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title="Marie Pierre Koenig">Marie Pierre Koenig</a> in 1984. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infantry_arms_and_cavalry_arms">Infantry arms and cavalry arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Infantry arms and cavalry arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rank insignia in the French army depend on whether the soldier belongs to an infantry or cavalry unit. The infantry arms (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">armes à pied</i></span>) include normal infantry, naval troops, the Foreign Legion and engineers; cavalry arms (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">armes à cheval</i></span>) include armoured cavalry, artillery, maintenance and logistics. Sleeves are emblazoned with marks denoting either gold insignia for the infantry or silver/white for the cavalry. However, the artillery uses gold as the main colour, despite being a cavalry branch, and <a href="/wiki/Spahi" title="Spahi">spahis</a> use gold as the main colour despite being part of the cavalry, a distinction representing the armoured cavalry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marshal">Marshal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Marshal"><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/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Special:EditPage/Ranks in the French Army">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 marshals wear seven stars and carry a <a href="/wiki/Baton_(symbol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baton (symbol)">baton</a>. </p><p>As a distinction rather than a rank, the title of Marshal is granted through a special law voted by the French Parliament. For this reason, it is impossible to demote a Marshal. The most famous example is <a href="/wiki/Philippe_P%C3%A9tain" title="Philippe Pétain">Philippe Pétain</a>, who became famous as <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Maréchal Pétain</i></span>, chief of state of the <a href="/wiki/Vichy_France" title="Vichy France">Vichy France</a> regime. When he was tried for high treason, the judges were empowered to demote his other ranks and titles, but due to the principle of separation of powers, the judges had no authority to cancel the law that had made Pétain a Marshal and it remained the only title he kept after being sentenced. </p><p>Six marshals of France have been given the even more exalted rank of "<a href="/wiki/Marshal_General_of_France" title="Marshal General of France">Marshal General of France</a>" (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Maréchal général de France</i></span>): <a href="/wiki/Charles_de_Gontaut,_duc_de_Biron" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron">Duke de Biron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Bonne,_duc_de_Lesdigui%C3%A8res" class="mw-redirect" title="François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières">Duke de Lesdiguières</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henri_de_la_Tour_d%27Auvergne,_Vicomte_de_Turenne" class="mw-redirect" title="Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne">Viscount de Turenne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Claude_Louis_Hector_de_Villars" class="mw-redirect" title="Claude Louis Hector de Villars">de Villars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maurice,_comte_de_Saxe" class="mw-redirect" title="Maurice, comte de Saxe">Count de Saxe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Jean_de_Dieu_Soult" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult">Jean-de-Dieu Soult</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officers">Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although they all wear the same insignia and titles, officers are divided into: </p> <ul><li>Regular officers of the army</li> <li>Officers of the Armed Forces Commisariat Corps (formerly Army Commisariat Corps)</li> <li>Officers of the technical and administrative corps of the armed forces (formerly of the Army)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officiers_généraux_-_general_officers"><span id="Officiers_g.C3.A9n.C3.A9raux_-_general_officers"></span><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Officiers généraux</i></span> - general officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Officiers généraux - general officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="3">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Description </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder<sup id="cite_ref-France_Army_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_Army-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Sleeve<sup id="cite_ref-France_Army_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_Army-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Camouflage<sup id="cite_ref-France_Army_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France_Army-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th>OF-9 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-09.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Army-FRA-OF-09.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-09.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Army-FRA-OF-09.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-09.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Army-FRA-OF-09.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-09.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-9_Sleeve.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-9_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Général d'armée</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_general_(France)" title="Army general (France)">Army general</a> </td> <td>In command of an army. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-08.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-FRA-OF-08.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-FRA-OF-08.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-FRA-OF-08.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-8_Sleeve.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-8_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Général de corps d'armée</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_corps_general" title="Army corps general">Army corps general</a> </td> <td>In command of an army corps.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-07.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Army-FRA-OF-07.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-07.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Army-FRA-OF-07.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-07.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Army-FRA-OF-07.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-07.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-7_Sleeve.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-7_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Général de division</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">Divisional general</a> </td> <td>In command of a <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-06.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Army-FRA-OF-06.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Army-FRA-OF-06.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Army-FRA-OF-06.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-6_Sleeve.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-6_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Général de brigade</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigade_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade general">Brigade general</a> </td> <td>In command of a <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a>, or of a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">région</i></span> in the <a href="/wiki/French_Gendarmerie" class="mw-redirect" title="French Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>There is no distinction between infantry and cavalry generals, since they are all supposed to be able to command any type of unit. The rank was formerly designated as <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General_(France)" title="Lieutenant-General (France)">Lieutenant-General of the Armies</a> until 1791. The official historic succession of the "Lieutenant-General of France" corresponded to <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Général de division">Général de division</a> for the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Vice-Amiral</a> (Vice-Admiral) for the <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>. The rank of <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_corps_d%27arm%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Général de corps d'armée">Général de corps d'armée</a> wasn't officially adopted until 1939, along with five other <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a> ranks. It must also be noted that Army corps general and Army general are not really ranks, but styles and positions (<i>Rang et appellation</i> in french) bestowed upon a Divisional general, which is the highest substantive rank in the French Army. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officiers_supérieurs_-_senior_officers"><span id="Officiers_sup.C3.A9rieurs_-_senior_officers"></span><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Officiers supérieurs</i></span> - senior officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Officiers supérieurs - senior officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="2">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder </th> <th>Camouflage </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th>OF-5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-05.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Army-FRA-OF-05.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-05.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Army-FRA-OF-05.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-05.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Army-FRA-OF-05.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-05.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-5_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Colonel</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td>A colonel commands a <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a> of the army or a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">groupement</i></span> of the <a href="/wiki/French_Gendarmerie" class="mw-redirect" title="French Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a>, they were called <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">chef de brigade</i></span>. Cavalry arms wear silver. The origin of the difference in metal colour is that infantry officers once wore silver <a href="/wiki/Epaulette" title="Epaulette">epaulettes</a>, while those of the cavalry and other arms wore gold, and the colour of the rank badge had to differ from these metals in each case.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-04.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Army-FRA-OF-04.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-04.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Army-FRA-OF-04.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-04.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Army-FRA-OF-04.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-04.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-4_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Lieutenant-colonel</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lieutenant colonel</a> </td> <td>The <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">lieutenant-colonel</i></span> has the same responsibilities as a colonel. They were called <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">major</i></span> during the <a href="/wiki/First_French_Empire" title="First French Empire">First French Empire</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-03.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Army-FRA-OF-03.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-03.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Army-FRA-OF-03.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-03.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Army-FRA-OF-03.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-03.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-3_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commandant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)#France" title="Commandant (rank)">Commandant</a> </td> <td>Also called <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">chef de bataillon</i></span> in the infantry, <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">chef d'escadrons</i></span> in the cavalry and <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">chef d'escadron</i></span> in the artillery and in the army light aviation) is equivalent to a <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> in most English-speaking countries. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officiers_subalternes_-_junior_officers"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Officiers subalternes</i></span> - junior officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Officiers subalternes - junior officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="2">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder </th> <th>Camouflage </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th>OF-2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-02.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Army-FRA-OF-02.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Army-FRA-OF-02.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Army-FRA-OF-02.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-2_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Capitaine</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a> </td> <td>In command of a <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">compagnie</i>) of infantry, a squadron (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">escadron</i>) of cavalry or a battery (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">batterie</i>) of artillery. </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">OF-1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-01a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-1b_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Lieutenant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td>Commands a <a href="/wiki/Platoon" title="Platoon">platoon</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">section</i>) of infantry, a <a href="/wiki/Troop" title="Troop">troop</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">peloton</i>) of cavalry, or a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">brigade</i></span> of the Gendarmerie. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-01b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-1a_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sous-lieutenant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">Sub-lieutenant</a> </td> <td>Commands at the same level as a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">lieutenant</i></span>, but is a more junior officer rank. </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-01c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OF-(D)_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/France-Army-OF-%28D%29_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OF-%28D%29_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/France-Army-OF-%28D%29_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OF-%28D%29_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/France-Army-OF-%28D%29_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OF-%28D%29_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Aspirant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aspirant" title="Aspirant">Aspirant</a> </td> <td>An Officer Designate rank. Technically it is not a commissioned rank but it is still treated in all respects as one. Aspirants are either officers in training in military academies or voluntaries, serving as temporary officers. The aspirant must have been previously <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">élève officier</i></span> (Officer Cadet). They can afterwards be commissioned as a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">sous-lieutenant</i></span>. The insignia is a single curl of gold lace, disrupted by "flashes" of wool. It was widely used during both World Wars for providing young educated people with an officer's authority. </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OF-00.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Army-FRA-OF-00.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OF-00.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Army-FRA-OF-00.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OF-00.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Army-FRA-OF-00.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OF-00.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Élève officier</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a> </td> <td>A rank held during the first years at the officer academies (<a href="/wiki/%C3%89cole_sp%C3%A9ciale_militaire_de_Saint-Cyr" title="École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr">École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%89cole_militaire_interarmes" title="École militaire interarmes">École militaire interarmes</a> or <a href="/wiki/%C3%89cole_des_officiers_de_la_gendarmerie_nationale" class="mw-redirect" title="École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale">École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sous-officiers_-_sub-officers,_i.e._non-commissioned_officers"><span id="Sous-officiers_-_sub-officers.2C_i.e._non-commissioned_officers"></span><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sous-officiers</i></span> - sub-officers, i.e. non-commissioned officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sous-officiers - sub-officers, i.e. non-commissioned officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="2">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder </th> <th>Camouflage </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">OR-9 </th> <td><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> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-9b_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(France)" title="Major (France)">Major</a> </td> <td>Senior <a href="/wiki/Sub-officer" title="Sub-officer">sub-officer</a> rank since 1 January 2009 this grade is attached to the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">sous-officiers</i></span>. Prior to this date it was an independent <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">corps</i></span> between the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">sous-officiers</i></span> and the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">officiers</i></span>. There is typically at least one <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Major</i></span> per regiment and several in a brigade. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-09b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-9a_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant-chef</i></span> </td> <td>Chief Adjutant </td> <td>Often same responsibilities as the lieutenant. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-08.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-FRA-OR-08.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-8_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adjutant#France" title="Adjutant">Adjutant</a> </td> <td>Often same responsibilities as an adjudant-chef. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SCH_BM2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/SCH_BM2.svg/50px-SCH_BM2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/SCH_BM2.svg/75px-SCH_BM2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/SCH_BM2.svg/100px-SCH_BM2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="1272" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/50px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/75px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/100px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-chef brevet militaire de 2e niveau</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(infantry)</span><hr /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Maréchal-des-logis-chef de 1<sup>ere</sup> classe</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cavalry)</span> </td> <td>Brevet chief sergeant 2nd level<hr />Chief marshal of lodgings first class </td> <td>Introduced in September 2022, as part of a reform to the NCO ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-06.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Army-FRA-OR-06.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Army-FRA-OR-06.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Army-FRA-OR-06.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-6_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-Chef</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(infantry)</span><hr /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Maréchal des logis-chef</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cavalry)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_sergeant" title="Chief sergeant">Chief sergeant</a><hr />Chief marshal of lodgings </td> <td>Addressed as "chef". Typically a platoon <a href="/wiki/Second-in-command" title="Second-in-command">second-in-command</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-05.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Army-FRA-OR-05.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-05.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Army-FRA-OR-05.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-05.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Army-FRA-OR-05.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-05.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-5_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(infantry)</span><hr /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%A9chal_des_logis" title="Maréchal des logis">Maréchal des logis</a></i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cavalry)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#France" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a><hr />Marshal of lodgings </td> <td>Typically in command of a "group" (i.e. squad). </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/50px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/75px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/100px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-5(D)_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/France-Army-OR-5%28D%29_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-5%28D%29_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/France-Army-OR-5%28D%29_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-5%28D%29_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/France-Army-OR-5%28D%29_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-5%28D%29_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Élève sous-officier</i></span> </td> <td>NCO student </td> <td>NCO candidates at the <a href="/wiki/ENSOA" class="mw-redirect" title="ENSOA">ENSOA</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Aspirants</i></span> are cadet officers still in training. <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sous-lieutenants</i></span> are junior officers and are often aided by <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudants</i></span> or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">adjudants-chefs</i></span>, who are experienced NCOs/warrant officers. </p><p>Full <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">lieutenants</i></span> are experienced junior officers, served by sergeants when commanding their unit. </p><p>A four chevron <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">sergent-chef-major</i></span> rank existed until 1947. It was a ceremonial rank usually given to the most senior or experienced NCO in a unit. It was discontinued in the post-war army due to its redundancy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Militaires_du_rang_-_Troop_ranks"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Militaires du rang</i></span> - Troop ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Militaires du rang - Troop ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Junior enlisted grades have different cloth stripe and beret colour depending on the service they are assigned to. <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Troupes métropolitaines</i></span> ("from the French mainland") units wear blue, <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Troupes de marine</i></span> (the former <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">troupes coloniales'</i></span>) wear red, and the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Légion Étrangère</i></span> (Foreign Legion) units wear green. </p><p>A red beret indicates a paratrooper, whether from the "troupes de marine" or not. A legionnaire paratrooper wears a green beret with the general parachutist badge on it, the same badge used by all French Army paratroopers who completed their training. </p><p>Senior grades' lace stripe metal depends on their arm of service, just like the <i>officiers</i>. Infantry and support units wear gold stripes and cavalry and technical services units wear silver stripes. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="2">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder </th> <th>Camouflage </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">OR-4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-04a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-4b_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Caporal-chef de première classe</i></span> </td> <td>Chief corporal first class </td> <td>Distinction created in 1999. <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Caporal-chef</i></span> after at least 11 years of service and appropriate degree. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-04b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-4a_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Caporal-chef</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(infantry)</span><hr /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Brigadier-chef</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cavalry)</span> </td> <td>Chief corporal<hr />Chief brigadier </td> <td>Often same responsibilities as a sergent. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-03.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Army-FRA-OR-03.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-03.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Army-FRA-OR-03.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-03.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Army-FRA-OR-03.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-03.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-3_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Caporal</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(infantry)</span><hr /><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Brigadier</i></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Cavalry)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal#France" title="Corporal">Corporal</a><hr /><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_(French_military_rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier (French military rank)">Brigadier</a> </td> <td>In command of an <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">équipe</i></span> - literally a team (fireteam). Presently this size unit is a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">trinôme</i></span> in the army. </td></tr> <tr> <th>OR-2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-FRA-OR-02.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Army-FRA-OR-02.svg/50px-Army-FRA-OR-02.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Army-FRA-OR-02.svg/75px-Army-FRA-OR-02.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Army-FRA-OR-02.svg/100px-Army-FRA-OR-02.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="162" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg/50px-France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg/75px-France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg/100px-France-Army-OR-2_LowVis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="606" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Soldat de première classe</i></span> </td> <td>Soldier first class </td> <td>This is a distinction rather than a rank. </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Soldat de deuxième classe</i></span>: No rank insignia. Depending on the arm, they are called <ul><li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Fantassin</i></span> (infantry)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Légionnaire</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion" title="French Foreign Legion">French Foreign Legion</a>)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Artilleur</i></span> (artillery)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sapeur</i></span> (engineering, including the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Fire_Brigade" title="Paris Fire Brigade">Paris Fire Brigade</a>)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Chasseur</i></span> ("hunter": light troops used for reconnaissance and harassment) <ul><li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Chasseurs à pied</i></span> (light infantry)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Chasseurs à cheval</i></span> (light mounted infantry)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Chasseurs_alpins" class="mw-redirect" title="Chasseurs alpins">Chasseurs alpins</a></i></span> (light alpine infantry)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chasseurs_parachutistes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chasseurs parachutistes (page does not exist)">Chasseurs parachutistes</a></i></span> (airborne infantry commandos)</li></ul></li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Dragon</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dragoon" title="Dragoon">dragoon</a>: mounted infantry unit)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Cuirassier" title="Cuirassier">Cuirassier</a></i></span> (heavy cavalry unit)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Hussard</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Hussar" title="Hussar">hussar</a>, light cavalry unit)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Transmetteur</i></span> (signals corps)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Conducteur</i></span> (trains)</li></ul></li> <li>Slang <ul><li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Bigor</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">artillerie de la marine</i></span>; see <a href="/wiki/Troupes_de_marine" title="Troupes de marine">Troupes de marine</a>): A term either from the gunner's order to fire (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Bigue de hors</i></span>) or a term for a species of <a href="/wiki/Common_periwinkle" title="Common periwinkle">winkle</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">bigorneau</i></span>) because they would stick to their emplacements and couldn't be removed easily.</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Colo</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/French_Colonial_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="French Colonial Forces">French Colonial Forces</a>): The former term for the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">troupes de la marine</i></span> when they were colonial troops.</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Para</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Troupes_a%C3%A9roport%C3%A9es&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Troupes aéroportées (page does not exist)">troupes aéroportées</a></i></span>): Airborne troops, short for "<a href="/wiki/Parachutist" class="mw-redirect" title="Parachutist">parachutist</a>".</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Gazier</i></span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Troupes_a%C3%A9roport%C3%A9es&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Troupes aéroportées (page does not exist)">troupes aéroportées</a>): Airborne troops "grunt". Friendly nickname.</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Marsouin</i></span> (literally "porpoise"; marines or naval infantry)</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Poilu</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">infanterie</i></span>): "Hairy one". A term that appeared during the First Empire and used to refer to the French soldiers as they often wore a beard and/or a moustache—and were represented that way on memorials. Nowadays, this term is used to refer to French soldiers who fought in the trenches of WW1, though it is seldom used to refer to WW2 soldiers. It is synonym of bravery and endurance.</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Biffin</i></span> slang used by <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">troupes de marine</i></span> and <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">fusiliers marins</i></span> to designate other infantry units. Probably comes from the fact that '<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">marsouins</i></span> and naval riflemen used to own their uniform and were proud of it, whereas other units were dressed in rags (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">biffe</i></span> is an old French word for rag). This word is not used to designate a legionnaire.</li></ul></li></ul> <p>There are also distinctions to distinguish volunteers and conscripts, and bars for experience (one for five years, up to four can be obtained). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Engineer_officer_ranks">Engineer officer ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Engineer officer ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="2">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieurs de l'armement</i></span> </th> <th><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieurs des études et<br />techniques de l'armement</i></span> </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th>OF-9 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-GAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/DGA-GAR.png/100px-DGA-GAR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/DGA-GAR.png/150px-DGA-GAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/DGA-GAR.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur général de classe exceptionnelle</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_general_(France)" title="Army general (France)">Engineer general exceptional class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-GCA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/DGA-GCA.png/100px-DGA-GCA.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/DGA-GCA.png/150px-DGA-GCA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/DGA-GCA.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur général hors classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_corps_general" title="Army corps general">Engineer general special class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-7 </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-GDI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/DGA-GDI.png/100px-DGA-GDI.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/DGA-GDI.png/150px-DGA-GDI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/DGA-GDI.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur général de première classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">Engineer general first class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-6 </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-BRI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DGA-BRI.png/100px-DGA-BRI.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DGA-BRI.png/150px-DGA-BRI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/DGA-BRI.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur général de deuxième classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigade_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade general">Engineer general second class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-COL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/DGA-COL.png/100px-DGA-COL.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/DGA-COL.png/150px-DGA-COL.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/DGA-COL.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-COL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/DGAIET-COL.png/100px-DGAIET-COL.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/DGAIET-COL.png/150px-DGAIET-COL.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/DGAIET-COL.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur en chef de première classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Chief engineer first class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-LCL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/DGA-LCL.png/100px-DGA-LCL.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/DGA-LCL.png/150px-DGA-LCL.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/DGA-LCL.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-LCL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DGAIET-LCL.png/100px-DGAIET-LCL.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DGAIET-LCL.png/150px-DGAIET-LCL.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/DGAIET-LCL.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur en chef de deuxième classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Chief engineer second class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-CEN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/DGA-CEN.png/100px-DGA-CEN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/DGA-CEN.png/150px-DGA-CEN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/DGA-CEN.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-CEN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/DGAIET-CEN.png/100px-DGAIET-CEN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/DGAIET-CEN.png/150px-DGAIET-CEN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/DGAIET-CEN.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur principal</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)#France" title="Commandant (rank)">Principal engineer</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-CNE.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/DGA-CNE.png/100px-DGA-CNE.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/DGA-CNE.png/150px-DGA-CNE.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/DGA-CNE.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-CNE.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/DGAIET-CNE.png/100px-DGAIET-CNE.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/DGAIET-CNE.png/150px-DGAIET-CNE.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/DGAIET-CNE.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur de première classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Engineer first class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">OF-1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-LTN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/DGA-LTN.png/100px-DGA-LTN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/DGA-LTN.png/150px-DGA-LTN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/DGA-LTN.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-LTN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/DGAIET-LTN.png/100px-DGAIET-LTN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/DGAIET-LTN.png/150px-DGAIET-LTN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/DGAIET-LTN.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur de deuxième classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Engineer second class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGA-SLT.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/DGA-SLT.png/100px-DGA-SLT.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/DGA-SLT.png/150px-DGA-SLT.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/DGA-SLT.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-SLT.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/DGAIET-SLT.png/100px-DGAIET-SLT.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/DGAIET-SLT.png/150px-DGAIET-SLT.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/DGAIET-SLT.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ingénieur de troisième classe</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">Engineer third class</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGAIET-ASP.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/DGAIET-ASP.png/100px-DGAIET-ASP.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/DGAIET-ASP.png/150px-DGAIET-ASP.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/DGAIET-ASP.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Aspirant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aspirant" title="Aspirant">Aspirant</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Army_Commissariat_Service_officer_ranks">Army Commissariat Service officer ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Army Commissariat Service officer ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These ranks apply the word <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">commissaire</i></span> in light of their participation and role in the Commissariat Service of the army. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">NATO<br />rank </th> <th colspan="1">Rank insignia </th> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Shoulder </th> <th>French </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr> <th>OF-8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GENERAL-CA-OR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/GENERAL-CA-OR.png/100px-GENERAL-CA-OR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/GENERAL-CA-OR.png/150px-GENERAL-CA-OR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/GENERAL-CA-OR.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire général de corps d'armée</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_corps_general" title="Army corps general">Commissary army corps general</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GENERAL-DIV-OR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/GENERAL-DIV-OR.png/100px-GENERAL-DIV-OR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/GENERAL-DIV-OR.png/150px-GENERAL-DIV-OR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/GENERAL-DIV-OR.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire général de division</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">Commissary divisional general</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GENERAL-BRI-OR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/GENERAL-BRI-OR.png/100px-GENERAL-BRI-OR.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/GENERAL-BRI-OR.png/150px-GENERAL-BRI-OR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/GENERAL-BRI-OR.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire général de brigade</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">Commissary brigade general</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-COL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/COM-COL.png/100px-COM-COL.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/COM-COL.png/150px-COM-COL.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/COM-COL.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire colonel</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel#France" title="Colonel">Commissary Colonel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-LCL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/COM-LCL.png/100px-COM-LCL.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/COM-LCL.png/150px-COM-LCL.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/COM-LCL.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire lieutenant-colonel</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Commissary Lieutenant colonel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-CEN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/COM-CEN.png/100px-COM-CEN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/COM-CEN.png/150px-COM-CEN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/COM-CEN.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire commandant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commandant_(rank)#France" title="Commandant (rank)">Commissary Commandant</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>OF-2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-CNE.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/COM-CNE.png/100px-COM-CNE.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/COM-CNE.png/150px-COM-CNE.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/COM-CNE.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire capitaine</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Commissary Captain</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">OF-1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-LTN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/COM-LTN.png/100px-COM-LTN.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/COM-LTN.png/150px-COM-LTN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/COM-LTN.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire lieutenant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant#France" title="Lieutenant">Commissary Lieutenant</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-SLT.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/COM-SLT.png/100px-COM-SLT.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/COM-SLT.png/150px-COM-SLT.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/COM-SLT.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Commissaire sous-lieutenant</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">Commissary Sub-lieutenant</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COM-EO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/COM-EO.png/100px-COM-EO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/COM-EO.png/150px-COM-EO.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/COM-EO.png 2x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Élève commissaire</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">Commissary Officer cadet</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_chaplains">Military chaplains</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Military chaplains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Rank </th> <th colspan="3">Insignia </th></tr> <tr> <th>Christian </th> <th>Jewish </th> <th>Muslim </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Chief military chaplain</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aum_chef_cat_prot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Aum_chef_cat_prot.png/100px-Aum_chef_cat_prot.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Aum_chef_cat_prot.png/150px-Aum_chef_cat_prot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Aum_chef_cat_prot.png/200px-Aum_chef_cat_prot.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aum_chef_isr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Aum_chef_isr.png/100px-Aum_chef_isr.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Aum_chef_isr.png/150px-Aum_chef_isr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Aum_chef_isr.png/200px-Aum_chef_isr.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aum_chef_mus.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aum_chef_mus.png/100px-Aum_chef_mus.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aum_chef_mus.png/150px-Aum_chef_mus.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aum_chef_mus.png/200px-Aum_chef_mus.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Deputy chief military chaplain</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif/100px-Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif/150px-Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif/200px-Ter_aumadj_cath_prot.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aumadj_isr.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ter_aumadj_isr.gif/100px-Ter_aumadj_isr.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ter_aumadj_isr.gif/150px-Ter_aumadj_isr.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ter_aumadj_isr.gif/200px-Ter_aumadj_isr.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aumadj_mus.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Ter_aumadj_mus.gif/100px-Ter_aumadj_mus.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Ter_aumadj_mus.gif/150px-Ter_aumadj_mus.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Ter_aumadj_mus.gif/200px-Ter_aumadj_mus.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Regional military chaplain</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif/100px-Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif/150px-Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif/200px-Ter_aumreg_cath_prot.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aumreg_isr.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Ter_aumreg_isr.gif/100px-Ter_aumreg_isr.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Ter_aumreg_isr.gif/150px-Ter_aumreg_isr.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Ter_aumreg_isr.gif/200px-Ter_aumreg_isr.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aumreg_mus.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ter_aumreg_mus.gif/100px-Ter_aumreg_mus.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ter_aumreg_mus.gif/150px-Ter_aumreg_mus.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ter_aumreg_mus.gif/200px-Ter_aumreg_mus.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Military chaplain</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif/100px-Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif/150px-Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif/200px-Ter_aum_cath_prot.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_isr.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ter_aum_isr.gif/100px-Ter_aum_isr.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ter_aum_isr.gif/150px-Ter_aum_isr.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ter_aum_isr.gif/200px-Ter_aum_isr.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_mus.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ter_aum_mus.gif/100px-Ter_aum_mus.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ter_aum_mus.gif/150px-Ter_aum_mus.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ter_aum_mus.gif/200px-Ter_aum_mus.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Lay person - military chaplain</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Catholic chaplaincy of the army</i></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif/100px-Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif/150px-Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif/200px-Ter_aum_laic_cath.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Reserve military chaplain</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif/100px-Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif/150px-Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif/200px-Ter_aum_reserv_cath_prot.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif/100px-Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif/150px-Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif/200px-Ter_aum_reserv_isr.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif/100px-Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif/150px-Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif/200px-Ter_aum_reserv_mus.gif 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="366" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks_formerly_used_in_the_Army">Ranks formerly used in the Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ranks formerly used in the Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Brigadier des armées du roi</i></span> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">Brigadier of the king's armies</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) lowest general officer rank of the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Ancien Régime</i></span> Army. <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BRIGADIER.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/BRIGADIER.PNG/50px-BRIGADIER.PNG" decoding="async" width="50" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/BRIGADIER.PNG/75px-BRIGADIER.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/BRIGADIER.PNG/100px-BRIGADIER.PNG 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="165" /></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant-Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant-Major">Sergent-Major</a></i></span> was a rank created in 1776 and was renamed <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-Chef</i></span> in 1928. The four-chevron NCO rank of <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-Major</i></span> was re-established in 1942, now given to company administrative <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sous-officiers</i></span>, and ranked between the three-chevron <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-Chef</i></span> and <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Adjudant</i></span>. Eventually promotions were put on hold in 1962. The rank was officially abolished in 1971, though present rank holders were allowed to continue to use it. The last <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-Major</i></span> retired in 1985. <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergent-major.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Sergent-major.png/50px-Sergent-major.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Sergent-major.png 1.5x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis-major.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis-major.png/50px-Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis-major.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis-major.png 1.5x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent appelés</i></span> ("Conscript Sergeant" - Foot) / <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Maréchal des logis appelés</i></span> ("Conscript Sergeant" - Horse) was a rank given to a conscript promoted to Sergeant while they were on National Service. A career <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent</i></span> or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Maréchal des logis</i></span> who had enlisted (who wore two lace chevrons instead of the conscript's one) would outrank them. <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergent_appel%C3%A9.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Sergent_appel%C3%A9.png/50px-Sergent_appel%C3%A9.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Sergent_appel%C3%A9.png 1.5x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis_appel%C3%A9.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis_appel%C3%A9.png/50px-Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis_appel%C3%A9.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis_appel%C3%A9.png 1.5x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Fourrier</i></span> ("<a href="/wiki/Quartermaster" title="Quartermaster">Quartermaster</a>") - A <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">sous-officier</i></span> in charge of distributing rations, keeping the unit's accounts, and arranging and assigning living quarters when the company was on the march. If there wasn't a decent-sized town or city on the route, the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Fourrier</i></span> would travel with the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Pionniers</i></span> to clear and set up a campsite for the unit.</li> <li><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Anspessade" title="Anspessade">Anspessade</a></i></span> (archaic)</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=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</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=Ranks_in_the_French_Army&action=edit&section=14" 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 .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_corps_d%27arm%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Général de corps d'armée">Général de corps d'armée</a> in the <a href="/wiki/French_Armed_Forces" title="French Armed Forces">French Armed Forces</a>, is the third ranking order of the general officer corps, based on the hierarchical order. The designation of a général de corps d'armée is situated above a <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Général de division">général de division</a> and underneath the designation of <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_d%27arm%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Général d'armée">général d'armée</a>. By regulation, the rank refers to an officer of the rank of « Général de division » who receives the « rank and designation » of a « Général de corps d'armée ». This rank would command an Army Corps, a unit composing several Divisions. The insignia is composed of 4 stars. A Presidential Decree on 19 November 1873 introduced for a first time the notion of "corps armée". A circular on 17 March 1921 depicted that generals commanding an Army Corps (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">corps d'armée</i>) would wear a 4th star, forming with the first three, a diamond shape. The generals commanding the army and the members of the Superior War Council wore a 5th star, superposed in the first 4 stars. 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ranks of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Djibouti" title="Military ranks of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Eritrea" title="Military ranks of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ethiopia" title="Military ranks of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Gabon" title="Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Gambia" title="Military ranks of the Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ghana" title="Military ranks of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Military ranks of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kenya" title="Military ranks of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lesotho" title="Military ranks of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Liberia" title="Military ranks of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Libya" title="Military ranks of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Madagascar" title="Military ranks of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malawi" title="Military ranks of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mali" title="Military ranks of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mauritania" title="Military ranks of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Namibia" title="Military ranks of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Niger" title="Military ranks of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nigeria" title="Military ranks of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rwanda" title="Military ranks of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Military ranks of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Senegal" title="Military ranks of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Seychelles" title="Military ranks of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Military ranks of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somalia" title="Military ranks of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_military_ranks" title="South African military ranks">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Sudan" title="Military ranks of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sudan" title="Military ranks of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tanzania" title="Military ranks of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Togo" title="Military ranks of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tunisia" title="Military ranks of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Ugandan_People%27s_Defense_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the Ugandan People's Defense Force">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zambia" title="Military ranks of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zimbabwe" title="Military ranks of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (page does not exist)">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somaliland" title="Military ranks of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975–1992)" title="Military ranks of Angola">People's Republic of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Biafra" title="Military ranks of Biafra">Biafra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Bophuthatswana Defence Force">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciskei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Ciskei Defence Force">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt">Kingdom of Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Ethiopian_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Ethiopian Empire (page does not exist)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Katanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Katanga (page does not exist)">Katanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975-1994)" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">People's Republic of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rhodesia" title="Military ranks of Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa_Territorial_Force#Ranks" title="South West Africa Territorial Force">South West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transkei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Transkei Defence Force">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Venda Defence Force">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zaire" title="Military ranks of Zaire">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_apartheid_states_in_southern_Africa" title="Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa">Apartheid States in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Argentina" title="Military ranks of Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahamas" title="Military ranks of Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Barbados" title="Military ranks of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belize" title="Military ranks of Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bolivia" title="Military ranks of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Chile" title="Military ranks and insignia of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Colombian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ecuador" title="Military ranks of Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_El_Salvador" title="Military ranks of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guatemala" title="Military ranks of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guyana" title="Military ranks of Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Haiti" title="Military ranks of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Honduras" title="Military ranks of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jamaica" title="Military ranks of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mexico" title="Military ranks of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua_military_ranks" title="Nicaragua military ranks">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Paraguay" title="Military ranks of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Peru" title="Military ranks of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Military ranks of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army#Army_Ranks" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Military ranks of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><i>Officers:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Enlisted:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposing_force#Ranks" title="Opposing force">Opposing forces</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Uruguay" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_military_ranks" title="Venezuelan military ranks">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Former_ranks_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces">Canada (pre-Unification)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Confederate_States" title="Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States">Confederate States of America</a></li> <li>Union <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Union_Army#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniforms of the Union Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Navy#Ranks_and_rank_insignia" title="Union Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of the Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Panama#Historic_ranks" title="Military ranks of Panama">Panama</a></li> <li>Republic of Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Texas#Personnel" title="Army of the Republic of Texas">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Navy#Insignia" title="Texas Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>United States Army enlisted <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">World War II</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Afghanistan" title="Military ranks of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahrain" title="Military ranks of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bangladesh" title="Military ranks of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bhutan" title="Military ranks of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li>PR of China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Timor" title="Military ranks of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_military_ranks" title="Indonesian military ranks">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iran" title="Military ranks of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iraq" title="Military ranks of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks" title="Israel Defense Forces ranks">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jordan" title="Military ranks of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kazakhstan" title="Military ranks of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea" title="Comparative military ranks of Korea">Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Korea" title="Military ranks of North Korea">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Korea" title="Military ranks of South Korea">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kuwait" title="Military ranks of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Lao_People%27s_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lebanon" title="Military ranks of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_military_ranks" title="Malaysian military ranks">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Maldives" title="Military ranks of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_military_ranks" title="Mongolian military ranks">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Myanmar" title="Military ranks of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nepal" title="Military ranks of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Oman" title="Military ranks of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Marines#Commissioned_officers_and_Enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Armed_Forces#Ranks" title="Civil Armed Forces">Civil Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Maritime_Security_Agency#Commissioned_officers_and_enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Maritime Security Agency">Maritime Security Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Qatar" title="Military ranks of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Military ranks of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Coast_Guard#Rank_structure" title="Sri Lanka Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Syria" title="Military ranks of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tajikistan" title="Military ranks of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Thai_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Thai armed forces">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkmenistan" title="Military ranks of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Military ranks of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Uzbekistan" title="Military ranks of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Yemen" title="Military ranks of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Artsakh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Artsakh (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="Military ranks of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia">Taiwan <span style="font-size:85%;">(Republic of China)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_China" title="Military ranks of Imperial China">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic (1912–1949)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army#Ranks" title="Royal Netherlands East Indies Army">Dutch East Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_East_Turkestan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of East Turkestan (page does not exist)">East Turkestan</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Ili_National_Army#Ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ili National Army">Second Republic</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea" title="Military ranks of the People's Republic of Kampuchea">People's Republic of Kampuchea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_Iran" title="Military ranks of Imperial Iran">Imperial Iran</a></li> <li>Imperial Japan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Korean Empire">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Liberation_Army#Army_ranks" title="Korean Liberation Army">Liberation Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Lao_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces">Kingdom of Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Manchukuo" title="Military ranks of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolian_Army#Ranks" title="Inner Mongolian Army">Mengjiang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Mongolian_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic">Mongolian People's Republic</a></li> <li>Vietnam <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the State of Vietnam (page does not exist)">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Yemen" title="Military ranks of South Yemen">South Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Tibet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Tibet (page does not exist)">Tibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvan_People%27s_Revolutionary_Army#Ranks" title="Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army">Tuva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Armenia" title="Military ranks of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Austria" title="Military ranks of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Azerbaijan" title="Military ranks of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belarus" title="Military ranks of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_military_ranks" title="Belgian military ranks">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_military_ranks" title="Croatian military ranks">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_military_ranks" title="Cyprus military ranks">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_military_ranks" title="Czech military ranks">Czech Republic</a></li> <li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Army" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Home_Guard_(Denmark)" title="Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)">Home Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Estonia" title="Military ranks of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_military_ranks" title="Finnish military ranks">Finland</a></li> <li>France <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie#Ranks" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Ranks in the French Air and Space Force">Air and Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Forests_Office_(France)" title="National Forests Office (France)">Foresters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_military_ranks" title="Georgian military ranks">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_military_ranks" title="Greek military ranks">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iceland_Crisis_Response_Unit#Ranks_of_the_Icelandic_Crisis_Response_Unit" title="Iceland Crisis Response Unit">Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard#Ranks" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Defence_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Irish Defence Forces rank insignia">Ireland</a></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army_ranks" title="Italian Army ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy_ranks" title="Italian Navy ranks">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force_ranks" title="Italian Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Carabinieri" title="Rank insignia of the Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Rank insignia of the Guardia di Finanza">Finance Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Latvia" title="Military ranks of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Lithuanian military ranks and insignia">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Luxembourg" title="Military ranks of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Macedonia" title="Military ranks of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malta" title="Military ranks of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Moldova" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Monaco#Rank_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Norway" title="Military ranks and insignia of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Polish Armed Forces rank insignia">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Portugal" title="Military ranks of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_military_ranks" title="History of Russian military ranks">Russia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Forces_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registered_Cossacks_of_the_Russian_Federation#Cossack_ranks_and_insignia" title="Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation">Cossacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation%27s_armed_forces_1994%E2%80%932010" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010">Between 1994 and 2010</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_San_Marino" title="Military ranks of San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia" title="Military ranks of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia" title="Military ranks of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_military_ranks" title="Slovenian military ranks">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Spain" title="Military ranks of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Switzerland" title="Military ranks of Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkey" title="Military ranks of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ukraine" title="Military ranks of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">Army officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="British Army other ranks rank insignia">Army other ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy officer rank insignia">Navy officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_other_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy other rank insignia">Navy ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">Air Force officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_other_ranks" title="RAF other ranks">Air Force other ranks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Swiss_Guard#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontifical Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kosovo" title="Military ranks of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Forces_Command#Military_ranks_of_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Security Forces Command">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Transnistria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Transnistria (page does not exist)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Albanian_Kingdom" title="Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Socialist_Republic_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania">People's Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria–Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_Austro-Hungarian_Navy" title="Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Bulgarian_People%27s_Army" title="Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia" title="Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Czechoslovak_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire" title="Military ranks of the German Empire">German Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Weimar_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Germany" title="Military ranks of East Germany">East Germany</a></li> <li>Kingdom of Greece <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece_Army_Ranks" title="Kingdom of Greece Army Ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Navy_rank_insignia" title="Royal Hellenic Navy rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force_ranks" title="Royal Hellenic Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_French_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the French Imperial Army">Napoleonic Grand Army</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Hungary">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Hungarian_People%27s_Army" title="Ranks of the Hungarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Italian_Social_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic">Social Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Polish_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Polish People's Republic">Polish People's Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republika_Srpska" title="Military ranks of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Socialist_Republic_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania">Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Imperial_Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces">Russian Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_White_Movement" title="Ranks and insignia of the White Movement">White Movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia_(1939%E2%80%931945)" title="Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)">Slovakia (First Republic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1918%E2%80%931935)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1918–1935)">1918–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1935–1940)">1935–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1940%E2%80%931943)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1940–1943)">1940–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1943%E2%80%931955)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955)">1943–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955%E2%80%931991)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)">1955–91</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li>2nd Republic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Army#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Navy#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Air_Force#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Spanish_State&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Spanish State (page does not exist)">State</a></li></ul></li> <li>Yugoslavia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Socialist_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia">Socialist Federal Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Australian Defence Force ranks">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Republic_of_Fiji_Military_Forces" title="Ranks of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_military_ranks" title="New Zealand military ranks">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tonga" title="Military ranks of Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Vanuatu" title="Military ranks of Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Language</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anglophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arabophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Francophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hispanophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lusophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Military police <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Soviet states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commonwealth of Nations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Union</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NATO</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies%27_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air Force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Comparative ranks of <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Highest_military_ranks" title="Highest military ranks">Highest ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking" title="Military star ranking">Star ranking</a></li> <li><a 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