Chief sergeant

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.

NATO code	Country[1]	English equivalent
		UK	US
OR-9	Denmark	Warrant officer class 1	Sergeant major
OR-8	Portugal	Warrant officer class 2	Master sergeant
OR-6	France	Sergeant	Staff sergeant

Insignia of chief sergeants

Army

• 
  Sergent chef
  (Arabic: رقيب أول, romanized: Raqib awwal)
  (Algerian Land Forces)^[2]
• 
  Sargento-chefe
  (Angolan Army)^[3]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Benin Army)^[4]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Burkina Faso Ground Forces)^[5][6]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Congolese Ground Forces)^[7]
• 
  Chefsergent
  (Royal Danish Army)^[8]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (French Army)^[9]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Luxembourg Army)^[10]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Madagascar Ground Forces)^[11]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Mali Army)^[12]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Royal Moroccan Army)^[13]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (Niger Army)^[14]
• 
  Sargento-chefe
  (Portuguese Army)^[15]
• 
  Sergent-chef
  (German: Oberwachtmeister)
  (Swiss Army)^[16]
• 
  Головний сержант
  Holovnyi serzhant
  (Ukrainian Ground Forces)^[17]

• Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary: Chief sergeant.^[18]