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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Major<br /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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others</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service branch</th><td class="infobox-data">Armed Forces</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank group</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">rank code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">OR-9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Adjudant-chef" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjudant-chef">Adjudant-chef</a></i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(army & air force)</span><br /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Master_(naval)#France" title="Master (naval)">Maître principal</a></i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(navy)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Related articles</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#France" title="Sergeant major">Sergeant major</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span></b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[maʒɔʁ]</a></span>) is the seniormost <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> rank in France and other <a href="/wiki/Francophone" class="mw-redirect" title="Francophone">Francophone</a> countries. Unlike most other countries which use the old European rank system, France uses <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)" title="Commandant (rank)">Commandant</a></i></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as its lowest ranking <a href="/wiki/Senior_officer#France" title="Senior officer">senior officer</a>. </p><p>While the rank functions of <i>major</i> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span>) in France, can be similarly compared to that of a <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is higher (rank of major) than a <a href="/wiki/Chief_warrant_officer" title="Chief warrant officer">chief warrant officer</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant-Chef</i></span>), and similar to a <a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">master chief</a> (depending on the service branch of the respective country); the rank of major (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span>) is still different. </p><p><b>Major</b> was a senior superior <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">officer</a> <a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">rank</a> first, with a history of various military traditions in various corps, then recently in time became attached to the <a href="/wiki/Sub-officer" title="Sub-officer">sub-officer</a> (non-commissioned) corps as of 2009. </p><p>The rank of <b>major</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span>) of the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a> can be the closest equivalent in terms of authenticity, and even still different, to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">American</a> referral of <a href="/wiki/Mustang_(military_officer)" title="Mustang (military officer)">mustang</a> officers, since the rank of "major" was already a superior <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">Officer</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Officier Supérieur</i></span>) (a superior combat military officer rank ascended through the enlisted corps by service or <a href="/wiki/Battlefield_promotion" title="Battlefield promotion">promotions</a> in combat units until 2009)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was part of the "Corps of Majors", situated between the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Officer Corps</a> and the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Non-Commissioned Officer Corps</a>. However, the history rank of the <b>Majors of France</b> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Les Majors de France</i></span>) is still very different. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a>, the official rank and referral of <b>major</b> <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> included the same rank designation across the board, this time, however, as of 2009, attached to the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned</a> <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">ranks</a> (sub-officer corps) of the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">ranks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks in the French Air Force">ranks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">ranks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">National Gendarmerie</a> of the National Police. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Major_(France)" title="Special:EditPage/Major (France)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. 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The designation of Major or <b><a href="/wiki/French_Defence_Health_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="French Defence Health Service">Medical</a> Major</b>, with category rank sub-classes (1st Class Major, 2nd Class Major, Aide-Major, and Deputy Aide-Major) designated until 1928 a <a href="/wiki/French_Defence_Health_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="French Defence Health Service">Military</a> <a href="/wiki/Combat_medic" title="Combat medic">Medic</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French War Navy</a> of the 18th century, a <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">rank</a> of <b>Major of the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">Vessel</a></b> existed briefly and was situated between the rank of <a href="/wiki/Ship-of-the-line_lieutenant" title="Ship-of-the-line lieutenant">Ship-of-the-line lieutenant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ship-of-the-line_captain" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship-of-the-line captain">Ship-of-the-line captain</a>. The position rank of Major also designated the general officer in charge of maintaining the materials and security of a <a href="/wiki/Port" title="Port">port</a> or <a href="/wiki/Naval_base" title="Naval base">naval base</a>, the position was known as the "Major" General of the Arsenals. In a squadron, the Squadron Major, was a general officer as Ship-of-the-line captain, and upheld the function of the general staff headquarters of the squadron. </p><p>The actual organization of the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">Armies</a> instituted, first in the military hierarchy, a <i>function</i> (not a rank) of <i>Major General</i> for the ensemble of the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">branches</a>. </p><p>Equally, exposed here forth in the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> section, the rank of <i>Major</i> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span>), is heir to the former rank of <i>Major-<a href="/wiki/Adjudant" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjudant">Adjudant</a></i>, is the most elevated rank in the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (France)">Gendarmerie Nationale</a>. Until 2009, there existed the <b>Corps of Majors</b> which was situated between the <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">French Officers Corps</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">French Non-Commissioned Officer Corps</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, this was related to the <i>Corps of Majors</i> of the Equipment of the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">Fleet</a>, since the demotion (following a national political policy to reduce the number of corps in the public function...), a Major in the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> is no longer a Major of the Equipment of the Fleet, but became a Major in the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Petty Officer</a> Corps of the French Navy. However, the insignia of the <b>Major</b> was kept and is represented by 2 crossed <a href="/wiki/Anchors" class="mw-redirect" title="Anchors">anchors</a>, symbols of equipments of the Fleet. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sub-officer">Sub-officer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sub-officer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The actual designation of "Major" in the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a> corresponds to a contraction of the composed term "Adjudant-Major": the rank is the most elevated rank in the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Sub-officer corps</a>; which existed since 1972. A rank of "<a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant Major">Sergeant Major</a>" existed until 1971, under various form designations, and in certain cases, that rank could come close to the actual rank of <i>Major</i>. The first Major of <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major de France</i></span>) was Raymond Delaveau and the youngest Major of France would become his son, Thierry Delaveau. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Major_of_France">Major of France</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major of France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1972, simultaneously at the creation of the rank, was created the <i>Corps of Majors</i> in order to enable <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officers</a> to occupy the equivalent posts of Officers (An Officer Corps below the rank of <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Commandant</a> or equivalent across the member armed forces). This intermediary corps between the officers and that of the non-commissioned officers, actually included only one rank: that rank function was dissolved in 2009. </p><p>Since this date, the rank of <i>Major</i> is the most senior elevated rank, attached this time however to the <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> corps of the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">National Gendarmerie</a> –  The Major of the <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a>, is the most elevated rank of Non-Commissioned Officer Corps of the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>. </p><p>The rank insignia for the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">National Gendarmerie</a>, the <a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a> feature a red border joined by a braid. For the arms dites <i>à pied</i> (on foot), the <i>rank insignia</i> and braid is yellow (accordingly retaking the insignia of Adjudant-Chef) as portrayed. For the mounted arms, heir to the <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">cavalry</a> corps, they are white. For the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, the rank insignia is that of a Principal Master surmounted by two golden anchors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Majors_of_France">Majors of France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Majors of France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Majors of France</b> are officially addressed and designated as follows: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> <ul><li>Major of the French Navy (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">Major de la Marine</a></i></span>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a> <ul><li>Major of the French Army (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">Major de l'Armée de Terre</a></i></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Major of the <a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">Foreign Legion</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">Major de la Légion étrangère</a></i></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">French Air Force</a> <ul><li>Major of the French Air Force (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="French Air Force">Major de l'Armée de l'Air</a></i></span>)</li></ul></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Major in the French Navy, superior to Maître principal and inferior to Aspirant"><img alt="Major in the French Navy, superior to Maître principal and inferior to Aspirant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg/58px-France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg.png" decoding="async" width="58" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg/88px-France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg/117px-France-Navy-OR-9b_Sleeve.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="278" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Major</a></i> in the French Navy, superior to <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Maître principal</a> and inferior to <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Aspirant</a></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-09a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Major in the French Army, superior to Adjudant-chef and inferior to Aspirant"><img alt="Major in the French Army, superior to Adjudant-chef and inferior to Aspirant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg/48px-Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg/72px-Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg/96px-Army-FRA-OR-09a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Major</a></i> in the French Army, superior to <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Adjudant-chef</a> and inferior to <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Aspirant</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:French_Air_Force-major.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Major in the French Air Force, superior to Adjudant-chef and inferior to Aspirant"><img alt="Major in the French Air Force, superior to Adjudant-chef and inferior to Aspirant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/French_Air_Force-major.svg/66px-French_Air_Force-major.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/French_Air_Force-major.svg/99px-French_Air_Force-major.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/French_Air_Force-major.svg/133px-French_Air_Force-major.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="159" data-file-height="287" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks in the French Air Force">Major</a></i> in the French Air Force, superior to <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks in the French Air Force">Adjudant-chef</a> and inferior to <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks in the French Air Force">Aspirant</a></div> </li> </ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">National Gendarmerie</a> including <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Departmental</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Mobile</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Guard_(France)" title="Republican Guard (France)">French Republican Guard</a>, main security branches, <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">military police</a> and specialized formations such as the <a href="/wiki/GIGN" title="GIGN">GIGN</a>. <ul><li>Major of the National Gendarmerie (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major de Gendarmerie</i></span>)</li></ul></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_gd.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Major in the National Gendarmerie, superior to Adjudant-chef and inferior to Aspirant"><img alt="Major in the National Gendarmerie, superior to Adjudant-chef and inferior to Aspirant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Major_gd.svg/120px-Major_gd.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Major_gd.svg/180px-Major_gd.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Major_gd.svg/240px-Major_gd.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="159" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Major</a></i> in the National Gendarmerie, superior to <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Adjudant-chef</a> and inferior to <a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie" title="National Gendarmerie">Aspirant</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_gm.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Major_gm.svg/120px-Major_gm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Major_gm.svg/180px-Major_gm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Major_gm.svg/240px-Major_gm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="159" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_gr.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Major_gr.svg/120px-Major_gr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Major_gr.svg/180px-Major_gr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Major_gr.svg/240px-Major_gr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="159" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_cstag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Major_cstag.svg/120px-Major_cstag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Major_cstag.svg/180px-Major_cstag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Major_cstag.svg/240px-Major_cstag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="159" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <p>The same official designation applies to the subordinate ranks (except for subordinate ranks of <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">major</a> in the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>) of <b>major</b>, those of <a href="/wiki/Chief_warrant_officer" title="Chief warrant officer">chief warrant officer</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Adjudant-chef" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjudant-chef">Adjudant-chef</a></i></span>) (<a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">principal master</a> in the French Navy) and <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Adjudant" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjudant">Adjudant</a></i></span>), particularly, specialized combatant units of the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a>. </p><p>The rank <i>major</i> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span>) ceased to exist with the <a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_France" title="Fire services in France">Fire services in France</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">pompiers</i></span>) since April 20, 2012. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Law_enforcement">Law enforcement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Police</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">Major of the Police</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_de_police" class="extiw" title="fr:Major de police">Major de Police</a></i></span>) (in the <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">French National Police</a> which includes several <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">directorates</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">inspection</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">services</a>, various <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">security groups</a>, and specialized <a href="/wiki/National_Police_(France)" title="National Police (France)">units</a> such as the <a href="/wiki/RAID_(French_Police_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="RAID (French Police unit)">RAID</a>).</li></ul> <dl><dt>Prisons</dt></dl> <ul><li>Major of the Penitentiary Administration (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_p%C3%A9nitentiaire" class="extiw" title="fr:Major pénitentiaire">Major pénitentiaire</a></i></span>) (in the French Penitentiary Administration Directorate)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Fire service</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>Decree Law n° 2012-519 of April 20, 2012</b> abolished the rank of Major in the <a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_France" title="Fire services in France">Fire services in France</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_in_other_countries"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span> in other countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Major in other countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <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="(Benin Army)[1]"><img alt="(Benin Army)[1]" 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">(<a href="/wiki/Benin_Armed_Forces" title="Benin Armed Forces">Benin Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Benin_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Benin-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<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:Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="(Malagasy Army)[2]"><img alt="(Malagasy Army)[2]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg/49px-Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg/74px-Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg/98px-Madagascar-Army-OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="553" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">(<a href="/wiki/Madagascar_People%27s_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Madagascar People's Armed Forces">Malagasy Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Madagascar_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Madagascar-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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:053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="(Malian Army)[3]"><img alt="(Malian Army)[3]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg/62px-053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg/94px-053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg/125px-053.Mali_Army-MAJ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">(<a href="/wiki/Malian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Malian Army">Malian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Mali_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mali-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<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="(Niger Army)[4]"><img alt="(Niger Army)[4]" 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">(<a href="/wiki/Niger_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger Army">Niger Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Niger_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Niger-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<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="(Togolese Army)[5]"><img alt="(Togolese Army)[5]" 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">(<a href="/wiki/Togolese_Armed_Forces" title="Togolese Armed Forces">Togolese Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Togo_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Togo-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<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:Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png" class="mw-file-description" title="(Arabic: وكيل أعلى, romanized: Wakil 'aelaa) (Tunisian Army)[6]"><img alt="(Arabic: وكيل أعلى, romanized: Wakil 'aelaa) (Tunisian Army)[6]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png/51px-Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png" decoding="async" width="51" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png/77px-Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png/103px-Grade_Marine_tunisienne_E8.png 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="1924" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">وكيل أعلى</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Wakil 'aelaa</i></span>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Army" title="Tunisian Army">Tunisian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Tunisia_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tunisia-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_(Les_Invalides,_France)" title="Governor (Les Invalides, France)">Governor (Les Invalides, France)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General_(France)" title="Lieutenant-General (France)">Lieutenant-General (France)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Ranks in the French Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Ranks in the French Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks in the French Air Force">Ranks in the French Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_ranks_of_France" title="Police ranks of France">Police ranks of France</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><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 screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a> Corps.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">French rank, <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergent-major</a></i></span>, existed until 1971 and could come close to, but is not like the French rank of major.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">not to be confused with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> in most English-speaking nations, whose French official equivalent is <a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)" title="Commandant (rank)">Commandant</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the case of French Majors serving in specialized combatants units of the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a>, Majors of the <a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">French Foreign Legion</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Les Major de Légion</i></span>) and Foreign <a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">Legion Officers</a> (both French and non-French) (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Officiers du Rang de La Légion</i></span>) <a href="/wiki/Mustang_(military_officer)" title="Mustang (military officer)">seconded</a> from the ranks of the <a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">Legionnaires</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">pronounced the same way in the <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French language</a> with different pronunciation accentuation on the letters "a" and "o".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In reference to the French personnel that have served an entire career in the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In reference to the few foreign (Non-French), eventually probably naturalized, and mainly Frenchmen that served an entire life career exclusively in the <a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">French Foreign Legion</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <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=Major_(France)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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