Chief sergeant
{{Short description|Military rank}}
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.
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! rowspan=2| NATO code ! rowspan=2| Country{{cite book |author1=NATO |title=STANAG 2116 NATO |date=2021 |publisher=NATO Standardization Agency |edition=7th |location=Brussels, Belgium |pages=D-1–D-3}} ! colspan=2| English equivalent |
| UK
! US |
|---|
| OR-9
| Denmark |
| OR-8
| Portugal |
| OR-6
| France | Sergeant |
Insignia of chief sergeants
=Army=
File:04.AlgA-SSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent chef}}
{{small|({{langx|ar|رقيب أول|Raqib awwal}})}}
(Algerian Land Forces){{cite web |title=Ranks |url=https://www.mdn.dz/site_principal/sommaire/presentation/armoiries_an.php |website=mdn.dz |publisher=Ministry of National Defence (Algeria) |access-date=30 May 2021}}
File:Angola-Army-OR-6.svg|{{lang|pt|Sargento-chefe}}
(Angolan Army){{cite web |title=Postos do Exército |url=https://faa.ao/exe/posto_exe |website=faa.ao |publisher=Angolan Army |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=pt}}
File:Benin Army OR-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Benin Army){{cite web |title=LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006 |url=https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/94851/111467/F-404511779/BEN-94851.pdf |website=ilo.org |publisher=National Assembly (Benin) |access-date=13 June 2021 |pages=19-20, 35-36 |language=fr |date=26 June 2006}}
File:04. Burkina Faso Army - MSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Burkina Faso Ground Forces){{cite web |title=LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES |url=https://lavoixdujuristebf.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/loi_037_avancement_personnel_fan.pdf |date=2015 |access-date=3 June 2021 |pages=17–21 |lang=fr |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831104305/https://lavoixdujuristebf.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/loi_037_avancement_personnel_fan.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=LOI N° 019-2015/CNT PORTANT STATUT GENERAL DES PERSONNELS DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES |url=https://archives.assembleenationale.bf/IMG/pdf/loi_019_portant_statut_militaire_fan-2.pdf |date=2014 |access-date=3 June 2021 |lang=fr |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328221120/https://archives.assembleenationale.bf/IMG/pdf/loi_019_portant_statut_militaire_fan-2.pdf |url-status=dead }}
File:05-ROCongo Army-CSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Congolese Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Grades appellations distinctions |url=https://defense.gouv.cg/gradesappellationsdistinctions/ |website=defense.gouv.cg |publisher=Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo) |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=fr}}
File:Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69 (sleeve).svg|{{lang|da|Chefsergent}}
(Royal Danish Army){{cite web |title=Hærens Gradstegn |url=https://forsvaret.dk/globalassets/fko---forsvaret/dokumenter/gradstegn/-harens-gradstegn-.pdf |website=forsvaret.dk |publisher=Danish Defence |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=da |date=2018}}
File:Army-FRA-OR-06.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(French Army){{cite book |title=Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH |date=13 June 2005 |publisher=Staff of the French Army |url=https://rescue18.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/INSTRUCTION-N-10300_DEF_EMAT_LOG_ASH-DEF_DCCAT_LOG_REG.pdf |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=fr |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612085956/https://rescue18.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/INSTRUCTION-N-10300_DEF_EMAT_LOG_ASH-DEF_DCCAT_LOG_REG.pdf |url-status=dead }}
File:Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Luxembourg Army){{cite web |title=Grades |url=http://www.armee.lu/organisation/personnel/grades |website=Armee.lu |publisher=Luxembourg Army |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220205207/https://www.armee.lu/organisation/personnel/grades |url-status=dead }}
File:05.Madagascar Air Force-MSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Madagascar Ground Forces){{cite web |title=LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires |url=http://www.defense.gov.mg/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOI-96-029.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710195555/http://www.defense.gov.mg/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOI-96-029.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2021 |website=defense.gov.mg |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Madagascar) |access-date=10 July 2021 |pages=2 |language=fr |date=15 November 1996}}
File:05.Mali Army-MSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Mali Army){{cite web|title=2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali|url=http://www.memoriamali.com/webdossier/2011-parcours-historique-de-la-region-de-segou/|language=fr|date=23 April 2011 |access-date=17 October 2020 }}
File:06-Moroccan Army-SFC.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Royal Moroccan Army){{cite book |last1=Ehrenreich |first1=Frederich |editor1-last= Nelson |editor1-first=Harold D. |title=Morocco: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1985 |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=85600265 |pages=350–351 |edition=5th |chapter=National Security}}
File:blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
(Niger Army){{cite web |author1=Bureau international des droits des enfants |title=État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger |url=http://www.ibcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/%C3%89tat-des-lieux-Niger.pdf |access-date=28 September 2020 |page=34 |language=fr |date=December 2012}}
File:Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg|{{lang|pt|Sargento-chefe}}
(Portuguese Army){{cite web |title=POSTOS E DISTINTIVOS EXÉRCITO |url=http://antigo.mdn.gov.pt/defesa/Simbolos/exercito.htm |website=antigo.mdn.gov.pt |access-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301024102/http://antigo.mdn.gov.pt/defesa/Simbolos/exercito.htm |archive-date=1 March 2010 |language=pt}}
File:CHE OR5a Obwm.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}
{{small|({{langx|de|Oberwachtmeister}})}}
(Swiss Army){{cite web |title=Insignes de grade et couleurs des passants d'épaule |url=https://www.vtg.admin.ch/fr/armee-suisse/moyens/insignes-militaires/gradabzeichen-und-farben-der-achselschlaufen.html#ui-collapse-239 |website=vtg.admin.ch |publisher=Swiss Army |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=fr}}
File:UA shoulder mark 06.svg|{{lang|uk|Головний сержант}}
{{lang|uk-Latn|Holovnyi serzhant}}
(Ukrainian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606 |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1502-17#Text |website=zakon.rada.gov.ua |publisher=Ministry of Justice of Ukraine |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=uk |date=13 December 2017}}