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TheMilitary ranks of Chad are the military insignia used by theChad National Army. Chad is alandlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Being aformer colony of France,Chad shares a rank structure similar to that ofFrance.[1]
In 2020, theNational Assembly established and awarded the rank of Marshal toIdriss Déby.[2] On 9 December 2024, theNational Transitional Council elevatedMahamat Déby to the rank of Marshal.[3]
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chadian Ground Forces |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
| Maréchal | Général d'armée | Général de corps | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
| Chadian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
| Chadian National Gendarmerie |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadian Ground Forces |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergent major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadian Air Force |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergent major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadian National Gendarmerie |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergent major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal | Soldat première | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||