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| Country |  FranceSee others |
| Service branch | Armed Forces |
| Rank group | Non-commissioned officer |
| NATO rank code | OR-9 |
| Formation | 1972 |
| Next lower rank | Adjudant-chef (army & air force) Maître principal (navy) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Sergeant major |
Major (French pronunciation: [maʒɔʁ]) is the seniormost non-commissioned officer rank in France and other Francophone countries. Unlike most other countries which use the old European rank system, France uses Commandant[a] as its lowest ranking senior officer.
While the rank functions of major (Major) in France, can be similarly compared to that of a sergeant major,[b] it is higher (rank of major) than a chief warrant officer (Adjudant-Chef), and similar to a master chief (depending on the service branch of the respective country); the rank of major (Major) is still different.
Major was a senior superior officer rank first, with a history of various military traditions in various corps, then recently in time became attached to the sub-officer (non-commissioned) corps as of 2009.
The rank of major[c] (Major) of the French Armed Forces can be the closest equivalent in terms of authenticity, and even still different, to the American referral of mustang officers, since the rank of "major" was already a superior Officer (Officier Supérieur) (a superior combat military officer rank ascended through the enlisted corps by service or promotions in combat units until 2009)[d] which was part of the "Corps of Majors", situated between the French Officer Corps and the French Non-Commissioned Officer Corps. However, the history rank of the Majors of France (Les Majors de France) is still very different.
In the French Armed Forces, the official rank and referral of major Major)[e] included the same rank designation across the board, this time, however, as of 2009, attached to the non-commissioned ranks (sub-officer corps) of the French Army, the ranks of the French Navy, the ranks of the French Air Force and ranks of the National Gendarmerie.
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