Chief sergeant
Chief sergeant is a rank used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police forces.
NATO code
[edit]While the rank of chief sergeant is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.
| NATO code | Country[1] | English equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | ||
| OR-9 | Denmark | Warrant officer class 1 | Sergeant major |
| OR-8 | Portugal | Warrant officer class 2 | Master sergeant |
| OR-6 | France | Sergeant | Staff sergeant |
Insignia of chief sergeants
[edit]Army
[edit]![Sergent chef (Arabic: رقيب أول, romanized: Raqib awwal) (Algerian Land Forces)[2]](/wiki/File:04.AlgA-SSG.svg)
![Sargento-chefe (Angolan Army)[3]](/wiki/File:Angola-Army-OR-6.svg)
![Sergent-chef (Benin Army)[4]](/wiki/File:Benin_Army_OR-6.svg){kind=small}
![Sergent-chef (Burkina Faso Ground Forces)[5][6]](/wiki/File:04._Burkina_Faso_Army_-_MSG.svg)
![Sergent-chef (Congolese Ground Forces)[7]](/wiki/File:05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg)
![Chefsergent (Royal Danish Army)[8]](/wiki/File:Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M11.svg)
![Sergent-chef (French Army)[9]](/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-06.svg){kind=small}
![Sergent-chef (Luxembourg Army)[10]](/wiki/File:Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg){kind=small}
![Sergent-chef (Madagascar Ground Forces)[11]](/wiki/File:05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg)
![Sergent-chef (Mali Army)[12]](/wiki/File:05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg)
![Sergent-chef (Royal Moroccan Army)[13]](/wiki/File:06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg)
![Sergent-chef (Niger Army)[14]](/wiki/File:Blank.svg){kind=small}
![Sargento-chefe (Portuguese Army)[15]](/wiki/File:Army-POR-OR-08.svg)
![Sergent-chef (German: Oberwachtmeister) (Swiss Army)[16]](/wiki/File:CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg)
![Головний сержант Holovnyi serzhant (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[17]](/wiki/File:UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg){kind=small}
- Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary: Chief sergeant.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ NATO (2021). STANAG 2116 NATO (7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency. pp. D-1–D-3.
- ^ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Hærens Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH (PDF) (in French). Staff of the French Army. 13 June 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Grades". Armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bureau international des droits des enfants (December 2012). "État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger" (PDF) (in French). p. 34. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO". antigo.mdn.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Insignes de grade et couleurs des passants d'épaule". vtg.admin.ch (in French). Swiss Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Baki Appoints Chief Sergeant". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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