Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Algerian Land Forces [1] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | جندي Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant chef | Adjudant | Sergent chef | Sergent | Caporal chef | Caporal | Djoundi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian Land Component [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-majoor | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | 1ste sergeant-majoor | 1ste sergeant-chef | 1ste sergeant | Sergeant | 1ste korporaal-chef | Korporaal-chef | Korporaal | 1ste soldaat | Soldaat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | 1er sergeant-major | 1er sergeant-chef | 1er sergeant | Sergeant | 1er caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal | 1er soldat | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Majoradjutant | Chefadjudant | Adjudant | 1er Sergeant major | 1er Sergeant chef | 1er Sergeant | Sergeant | 1er Korporal chef | Korporal chef | Korporal | 1er soldat | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benin Army [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso Ground Forces [4] [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef/ Maréchal des logis-chef | Sergent/ Maréchal des logis | Caporal-chef/ Brigadier-chef | Caporal Brigadier | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de deuxeme classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burundi Army [6] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Première sergent major | Première sergent | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ajida shefu | Ajida majoro | Ajida | Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere | Sereja mu murwi wa mbere | Sereja | Kaporari shefu | Kaporari | Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere | Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon Ground Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat Première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Army [7] | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes | Command Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef du commandement | Senior Appointment Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure | Chief warrant officer Adjudant-chef | Master warrant officer Adjudant-maître | Warrant officer Adjudant | Sergeant Sergent | Master corporal Caporal-chef | Corporal Caporal | Private (trained) Soldat (formé) | Private (basic) Soldat (confirmé) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central African Ground Forces | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chadian Ground Forces | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergent Major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat Première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comorian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Land Forces of the DR Congo | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-Chef | Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant de Première Classe | Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant | Sergeant Major First Class Premier Sergent Major | Sergeant Major Sergent Major | Sergeant First Class Premier Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Corporal Caporal | Private First Class Soldat de Première Classe | Private Soldat de Seconde Classe | Recruit Recrue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Congolese Ground Forces [8] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat 1ère classe | Soldat 2e classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Djiboutian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat Première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army of Equatorial Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brigada | Sargento primero | Sarjento | Cabo primero | Cabo | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Army [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef BM2/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef de 1ere classe | Sergent-chef/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef | Sergent/ Maréchal-des-logis | Caporal-chef de 1re classe | Caporal-chef/ Brigadier-chef | Caporal/ Brigadier | Soldat de 1re classe | Soldat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gabonese Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guinea Ground Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haitian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast Ground Forces [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de seconde classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lebanese Ground Forces [11] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مؤهل أول Muahal 'awal | مؤهل Muahal | معاون أوّل Maawan 'awal | معاون Maawan | رقيب أوّل Raqib awwl | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | جندي أول Jundiun 'awal | جندي Jundiun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg Army [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Premier sergent | Sergent | Premier caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal de première classe | Caporal | Premier soldat-chef | Soldat-chef | Soldat de première classe | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Madagascar Ground Forces [13] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malian Army [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mauritanian National Army [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | جندي Jundiun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mauritius | No army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army of Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Maréchal-des-logis-major | Maréchal-des-logis-chef | Maréchal-des-logis | Brigadier | Carabinier de première classe | Carabinier de deuxième classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Moroccan Army [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat de deuxième classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niger Army [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1re classe | Soldat de 2e classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rwandan Land Forces [18] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer I | Warrant officer II | Sergeant major | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senegalese Army | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de première classe | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seychelles Infantry Unit [19] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swiss Army [20] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chefadjutant | Hauptadjutant | Stabsadjutant | Adjutant Unteroffizier | Hauptfeldweibel | Fourier | Feldweibel | Oberwachtmeister | Wachtmeister | Korporal | Obergefreiter | Gefreiter | Soldat | Rekrut | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-major | Adjudant d'état-major | Adjudant sous-officier | Sergent-major chef | Fourrier | Sergent-major | Sergent chef | Sergent | Caporal | Appointé-chef | Appointé | Soldat | Recrue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Togolese Army [21] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2e classe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tunisian Army [22] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
وكيل أعلى Wakil 'aelaa | وكيل أول Wakil 'awal | وكيل Wakil | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | رقيب أول Raqib 'awal | رقيب Raqib | جندي أول Jundiun awwal | جندي متطوع Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1re classe | Soldat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanuatu Mobile Forces | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant Staf Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Corporal Kofol | Lance Corporal | Constable Polis | Recruit Rikrut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/land forces of African states.
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Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for armies/ land forces of African states.
Rank comparison of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for air forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for navies of African states.
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Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Francophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Francophone states.