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Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries

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

Other ranks

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Algerian National Navy
 No insignia
Ł…Ų³Ų§Ų¹ŲÆ Ų£ŁˆŁ„
Mosa'id awwal 		Ł…Ų³Ų§Ų¹ŲÆ
Mosa'id 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ Ų£ŁˆŁ„
Raqib awwal 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ
Raqib 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ Ų£ŁˆŁ„
Earif 'awal 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ
Earif 		Ų¬Ł†ŲÆŁŠ
Jundiun
Adjudant chef Adjudant Sergent chef Sergent Caporal chef Caporal Djoundi
 Belgian Navy
Oppermeester-chef Oppermeester Eerste meesterchef Eerste meester Meester-chef Meester Tweede meester Eerste kwartiermeester-chef Kwartiermeester-chef Kwartiermeester Eerste matroos Matroos
MaƮtre principal-chef MaƮtre-principal Premier-maƮtre chef Premier maƮtre MaƮtre-chef MaƮtre Second-maƮtre 1er quartier-maƮtre-chef Quartier-maƮtre-chef Quartier maƮtre Premier matelot Matelot
Chefhauptmeister Hauptmeister Erster chefmeister Erster meister Meister-chef Meister Zweiter meister Erster oberquartiermeister Oberquartiermeister Quartiermeister Erster matrose Matrose
 Benin Navy
 No insignia
Major MaƮtre principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second maƮtre Quartier maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier maƮtre 2 classe Matelot de 1 classe Matelot de 2 classe
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso No navy


Burundi Burundi No navy


 Cameroon Navy
MaƮtre principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second-maƮtre Quartier-maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 2 classe Matelot de 1 classe Matelot
 Royal Canadian Navy
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(ĆØre) maĆ®tre de 1 classe Premier(ĆØre) maĆ®tre de 2 classe MaĆ®tre de 1 classe MaĆ®tre de 2 classe Matelot-chef Matelot de 1 classe Matelot de 2 classe Matelot de 3 classe
Central African Republic Central African Republic No navy


Chad Chad No navy


Comoros Comoros No navy


 Navy of the DR Congo
 No insignia
MaƮtre chef principal Premier maƮtre chef MaƮtre chef Premier maƮtre Second maƮtre MaƮtre Quartier maƮtre Premier matelot Second matelot Matelot Recrue
Congolese Navy
 No insignia
Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1 classe Quartier-maitre de 2 classe Matelot de 1 classe Matelot de 2 classe
 Djiboutian Navy
MaƮtre-principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second maƮtre Quartier-maitre se 1 classe Quartier-maitre se 2 classe Matelot brevet Matelot
 Navy of Equatorial Guinea
Brigada Sarjento Cabo primero Cabo Marinero
 French Navy
Major MaƮtre principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second-maƮtre Quartier-maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 2 classe Matelot brevetƩ Matelot
 Gabonese Navy
MaƮtre-principal major MaƮtre-principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second maƮtre Quartier-maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 2 classe Matelot brevet Matelot
Guinean Navy
Major MaƮtre principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second-maƮtre Quartier-maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 2 classe Matelot brevetƩ Matelot
Haitian Navy
Navy of Ivory Coast
Maitre-principal major Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1 classe Quartier-maitre de 2 classe Matelot de 1 classe Matelot de 2 classe
 Lebanese Navy
 No insignia
Ł…Ų¤Ł‡Ł„ Ų£ŁˆŁ„
Muahal 'awal 		Ł…Ų¤Ł‡Ł„
Muahal 		Ł…Ų¹Ų§ŁˆŁ† Ų£ŁˆŁ‘Ł„
Maawan 'awal 		Ł…Ų¹Ų§ŁˆŁ†
Maawan 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ Ų£ŁˆŁ‘Ł„
Raqib awwl 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ
Raqib 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ Ų£ŁˆŁ„
Earif 'awal 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ
Earif 		Ų¬Ł†ŲÆŁŠ Ų£ŁˆŁ„
Jundiun 'awal 		Ų¬Ł†ŲÆŁŠ
Jundiun
 Luxembourg No navy


 Madagascar Navy
 No insignia
MaƮtre principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second-maƮtre de hors classe Second-maƮtre de 1 classe Second-maƮtre de 2 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 2 classe Matelot
Mali Mali No navy


 Mauritanian Navy
Ł…Ų³Ų§Ų¹ŲÆ Ų£ŁˆŁ„ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠ
Mosa'id awwal bahriun 		Ł…Ų³Ų§Ų¹ŲÆ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠ
Mosa'id bahriun 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ Ų£ŁˆŁ„ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠ
Raqib awwal bahriun 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠ
Raqib bahriun 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠ
'arif bahriun 		ŲØŲ­Ų§Ų±
Bihaar
Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Monaco Monaco No navy


Royal Moroccan Navy
 No insignia
MaƮtre principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second-maƮtre de 1 classe Second-maƮtre de 2 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 1 classe Quartier-maƮtre de 2 classe Matelot de 1 classe Matelot
Niger Niger No navy


Rwanda Rwanda No navy


 Senegalese Navy
 No insignia
Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe Matelot brevet Matelot
Seychelles Coast Guard
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Switzerland Switzerland No navy


Togolese Navy
 No insignia
Major MaƮtre principal Premier-maƮtre MaƮtre Second-maƮtre Quartier-maitre de 1 classe Quartier-maitre de 2 classe Matelot de 1 classe Matelot de 2 classe
 Tunisian National Navy
ŁˆŁƒŁŠŁ„ Ų£Ų¹Ł„Ł‰ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Wakil 'aelaa bialbahria 		ŁˆŁƒŁŠŁ„ Ų£ŁˆŁ„ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Wakil 'awal bialbahria 		ŁˆŁƒŁŠŁ„ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Wakil bialbahria 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ Ų£ŁˆŁ„ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Earif 'awal bialbahria 		Ų¹Ų±ŁŠŁ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Earif bialbahria 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ Ų£ŁˆŁ„ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Raqib 'awal bialbahria 		Ų±Ł‚ŁŠŲØ ŲØŲ§Ł„ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Raqib bialbahria 		Ų¬Ł†ŲÆŁŠ Ų£ŁˆŁ„ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Jundiun awwal bialbahria 		Ų¬Ł†ŲÆŁŠ Ł…ŲŖŲ·ŁˆŲ¹ ŲØŲ­Ų±ŁŠŲ©
Jundiun bialbahria
MaƮtre-principal Premier maƮtre MaƮtre Second maƮtre de 1 classe Second maƮtre de 2 classe Quartier-maitre de 1 classe Quartier-maitre de 2 classe Matelot brevetƩ Matelot
Vanuatu Vanuatu Maritime Wing
Senior sergeant
Long sajen 		Sergeant
Sajen 		Corporal
Kofol 		Constable
Polis 		Recruit
Rikrut
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

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Military ranks and insignia by country
Africa
States with
limited recognition
Former
Comparative
Americas
Former
Comparative
Asia
States with
limited recognition
Former
Comparative
Europe
States with
limited recognition
Former
Comparative
Oceania
Comparative
Language
Anglophone
Arabophone
Francophone
Hispanophone
Lusophone
Post-Soviet states
Commonwealth of Nations
European Union
NATO

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