Chadian National Gendarmerie

The Chadian National Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie nationale tchadienne) is the branch of the Military of Chad in charge of judicial policing, administrative policing, and military policing. Created by decree of August 17, 1961 No. 2 following the independence of Chad, it was directly inspired by the French National Gendarmerie.[1] In 2014, it had 8,500 soldiers.[1]

Ranks

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the ground force, air force and gendarmerie respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Chadian National Gendarmerie	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, air force and gendarmerie respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Chadian National Gendarmerie	No equivalent																						No equivalent
									Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première classe						Private Soldat

References

1. "Gendarmerie nationale tchadienne". force-publique.net (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2020.