{{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. {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! rowspan=2| NATO code ! rowspan=2| Country<ref>{{cite book |author1=NATO |title=STANAG 2116 NATO |date=2021 |publisher=NATO Standardization Agency |edition=7th |location=Brussels, Belgium |pages=D-1–D-3}}</ref> ! colspan=2| 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=== <gallery class="center"> <!-- In alphabetic order of Country please --> File:04.AlgA-SSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent chef}}<br />{{small|({{langx|ar|رقيب أول|Raqib awwal}})}}<br />(Algerian Land Forces)<ref name="Algeria">{{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}}</ref> File:Angola-Army-OR-6.svg|{{lang|pt|Sargento-chefe}}<br />(Angolan Army)<ref name="Angola_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}}</ref> File:Benin Army OR-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Benin Army)<ref name="Benin">{{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}}</ref> File:04. Burkina Faso Army - MSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Burkina Faso Ground Forces)<ref name="BurkinaFaso1">{{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 }}</ref><ref name="BurkinaFaso2">{{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 }}</ref> File:05-ROCongo Army-CSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Congolese Ground Forces)<ref name="RepublicoftheCongo">{{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}}</ref> File:Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69 (sleeve).svg|{{lang|da|Chefsergent}}<br />(Royal Danish Army)<ref name="Denmark_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}}</ref> File:Army-FRA-OR-06.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(French Army)<ref name="France_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 }}</ref> File:Luxembourg-Army-OR-7.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Luxembourg Army)<ref name="Luxembourg">{{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 }}</ref> File:05.Madagascar Air Force-MSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Madagascar Ground Forces)<ref name="Madagascar">{{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=United States Department of Defense |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Madagascar) |access-date=10 July 2021 |pages=2 |language=fr |date=15 November 1996}}</ref> File:05.Mali Army-MSG.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Mali Army)<ref name="Mali">{{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 }}</ref> File:06-Moroccan Army-SFC.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Royal Moroccan Army)<ref name="Morocco">{{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}}</ref> File:blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />(Niger Army)<ref name="Niger">{{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}}</ref> File:Portugal-Army-OR-9a.svg|{{lang|pt|Sargento-chefe}}<br />(Portuguese Army)<ref name="Portugal_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}}</ref> File:CHE OR5a Obwm.svg|{{lang|fr|Sergent-chef}}<br />{{small|({{langx|de|Oberwachtmeister}})}}<br />(Swiss Army)<ref name="Switzerland">{{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}}</ref> File:UA shoulder mark 06.svg|{{lang|uk|Головний сержант}}<br />{{lang|uk-Latn|Holovnyi serzhant}}<br />(Ukrainian Ground Forces)<ref name="Ukraine">{{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}}</ref> </gallery>
* Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary: Chief sergeant.<ref name="Papua New Guinea Post-Courier - 8 December 2016 - Baki Appoints Chief Sergeant">{{cite news|url=https://postcourier.com.pg/baki-appoints-chief-sergeant/|title=Baki Appoints Chief Sergeant|date=December 8, 2016|work=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier|accessdate=28 December 2017}}</ref>
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