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<th>OR-9 </th> <td>Denmark </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_class_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant officer class 1">Warrant officer class 1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#United_States" title="Sergeant major">Sergeant major</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-8 </th> <td>Portugal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_class_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant officer class 2">Warrant officer class 2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">Master sergeant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-6 </th> <td>France </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_Kingdom" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia_of_chief_sergeants">Insignia of chief sergeants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (Congolese Ground Forces)[7]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (Congolese Ground Forces)[7]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg/70px-05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg/104px-05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg/139px-05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="337" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo">Congolese Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-RepublicoftheCongo_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RepublicoftheCongo-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_(sleeve).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chefsergent (Royal Danish Army)[8]"><img alt="Chefsergent (Royal Danish Army)[8]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg/60px-Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg/91px-Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg/121px-Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="218" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Danish-language text"><i lang="da">Chefsergent</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Army" title="Royal Danish Army">Royal Danish Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Denmark_Army_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Denmark_Army-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-06.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (French Army)[9]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (French Army)[9]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Army-FRA-OR-06.svg/48px-Army-FRA-OR-06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Army-FRA-OR-06.svg/72px-Army-FRA-OR-06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Army-FRA-OR-06.svg/96px-Army-FRA-OR-06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-France_Army_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_Army-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (Luxembourg Army)[10]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (Luxembourg Army)[10]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg/47px-Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg/70px-Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg/94px-Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army">Luxembourg Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Luxembourg_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Luxembourg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (Madagascar Ground Forces)[11]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (Madagascar Ground Forces)[11]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg/120px-05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg/180px-05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg/240px-05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="346" data-file-height="144" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Madagascar_People%27s_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Madagascar People's Armed Forces">Madagascar Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Madagascar_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Madagascar-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (Mali Army)[12]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (Mali Army)[12]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg/62px-05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg/94px-05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg/125px-05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Mali_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Mali Army">Mali Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Mali_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mali-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (Royal Moroccan Army)[13]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (Royal Moroccan Army)[13]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg/54px-06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg/81px-06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg/107px-06-Moroccan_Army-SFC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="421" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Army" title="Royal Moroccan Army">Royal Moroccan Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Morocco_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morocco-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (Niger Army)[14]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (Niger Army)[14]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Niger_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger Army">Niger Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Niger_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento-chefe (Portuguese Army)[15]"><img alt="Sargento-chefe (Portuguese Army)[15]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg/57px-Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="57" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg/85px-Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg/114px-Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Sargento-chefe</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Army" title="Portuguese Army">Portuguese Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Portugal_Army_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Portugal_Army-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-chef (German: Oberwachtmeister) (Swiss Army)[16]"><img alt="Sergent-chef (German: Oberwachtmeister) (Swiss Army)[16]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg/100px-CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg/150px-CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg/200px-CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="163" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberwachtmeister" title="Oberwachtmeister">Oberwachtmeister</a></i>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Army">Swiss Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Switzerland_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Switzerland-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Головний сержант Holovnyi serzhant (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[17]"><img alt="Головний сержант Holovnyi serzhant (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[17]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg/44px-UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg/66px-UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg/89px-UA_shoulder_mark_06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Ukrainian-language text"><span lang="uk">Головний сержант</span></span><br /><span title="Ukrainian-language text"><i lang="uk-Latn">Holovnyi serzhant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" title="Ukrainian Ground Forces">Ukrainian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Ukraine_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ukraine-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Papua_New_Guinea_Constabulary" title="Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary">Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary</a>: Chief sergeant.<sup id="cite_ref-Papua_New_Guinea_Post-Courier_-_8_December_2016_-_Baki_Appoints_Chief_Sergeant_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Papua_New_Guinea_Post-Courier_-_8_December_2016_-_Baki_Appoints_Chief_Sergeant-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_sergeant&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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