Француз армиясының шендері

None
Ranks of the French Army

Rank insignia in the French Army are worn on the sleeve or on shoulder marks of uniforms, and range up to the highest rank of Marshal of France, a state honour denoted with a seven star insignia that was last conferred posthumously on Marie Pierre Koenig in 1984.

Rank insignia in the French army depend on whether the soldier belongs to an infantry or cavalry unit. The infantry arms (armes à pied) include normal infantry, naval troops, the Foreign Legion and engineers; cavalry arms (armes à cheval) include armoured cavalry, artillery, maintenance and logistics. Sleeves are emblazoned with marks denoting either gold insignia for the infantry or silver/white for the cavalry. However, the artillery uses gold as the main colour, despite being a cavalry branch, and spahis use gold as the main colour despite being part of the cavalry, a distinction representing the armoured cavalry.

The title of "marshal of France" (maréchal de France) is awarded as a distinction, rather than a rank. The marshals wear seven stars and carry a baton. As a distinction rather than a rank, the title of Marshal is granted through a special law voted by the French Parliament. For this reason, it is impossible to demote a Marshal. The most famous example is Philippe Pétain, who became famous as Maréchal Pétain, chief of state of the Vichy France regime. When he was tried for high treason, the judges were empowered to demote his other ranks and titles, but due to the principle of separation of powers, the judges had no authority to cancel the law that had made Pétain a Marshal and it remained the only title he kept after being sentenced. Six marshals of France have been given the even more exalted rank of "Marshal General of France" (Maréchal général de France): Duke de Biron, Duke de Lesdiguières, Viscount de Turenne, de Villars, Count de Saxe and Jean de Dieu Soult.

NATOrank Rank insignia Name Description Shoulder Sleeve OR 6 Sergent Chef Maréchal des logis chef Chief sergeantChief marshal of lodgings Addressed as "chef". Typically a platoon second in command. OR 5 Sergent Maréchal des logis SergeantMarshal of lodgings Typically in command of a "group" (i. e. squad). Élève sous officier NCO student NCO candidates at the ENSOA. Aspirants are cadet officers still in training. Sous lieutenants are junior officers and are often aided by adjudants or adjudants chefs, who are experienced NCOs/warrant officers. Full lieutenants are experienced junior officers, served by sergeants when commanding their unit. A four chevron sergent chef major rank existed until 1947. It was a ceremonial rank usually given to the most senior or experienced NCO in a unit. It was discontinued in the post war army due to its redundancy.