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

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Algeria (Edit)									No equivilant																		No equivilant								No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Belgium (Edit)																																	No insignia
	Adjudant-Major Adjudant-Majoor			Adjudant-chef Adjudant-chef			Adjudant Adjudant		1er sergeant-major 1ste sergeant-majoor		1er sergeant-chef 1ste sergeant-chef			1er sergeant 1ste sergeant			Sergeant Sergeant						1er caporal-chef 1ste korporaal-chef	Caporal-chef Korporaal-chef	Caporal Korporaal		1er soldat 1ste soldaat						soldat soldaat
Benin (Edit)	No equivilant
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Burkina Faso (Edit)									No equivalent														No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Burundi (Edit)																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief warrant officer Adjudant-chef						Warrant officer Adjudant		Sergeant Major Première sergent major		Senior Sergeant Première sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat première classe						Private Soldat
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Canada (Edit)
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef						Master Warrant Officer Adjudant-maître		Warrant Officer Adjudant		Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef						Corporal Caporal		Private Soldat		Private (Basic) Soldat (Confirmé)						Private (Recruit) Soldat (Recrue)
Central African Republic (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Career Sergeant Sergent			Sergeant Sergent			Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Chad (Edit)	No equivalent																						No equivalent												No insignia
									Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Comoros (Edit)									No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant Première Classe			Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant		Sergeant Major First Class Première Sergent-major	Sergeant Major Sergent-major	Sergeant First Class Première Sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Republic of the Congo (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Djibouti (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Equatorial Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent												No equivalent
							Sergeant Major Brigada		Master Sergeant Brigada jeff		Sergeant Sarjento												Senior Corporal Cabo primero				Corporal Cabo								Private Soldado
France (Edit)									No equivalent																								No Insignia
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Sergent Maréchal-des-logis						Caporal-chef de première classe	Caporal-chef Brigadier-chef	Caporal Brigadier		Soldat de première classe						Soldat
Gabon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Guinea (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant										Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Haiti (Edit)	No equivalent																						No equivalent												No insignia
							Warrant officer Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Sergeant First Class Sergent-premièr			Staff Sergeant Sergent-fourrier			Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Ivory Coast (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldad Première						Private Soldad
Lebanon (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer			Master Sergeant		Sergeant First Class		Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Private First Class		Private						Recruit
Luxembourg (Edit)
	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 première classe	Soldat
Madagascar (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mali (Edit)	No equivilant																																		No insignia
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mauritania (Edit)									No equivilant														No equivilant						No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldat 2e classe
Mauritius	No army
Monaco (Edit)																							No equivalent
	Adjudant-Chef						Adjudant		Maréchal des Logis Major		Maréchal des Logis Chef						Maréchal des Logis										Brigadier		Carabinier de Première Classe						Carabinier de Deuxième Classe
Morocco (Edit)
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Niger (Edit)									No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Rwanda (Edit)																							No equivalent						No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldate
Senegal (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Seychelles (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Switzerland (Edit)																																				No insignia
	Chefadjutant			Hauptadjutant			Stabsadjutant	Adjutant Unteroffizier	Hauptfeldweibel	Fourier	Feldweibel						Oberwachtmeister			Wachtmeister			Korporal				Obergefreiter		Gefreiter						Soldat	Rekrut
Togo (Edit)									No equivilant																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent de Carriere			Sergeant Sergent			Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Tunisia (Edit)									No equivalent
	Sergeant Major Adjudant-major			Master Sergeant Adjudant-chef			Sergeant 1st class Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Master Corporal Caporal-chef				Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Vanuatu (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent) Equivalent NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1 References