Comparative gendarmerie enlisted ranks of Francophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for gendarmeries of Francophone states. In France and some Francophone nations, the gendarmerie is a branch of the armed forces that is responsible for internal security in parts of the territory (primarily in rural areas and small towns in the case of France), with additional duties as military police for the armed forces. ^[1] In the mid-twentieth century, a number of former French mandates and colonial possessions adopted gendarmeries after independence. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

Through the French colonial empire the gendarmerie was employed as a military and policing force throughout French colonies, ^{[5] [3]} with Gendarmes from France being deployed in every colony in 1900. ^[6] The gendarmerie would also recruit personnel from the local populations, entrenching the idea of a gendarmerie in the colonial societies. ^{[7] [8]}

In the mid-twentieth century, a number of former French mandates and colonial possessions adopted gendarmeries after independence. ^{[2] [3]} These included Algeria, ^[9] Chad, ^[10] Djibouti, ^[11] the Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Madagascar, Morocco, ^{[9] [12]} Senegal, ^[13] Syria, ^[14] Tunisia, ^{[9] [15]} and the Republic of the Congo. ^[16]

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Burkinabè National Gendarmerie v t e
	Adjudant major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Maréchal-des-logis												Gendarme
Cameroonian National Gendarmerie [17] v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Maréchal-des-logis						Gendarme major						Gendarme						Elève Gendarme
Royal Canadian Mounted Police [18] v t e																																			No insignia
	Corps sergeant major		Sergeant major				Staff sergeant major		Staff sergeant		Sergeant																Corporal								Constable	Cadet
	Sergent-major du corps		Sergent-major				Sergent-major d'état major		Sergent d'état-major		Sergent																Caporal								Gendarme	Cadet
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e
									Sergent major		Sergent-chef						Sergent										Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Congolese Gendarmerie [19] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Maréchal des logis-chef						Maréchal des logis																		Èleve gendarme
French Gendarmerie [20] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Gendarme				Gendarme sous contrat	Gendarme Adjoint Maréchal-des-logis	Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier Chef				Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier		Gendarme Adjoint première classe						Gendarme Adjoint
Ivory Coast Gendarmerie v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal des Logis-Chef						Maréchal des Logis						Brigadier-Chef				Brigadier		Gendarme élève
Mauritius Police Force v t e
											Sergeant												Corporal						Constable
Army of Monaco v t e
	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 Gendarmerie v t e
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergent
National Gendarmerie of Niger [21] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal des logis chef						Maréchal des logis						Gendarme de 1re classe				Gendarme de 2e classe		Gendarme de 3e classe						Gendarme de 4e classe	Gendarme auxiliaire
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t e
	Adjutant-major			Adjutant-chef			Adjutant				Maréchal des logis-chef						Maréchal des logis												Gendarme
Togolese National Gendarmerie [22] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Maréchal-des-logis						Gendarme adjoint						Eleve gendarme
Tunisian National Guard [23] v t e
	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal						وكيل Wakil				عريف أول Earif 'awal						عريف Earif						رقيب أول Raqib 'awal				رقيب Raqib								جندي متطوع Jundiun
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal								Soldat
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
	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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