lt Col, the three battalions of the AFL were still under unified command when ECOMOG arrived, 24 Aug 1990. 157.150.192.237 ( talk) 16:52, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
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I have moved this attached list of small arms, completely unreferenced, from the main article to the talk page.
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When all those illegal act took place 41.191.107.46 ( talk) 15:07, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
Dear Goldenrays, do you observe the @ symbol at the bottom of one of the pages you have just linked? See for example https://mod.gov.lr/wounded-afl-soldier-receives-un-permanent-disability-benefit/ ??
This is the basis for the claims I have made at the Commons deletion request page. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:14, 1 March 2024 (UTC)