Maréchal-des-logis

Maréchal-des-logis (literally translated as "marshal-of-lodgings") is a sub-officer rank used by some units of the French Armed Forces. It is traditionally a cavalry unit rank. There are three distinct ranks of maréchal des logis, which are generally equivalents of sergeant ranks in English-speaking armies.

Both ranks are roughly equivalent to a British or Commonwealth sergeant. The maréchal des logis-chef corresponds quite closely to the US use of the rank of staff sergeant.

The rank of maréchal des logis is used by the armoured cavalry, the artillery, the materiel, the commissary and the transport corps, all of the French Army, and by the Gendarmerie Nationale.

Notes

  1. The colour of the chevrons of the maréchal des logis depends on his unit; the vast majority of armoured cavalry units use silver, but a few of them, like the spahis, use gold.

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.