Chief sergeant

Chief sergeant is a rank used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police forces.

NATO code

While the rank of chief sergeant is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.

NATO code	Country[1]	English equivalent
		UK	US
OR-9	Denmark	Warrant officer class 1	Sergeant major
OR-8	Portugal	Warrant officer class 2	Master sergeant
OR-6	France	Sergeant	Staff sergeant

Insignia of chief sergeants

Army

• 
  Sergent chef
  (Arabic: رقيب أول, romanized: Raqib awwal)
  (Algerian Land Forces)[2]
• 
  Sargento-chefe
  (Angolan Army)[3]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Benin Army)[4]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Burkina Faso Ground Forces)[5][6]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Congolese Ground Forces)[7]
• 
  Chefsergent
  (Royal Danish Army)[8]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (French Army)[9]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Luxembourg Army)[10]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Madagascar Ground Forces)[11]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Mali Army)[12]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Royal Moroccan Army)[13]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Niger Army)[14]
• 
  Sargento-chefe
  (Portuguese Army)[15]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (German: Oberwachtmeister)
  (Swiss Army)[16]
• 
  Головний сержант
  Holovnyi serzhant
  (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[17]

• Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary: Chief sergeant.[18]

References

1. NATO (2021). STANAG 2116 NATO (7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency. pp. D-1 – D-3.
2. "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. "Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
4. "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
5. "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
6. "LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
7. "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
8. "Hærens Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
9. Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH (PDF) (in French). Staff of the French Army. 13 June 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
10. "Grades". Armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
11. "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
12. "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
13. Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265.
14. Bureau international des droits des enfants (December 2012). "État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger" (PDF) (in French). p. 34. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
15. "POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO". antigo.mdn.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
16. "Insignes de grade et couleurs des passants d'épaule". vtg.admin.ch (in French). Swiss Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
17. "НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
18. "Baki Appoints Chief Sergeant". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.