Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Francophone states.

Other ranks[]

Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Algeria (Edit)				No equivalent								No equivalent		No insignia
Algeria (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer		Senior Chief Petty Officer	No equivalent	Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 3rd Class			Petty Officer 2nd Class		No equivalent	Seaman 1st Class	Seaman
Belgium (Edit)
	Maître principal-Chef	Maître-principal	Premier-maître chef	Premier maître	Maître-chef	Maître	Second-maître	1er Quartier-maître-chef	Quartier-maître-chef	Quartier maître	Premier matelot	Matelot
	Oppermeester-Chef	Oppermeester	Eerste meesterchef	Eerste meester	Meester-chef	Meester	Tweede meester	Eerste kwartiermeester-chef	Kwartiermeester-chef	Kwartiermeester	Eerste matroos	Matroos Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Benin
Burkina Faso	No navy
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon (Edit)				No equivilant
Cameroon (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe	Seaman Matelot de 1ere classe	Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Royal Canadian Navy^[1]^[2] [ v t e ]
	Chief petty officer 1st class		Chief petty officer 2nd class	Petty officer 1st class	Petty officer 2nd class					Master sailor		Sailor 1st class	Sailor 2nd class	Sailor 3rd class
	Premier(ère) maître de 1^re classe		Premier(ère) maître de 2^e classe	Maître de 1^re classe	Maître de 2^e classe					Matelot-chef		Matelot de 1^re classe	Matelot de 2^e classe	Matelot de 3^e classe
Central African Republic	No navy
Chad	No navy
Comoros	No navy
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)	Warrant Officer Maître principal		Junior Warrant Officer Premier maître-chef	Master Chief Petty Officer Maître-chef	Chief Petty Officer 1ère maître		Petty Officer 1st Class 2ème maître			Petty Officer Maître		Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maître	Seaman 1st Class 1èr Matelot	Seaman Matelot
Republic of the Congo (Edit)				No equivilant										No insignia
Republic of the Congo (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe	Seaman Matelot brevet	Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Djibouti (Edit)				No equivilant
Djibouti (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe	Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet	Seaman Matelot Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Equatorial Guinea
France (Edit)				No equivalent								No insignia
France (Edit)	Major	Maître principal	Premier maître		Maître		Second-Maître	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot breveté	Matelot
Gabon (Edit)				No equivilant
Gabon (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Maitre-principal major	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal	Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe	Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet	Seaman Matelot Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Guinea
Haiti (Edit)	No equivalent			No equivalent						No equivalent				No insignia
Haiti (Edit)	No equivalent		Premier maître	No equivalent			Second-Maître			No equivalent		Quartier-maître	Matelot première classe	Matelot
Ivory Coast (Edit)				No equivilant
Ivory Coast (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe	Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet	Seaman Matelot Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Lebanon
Luxembourg (Edit)	No Navy Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Madagascar
Mali	No navy
Mauritania (Edit)				No equivalent						No equivalent			No equivalent
Mauritania (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivalent	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			No equivalent		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre	No equivalent	Seaman Matelot
Mauritius	No navy
Monaco	No navy
Morocco (Edit)				No equivalent										No insignia
Morocco (Edit)	Maître principal		Premier maître	No equivalent	Maître		Second-Maître de 1^ère classe			Second-Maître de 2^ème classe	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe	Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe	Matelot
Niger	No navy
Rwanda	No navy
Senegal (Edit)				No equivilant										No insignia
Senegal (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe	Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet	Seaman Matelot Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Seychelles Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Switzerland
Togo (Edit)				No equivilant										No insignia
Togo (Edit)	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal		Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre	No equivilant	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre			Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe	Seaman Matelot brevet	Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Tunisia (Edit)				No equivalent
Tunisia (Edit)	Maître principal		Premier maître	No equivalent	Maître		Second-Maître de 1^ère classe			Second-Maître de 2^ème classe	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe	Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot breveté	Matelot
Vanuatu	No navy
Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs			Enlisted

References[]

↑ "Ranks and appointment". Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html.
↑ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2022/02/caf-modernizes-military-ranks-french.html.

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[Canada-1] "Ranks and appointment". Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html.

[CA-Female-2] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2022/02/caf-modernizes-military-ranks-french.html.

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