Comparative army enlisted ranks of Francophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Francophone states.

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs												Junior NCOs				Enlisted
Algerian Land Forces^[1] v t e																				No insignia
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal				مساعد Mosa'id				رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib		عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif					جندي Jundiun
	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal					Djoundi
Belgian Land Component^[2] v t e
	Adjudant-majoor		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		1ste sergeant-majoor		1ste sergeant-chef	1ste sergeant	Sergeant		1ste korporaal-chef	Korporaal-chef	Korporaal		1ste soldaat			Soldaat
	Adjudant-major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		1er sergeant-major		1er sergeant-chef	1er sergeant	Sergeant		1er caporal-chef	Caporal-chef	Caporal		1er soldat			Soldat
	Majoradjutant		Chefadjudant		Adjudant		1er Sergeant major		1er Sergeant chef	1er Sergeant	Sergeant		1er Korporal chef	Korporal chef	Korporal		1er soldat			Soldat
Benin Army^[3] v t e
Benin Army^[3] v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^ère classe			Soldat de 2^ème classe
Burkina Faso Ground Forces^[4]^[5] v t e
Burkina Faso Ground Forces^[4]^[5] v t e	Adjudant-chef major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef/ Maréchal des logis-chef		Sergent/ Maréchal des logis		Caporal-chef/ Brigadier-chef		Caporal/ Brigadier		Soldat de première classe			Soldat de deuxeme classe
Burundi Army^[6] v t e																				No insignia
	Adjudant-major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		Première sergent major		Première sergent		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^ère classe			Soldat de 2^ème classe
	Ajida shefu		Ajida majoro		Ajida		Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere		Sereja mu murwi wa mbere		Sereja		Kaporari shefu		Kaporari		Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere			Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e
Cameroon Ground Forces v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat Première			Soldat
Canadian Army^[7]^[8] v t e
	Chief warrant officer				Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant				Master corporal		Corporal		Private (trained)			Private (basic)
	Adjudant(e)-chef				Adjudant(e)-maître		Adjudant(e)		Sergent(e)				Caporal(e)-chef		Caporal(e)		Soldat(e) (formé(e))			Soldat(e) (confirmé(e))
Central African Ground Forces v t e																				No insignia
Central African Ground Forces v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat première			Soldat
Chadian Ground Forces v t e																				No insignia
Chadian Ground Forces v t e							Sergent major		Sergent-chef		Sergent				Caporal		Soldat première			Soldat
Comorian Army v t e
Comorian Army v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^ère classe			Soldat
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e																				No insignia
Land Forces of the DR Congo v t e	Adjudant-chef		Adjudant de première classe		Adjudant		Premier sergent major	Sergent major	Premier sergent		Sergent				Caporal		Soldat de première classe			Soldat de seconde classe	Recrue
Congolese Ground Forces^[9] v t e																				No insignia
Congolese Ground Forces^[9] v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat 1ère classe			Soldat 2e classe
Djiboutian Army v t e
Djiboutian Army v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat Première			Soldat
Army of Equatorial Guinea v t e
Army of Equatorial Guinea v t e					Brigada		Sargento primero		Sarjento				Cabo primero		Cabo					Soldado
French Army^[10] v t e
French Army^[10] v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		Sergent-chef BM2/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef de 1^ere classe		Sergent-chef/ Maréchal-des-logis-chef		Sergent/ Maréchal-des-logis		Caporal-chef de 1^re classe	Caporal-chef/ Brigadier-chef	Caporal/ Brigadier		Soldat de 1^re classe			Soldat
Gabonese Army v t e
Gabonese Army v t e	Adjudant-chef major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat première			Soldat
Guinea Ground Forces v t e
Guinea Ground Forces v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^ère classe			Soldat de 2^ème classe
Haitian Army v t e
Haitian Army v t e
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[11] v t e
Ivory Coast Ground Forces^[11] v t e	Adjudant-chef major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de première classe			Soldat de seconde classe
Lebanese Ground Forces^[12] v t e																				No insignia
Lebanese Ground Forces^[12] v t e	مؤهل أول Muahal 'awal	مؤهل Muahal		معاون أوّل Maawan 'awal	معاون Maawan				رقيب أوّل Raqib awwl		رقيب Raqib		عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif		جندي أول Jundiun 'awal			جندي Jundiun
Luxembourg Army^[13] v t e
Luxembourg Army^[13] v t e	Adjudant-major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		Sergent-chef		Premier sergent		Sergent		Premier caporal-chef	Caporal-chef	Caporal de première classe	Caporal	Premier soldat-chef	Soldat-chef		Soldat de première classe	Soldat
Madagascar Ground Forces^[14] v t e																				No insignia
Madagascar Ground Forces^[14] v t e	Adjudant-major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal					Soldat
Malian Army^[15] v t e
Malian Army^[15] v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de première classe			Soldat
Mauritanian National Army^[16] v t e
Mauritanian National Army^[16] v t e	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal				مساعد Mosa'id				رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib				عريف 'arif					جندي Jundiun
Mauritius	No army
Army of Monaco v t e
Army of Monaco v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant		Maréchal-des-logis-major		Maréchal-des-logis-chef		Maréchal-des-logis				Brigadier		Carabinier de première classe			Carabinier de deuxième classe
Royal Moroccan Army^[17] v t e
Royal Moroccan Army^[17] v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant		Sergent-major		Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de première classe			Soldat de deuxième classe
Niger Army^[18] v t e
Niger Army^[18] v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^re classe			Soldat de 2^e classe
Rwandan Land Forces^[19] v t e																				No insignia
Rwandan Land Forces^[19] v t e	Warrant officer I				Warrant officer II		Sergeant major		Staff sergeant		Sergeant				Corporal					Private
Senegalese Army v t e																				No insignia
Senegalese Army v t e	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de première classe			Soldat
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[20] v t e																	No insignia
Seychelles Infantry Unit^[20] v t e	Warrant officer class 1				Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant				Corporal		Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Swiss Army^[21] v t e																					No insignia
	Chefadjutant		Hauptadjutant		Stabsadjutant	Adjutant unteroffizier	Hauptfeldweibel	Fourier	Feldweibel		Oberwachtmeister	Wachtmeister	Korporal		Obergefreiter		Gefreiter			Soldat	Rekrut
	Adjudant-chef		Adjudant-major		Adjudant d'état-major	Adjudant sous-officier	Sergent-major chef	Fourrier	Sergent-major		Sergent chef	Sergent	Caporal		Appointé-chef		Appointé			Soldat	Recrue
Togolese Army^[22] v t e																				No insignia
Togolese Army^[22] v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^ère classe			Soldat de 2^e classe
Tunisian Army^[23]^[24] v t e
	وكيل أعلى Wakil 'aelaa		وكيل أول Wakil 'awal		وكيل Wakil				عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif		رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب Raqib		جندي أول Jundiun awwal			جندي متطوع Jundiun
	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant				Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat de 1^re classe			Soldat
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1				Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant Staf Sajen		Sergeant Sajen				Corporal Kofol		Lance Corporal		Constable Polis		Recruit Rikrut
Rank group	Senior NCOs												Junior NCOs				Enlisted

References

^ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "IPR Landcomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH (PDF) (in French). Staff of the French Army. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "الرتب العسكرية". lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Grades". Armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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^ "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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^ 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.
^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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[Algeria-1] "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Belgium_Army-2] "IPR Landcomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

[Benin-3] "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.

[BurkinaFaso1-4] "LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[BurkinaFaso2-5] "LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES" (PDF) (in French). 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[Burundi-6] "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Canada-7] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-8] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[RepublicoftheCongo-9] "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[France_Army-10] Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH (PDF) (in French). Staff of the French Army. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[IvoryCoast-11] "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[Lebanon-12] "الرتب العسكرية". lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[Luxembourg-13] "Grades". Armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[Madagascar-14] "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.

[Mali-15] "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[Mauritania_Other-16] "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[Morocco-17] Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American University. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[Niger-18] 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.

[Rwanda-19] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[Seychelles-20] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Switzerland-21] "Gradabzeichen und Farben der Achselschlaufen". vtg.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Togo-22] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Tunisia-23] "Décret n° 72-380 du 6 décembre 1972, portant Statut particulier des militaires". legislation-securite.tn (in French). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[Tunisia_AR-24] "أمر عدد 380 لسنة 1972 مؤرخ في 6 ديسمبر 1972 يتعلق بضبط النظام الأساسي الخاص بالعسكريين". legislation-securite.tn (in Arabic). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 6 April 2023.