Ranks and insignia of gendarmeries

Commissioned officers' and enlisted rank comparison chart of all Gendarmeries.[1]

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Argentine National Gendarmerie
Director Nacional Subdirector Nacional Comandante General Comandante Mayor Comandante Principal Comandante Segundo Comandante Primer Alférez Alférez Subalferez


Argentine Naval Prefecture
Prefecto General
(Prefecto Nacional Naval) 		Prefecto General
(Subprefecto Nacional Naval) 		Prefecto General Prefecto Mayor Prefecto Principal Prefecto Subprefecto Oficial Principal Oficial Auxiliar Oficial Ayudante


Brazilian Military Police[2]
Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Segundo tenente
Burkina Faso Burkinabè National Gendarmerie
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍
Neay utdamsenei 		ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក
Utdamsenei ek 		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ
Utdamsenei tou 		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Utdamsenei trei 		វរសេនីយ៍ឯក
Veareasenei ek 		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ
Veareasenei tou 		វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Veareasenei trei 		អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក
Anusenei ek 		អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ
Anusenei tou 		អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Anusenei trei
Cameroon Cameroonian National Gendarmerie[3]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Chef d'Escadron Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Royal Canadian Mounted Police[4]
Commissioner
Commissaire 		Deputy commissioner
Sous-commissaire 		Assistant commissioner
Commissaire adjoint 		Chief superintendent
Surintendant principal 		Superintendent
Surintendant 		Inspector
Inspecteur


Chadian National Gendarmerie
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Carabineros de Chile
General director General inspector General Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente
Chilean Gendarmerie
Director nacional Subdirector operativo Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente 1° Teniente 2° Subteniente
People's Armed Police
 General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Commandant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
武警上将
Wǔjǐng Shàngjiàng 		武警中将
Wǔjǐng Zhōngjiàng 		武警少将
Wǔjǐng Shàojiàng 		武警大校
Wǔjǐng Dàxiào 		武警上校
Wǔjǐng Shàngxiào 		武警中校
Wǔjǐng Zhōngxiào 		武警少校
Wǔjǐng Shàoxiào 		武警上尉
Wǔjǐng Shàngwèi 		武警中尉
Wǔjǐng Zhōngwèi 		武警少尉
Wǔjǐng Shàowèi


Congolese Gendarmerie[5]
Général d'armée Général de corps Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
France French Gendarmerie[6]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Chef d'Escadron Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Assam Rifles[7][8]
Director-general[note 1]
- 		Special director-general[note 2]
- 		Additional director-general[note 3]
-
Inspector general[note 4]
- 		Deputy inspector-general[note 5]
- 		Commandant[note 6]
- 		Second-in-command[note 7]
- 		Deputy commandant[note 8]
- 		Assistant commandant[note 9]
-


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Iranian Law Enforcement Command
 General of the Army Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Third Lieutenant
ارتشبد
Arteshbod 		سپهبد
Sepahbod 		سرلشکر
Sarlashkar 		سرتیپ
Sartip 		سرتیپ دوم
Sartip dovom 		سرهنگ
Sarhang 		سرهنگ دوم
Sarhang dovom 		سرگرد
Sargord 		سروان
Sarvān 		ستوان یکم
Sotvān yekom 		ستوان دوم
Sotvān dovom 		ستوان سوم
Sotvān sevom
Israel Border Police
ניצב
Nitzav 		תת ניצב
Tat nitzav 		ניצב משנה
Nitzav mishneh 		סגן ניצב
Sgan nitzav 		רב פקד
Rav pakad 		פקד
Pakad 		מפקח
Mefake'ah 		מפקח משנה
Mefake'ah mishneh


Italian Carabinieri[9]
Comandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieri Vicecomandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieri Generale di corpo d'armata Generale di divisione Generale di brigata Colonnello Tenente colonnello Maggiore Primo capitano Capitano Tenente Sottotenente


Italian Guardia di Finanza
Generale di Corpo d'Armata Commandante generale della Guardia di Finanza Generale di Corpo d'Armata Commandante in seconda della Guardia di Finanza Generale di Corpo d'Armata Generale di Divisione Generale di Brigata Colonnello Tenente Colonnello Maggiore Primo capitano Capitano Tenente Sottotenente


Mauritius Police Force
Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Deputy Assistant Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Cadet Officer


Mexican National Guard
Comisario General Comisario Jefe Comisario Inspector General Inspector Jefe Inspector Subinspector Primero Subinspector Segundo Oficial Suboficial


Army of Monaco
 Général en chef des armées Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant
Général en chef des armées Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie
Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Major Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Royal Marechaussee[10]
Luitenant-generaal Generaal-majoor Brigade-generaal Kolonel Luitenant-kolonel Majoor Kapitein Eerste-luitenant Tweede-luitenant
National Gendarmerie of Niger[11]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Pakistan
Frontier Constabulary[12]
Commandant Frontier Constabulary
کمانڈنٹ 		Deputy commandant
ڈپٹی کمانڈنٹ۔ 		District officer
ضلعی افسر۔ 		Assistant district officer
اسسٹنٹ ڈسٹرکٹ آفیسر۔


Pakistan Rangers
Director general
ڈائریکٹر جنرل 		Senior superintendent
of the Rangers
سینئر سپرنٹنڈنٹ۔ 		Superintendent
of the Rangers
سپرنٹنڈنٹ 		Deputy superintendent
of the Rangers
ڈپٹی سپرنٹنڈنٹ۔ 		Inspector
انسپکٹر 		Direct Entry Sub inspector
ڈائریکٹ انٹری سب انسپکٹر۔


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Żandarmeria wojskowa
Generał brygady Pułkownik Podpułkownik Major Kapitan Porucznik Podporucznik
National Republican Guard[13]
Tenente-general
Comandante-general 		Tenente-general Major-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
Romania Romanian Gendarmerie
Mareșal General General-locotenent General-maior General de brigadă Colonel Locotenent-colonel Maior Căpitan Locotenent Sublocotenent
Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino
Generale Brigata Colonnello Tenente Colonnello Maggiore Capitano Tenente Sottotenente
Senegalese Gendarmerie
Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Spain Spanish Civil Guard
Teniente general General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez


Turkish Gendarmerie
Orgeneral Korgeneral Tümgeneral Tuğgeneral Albay Yarbay Binbaşı Yüzbaşı Üsteğmen Teğmen Asteğmen
Republic of China Military Police[14]
中將
Tiong-chiòng 		少將
Siáu-chiòng 		上校
Siōng-hāu 		中校
Tiong-hāu 		少校
Siáu-hāu 		上尉
Siōng-ùi 		中尉
Tiong-ùi 		少尉
Siáu-ùi
United States Coast Guard[15]
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half) 		Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade) 		Ensign
Vanuatu Mobile Forces
Major general
Bigfala Jenerol 		Brigadier Colonel
Kolonel 		Lieutenant colonel
Lietnen Kolonel 		Major
Bigfala 		Captain
Kapten 		First lieutenant
Fas Lietnen 		Second lieutenant
Seken Lietnen
Gendarmerie of Vatican City
Ispettore generale Dirigente generale Dirigente superiore Primo dirigente Dirigente Commissario Vice commissario


Vietnam People's
Public Security
General
(Đại tướng) 		Colonel general
(Thượng tướng) 		Lieutenant general
(Trung tướng) 		Major general
(Thiếu tướng) 		Senior colonel
(Đại tá) 		Colonel
(Thượng tá) 		Lieutenant colonel
(Trung tá) 		Major
(Thiếu tá) 		Captain
(Đại úy) 		Senior lieutenant
(Thượng úy) 		Lieutenant
(Trung úy) 		Second lieutenant
(Thiếu úy) 		University - college cadet
(Học viên Đại học - Cao đẳng) 		Intermediate - primary student
(Học viên Trung cấp - Sơ cấp)


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Enlisted

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Argentine National Gendarmerie
 No insignia
Suboficial Mayor Suboficial Principal Sargento Ayudante Sargento Primero Sargento Cabo Primero Cabo Gendarme


Argentine Naval Prefecture
Ayudante mayor Ayudante principal Ayudante de primero Ayudante de segundo Ayudante de tercera Cabo primero Cabo segundo Marinero


Brazilian Military Police[2]
Subtenente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Soldado primeira classe Soldado segunda classe
Burkina Faso Burkinabè National Gendarmerie
Adjudant major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal-des-logis-chef Maréchal-des-logis Gendarme
Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក
Pruentobal ek 		ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ
Pruentobal tou 		ពលបាលឯក
Polobal ek 		ពលបាលទោ
Polobal tou 		ពលបាលត្រី
Polobal trei 		នាយឯក
Neay ek 		នាយទោ
Neay tou 		ពលឯក
Pol ek 		ពលទោ
Pol tou
Cameroon Cameroonian National Gendarmerie[3]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal-des-logis-chef Maréchal-des-logis Gendarme major Gendarme Elève Gendarme


Royal Canadian Mounted Police[4]
 No insignia
Corps sergeant major Sergeant major Staff sergeant major Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Constable Cadet
Sergent-major du corps Sergent-major Sergent-major d'état major Sergent d'état-major Sergent Caporal Gendarme Cadet
Chadian National Gendarmerie
Sergent major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal Soldat première Soldat
Carabineros de Chile
 No insignia
Suboficial mayor Suboficial Sargento primero Sargento segundo Cabo primero Cabo segundo Carabinero Carabinero alumno
Chilean Gendarmerie
Suboficial mayor Suboficial Sargento primero Sargento segundo Cabo primero Cabo segundo Cabo Gendarme primero Gendarme segundo Gendarme Gendarme alumno
People's Armed Police
武警一级警士长
Wǔjǐng Yījí jǐngshìzhǎng 		武警二级警士长
Wǔjǐng Èrjí jǐngshìzhǎng 		武警三级警士长
Wǔjǐng Sānjí jǐngshìzhǎng 		武警四级警士长
Wǔjǐng Sìjí jǐngshìzhǎng 		武警上士
Wǔjǐng Shàngshì 		武警中士
Wǔjǐng Zhōngshì 		武警下士
Wǔjǐng Xiàshì 		武警上等兵
Wǔjǐng Shàngděngbīng 		武警列兵
Wǔjǐng Lièbīng


Congolese Gendarmerie[5]
 No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal des logis-chef Maréchal des logis Èleve gendarme
France French Gendarmerie[6]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal-des-logis-chef Gendarme Gendarme sous contrat Gendarme Adjoint Maréchal-des-logis Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier Chef Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier Gendarme Adjoint première classe Gendarme Adjoint


Assam Rifles[16]
 No insignia
Subedar major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Subedar
सूबेदार 		Naib subedar
नायब सूबेदार 		Warrant officer
- 		Havildar[note 10]
हवलदार 		Rifleman[note 11]
-


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Iranian Law Enforcement Command
استوار یکم
Ostovar yekom 		استوار دوم
Ostovar dovom 		گروهبان یکم
Goruhban yekom 		گروهبان دوم
Goruhban dovom 		گروهبان سوم
Goruhban sevom 		سرجوخه
Sarjukheh 		سرباز یکم
Sarbaz yekom 		سرباز دوم
Sarbaz dovom 		سرباز
Sarbaz
Israel Border Police
רב נגד
Rav nagad 		רב סמל בכיר
Rav samal bakhir 		רב סמל מתקדם
Rav samal mitkadem 		רב סמל ראשון
Rav samal rishon 		רב סמל
Rav samal 		סמל ראשון
Samal rishon 		סמל שני
Samal sheni 		רב שוטר
Rav shoter 		שוטר
Shoter


Italian Carabinieri[17][18][19]
Appuntato scelto q.s. Appuntato scelto Appuntato Carabiniere scelto Carabiniere
Primo luogotenente c.s. s.u.p.s Luogotenente s.u.p.s. Primo Maresciallo Maresciallo Capo Maresciallo Ordinario Maresciallo Brigadiere capo q.s. Brigadiere capo Vicebrigadiere


Italian Guardia di Finanza
 No equivalent
Luogotenente s.u.p.s. Maresciallo Aiutante s.u.p.s Maresciallo Capo Maresciallo Ordinario Maresciallo Brigadiere Capo Brigadiere Vice Brigadiere Appuntato scelto Appuntato Finanziere scelto Finanziere


Mauritius Police Force
Sergeant Corporal Constable


Mexican National Guard
Agente Mayor Agente Subagente Guardia Nacional
Army of Monaco
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 Gendarmerie
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent
Royal Marechaussee[10]
Adjudant-onderofficier Opperwachtmeester Wachtmeester der 1e klasse Wachtmeester Marechaussee der 1e klasse Marechaussee der 2e klasse Marechaussee der 3e klasse Marechaussee der 4e klasse
National Gendarmerie of Niger[11]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal des logis chef Maréchal des logis Gendarme de 1re classe Gendarme de 2e classe Gendarme de 3e classe Gendarme de 4e classe Gendarme auxiliaire
Pakistan
Federal Constabulary[20]
 No insignia
Subedar-Major
صوبیدار میجر 		Subedar
صوبیدار 		Naib Subedar
نائب صوبیدار 		Havildar
حوالدار۔ 		Naik
نائیک۔ 		Lance Naik
لانس نائیک۔ 		Constable
کانسٹیبل


Pakistan Rangers
 No insignia
Senior inspector
سینئر انسپکٹر۔ 		Inspector
انسپکٹر 		Sub inspector
سب انسپکٹر۔ 		Havildar
حوالدار۔ 		Naik
نائیک۔ 		Lance Naik
لانس نائیک۔ 		Sepoy
سپاہی۔


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Żandarmeria wojskowa
Starszy chorąży sztabowy Starszy chorąży Chorąży Młodszy chorąży Starszy sierżant Sierżant Plutonowy Starszy kapral Kapral Starszy szeregowy Szeregowy
Portugal National Republican Guard[13]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Cabo-mor Cabo-chefe Cabo-de-curso Cabo Guarda principal Guarda
Romania Romanian Gendarmerie
Plutonier adjutant șef Plutonier adjutant Plutonier-major Plutonier Sergent-major Sergent Caporal Fruntaș Jandarm
Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino
Maresciallo Brigadiere Vice-brigadiere Appuntato Gendarme
Senegalese Gendarmerie
Adjutant-major Adjutant-chef Adjutant Maréchal des logis-chef Maréchal des logis Gendarme
Spain Spanish Civil Guard
Suboficial mayor Subteniente Brigada Sargento primero Sargento Cabo mayor Cabo primero Cabo Guardia Civil de Primera
(Rank honorary, currently extinct) 		Guardia Civil*


Turkish Gendarmerie[21][22]
Uzman Çavuş IV Uzman Çavuş III Uzman Çavuş II Uzman Çavuş I
Astsubay kıdemli başçavuş Astsubay başçavuş Astsubay kıdemli üstçavuş Astsubay üstçavuş Astsubay kıdemli çavuş Astsubay çavuş Uzman Jandarma Kademeli Çavuş Uzman onbaşı
Republic of China Military Police[14]
一等士官長
Yīděng shìguānzhǎng 		二等士官長
Èrděng shìguānzhǎng 		三等士官長
Sānděng shìguānzhǎng 		上士
Shàngshì 		中士
Zhōngshì 		下士
Xiàshì 		上等兵
Shàngděngbīng 		一等兵
Yīděngbīng 		二等兵
Èrděngbīng
U.S. Coast Guard[15]
 CMC MCPO E-8 E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 E-2
Command master chief petty officer Master chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Seaman Seaman apprentice Seaman recruit
Vanuatu Mobile Forces
Warrant Officer
Class 1 		Warrant Officer
Class 2 		Staff Sergeant
Staf Sajen 		Sergeant
Sajen 		Corporal
Kofol 		Lance Corporal Constable
Polis 		Recruit
Rikrut
Gendarmerie of Vatican City
Ispettore Vice ispettore Brigadiere Vice brigadiere Gendarme


Vietnam People's
Public Security
Master sergeant
(Thượng sĩ) 		Sergeant
(Trung sĩ) 		Corporal
(Hạ sĩ) 		Constable 1st class
(Chiến sĩ bậc 1) 		Constable 2nd class
(Chiến sĩ bậc 2)


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  2. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  3. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
  4. ^ Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)
  5. ^ Equivalent to the rank brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)
  6. ^ Equivalent to the rank colonel (कर्नल)
  7. ^ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)
  8. ^ Equivalent to the rank major (मेजर)
  9. ^ Equivalent to the rank captain (कप्तान)
  10. ^ Equivalent to the rank head constable (-)
  11. ^ Equivalent to the rank constable (-)

References

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  9. ^ "Distintivi di grado: Ufficiali." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  10. ^ a b "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b 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.
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  13. ^ a b "Distintivos". gnr.pt (in Portuguese). Republican National Guard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Lùhǎikōng jūnfú zhì tiáolì fù tú" 陸海空軍服制條例附圖 [Drawings of the Uniform Regulations of the Army, Navy and Air Force] (PDF). Gazette of the Presidential Palace (6769): 65–67. 7 November 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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  17. ^ "Distintivi di grado: Marescialli." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  18. ^ "Distintivi di grado: Brigadiere." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  19. ^ "Distintivi di grado: Appuntati e Carabinieri." Carabinieri. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  20. ^ "Hierarchy". Frontier Constabulary. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Uzman Jandarma Kanunu" (PDF) (in Turkish). mevzuat.gov.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Uzman Erbaş Kanunu" (PDF) (in Turkish). mevzuat.gov.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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