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The Military ranks of Chad are the military insignia used by the Chad National Army. Chad is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Being a former colony of France, Chad shares a rank structure similar to that of France. [1]
In 2020, the National Assembly established and awarded the rank of Marshal to Idriss Déby. [2]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chadian Ground Forces |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maréchal | Général d'armée | Général de corps | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadian National Gendarmerie |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadian Ground Forces |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergent major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergent-major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat Première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadian National Gendarmerie |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergent-major | Sergent-chef | Sergeant | Corporal | Private first class | Private (rank) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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