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 | 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
![Sargento-chefe (Angolan Army)[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Angola-Army-OR-6.svg/960px-Angola-Army-OR-6.svg.png)
![Sergent-chef (Congolese Ground Forces)[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg/960px-05-ROCongo_Army-CSG.svg.png)
![Chefsergent (Royal Danish Army)[8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg/960px-Denmark-Army-OR-9a-M69_%28sleeve%29.svg.png)
![Sergent-chef (Madagascar Ground Forces)[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg/960px-05.Madagascar_Air_Force-MSG.svg.png)
![Sergent-chef (Mali Army)[12]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg/960px-05.Mali_Army-MSG.svg.png)
![Sergent-chef (Niger Army)[14]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/960px-Blank.svg.png)
![Sergent-chef (German: Oberwachtmeister) (Swiss Army)[16]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg/960px-CHE_OR5a_Obwm.svg.png)
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Army
- Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary: Chief sergeant.
