General officers' grades
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In the National Gendarmerie as in the Army, the corps of Generals includes the following ranks:
- General
- Lieutenant General
- Major General
- Brigadier General
Promotion of Generals is governed by the provisions of Decree N°. 2001/189 of 25 July 2001 to organize the corps of Generals in the Defence Forces Appointment to the rank of Brigadier General follows a minimum of six (06) month seniority at the last echelon in the rank of Colonel.
The National Gendarmerie currently has eight (08) active duty Generals : 01 Major General (IVO DESANCIO YENWO) and 07 Brigadier Generals (ELOKOBI Daniel NJOCK; LOUBA ZAL Pierre; ESSOH Jules César; HOUSSEINI DJIBO; EKONGWESSE Divine NNOKO; TOUNGUE Elias; BITOTE André Patrice).
Senior officer grades
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The corps of Commissioned Officers in the National Gendarmerie comprises 06 ranks grouped into two categories: junior officers and senior officers.
The second category, that of senior officers, include the following ranks:
- Major
- Lieutenant-colonel
- Colonel
Promotion requirements
Promotion of officers shall be by selection. To achieve the ranks of senior officers, junior officers from military academies or from the ranks and file (through regular promotion) must have completed at least five years of actual service at the current rank.
In practice, the Personnel Department of the National Gendarmerie, through the Commissioned Officers Bureau, shall prepare promotion lists that are forwarded to the Ministry of Defence (Human Resource Department) for further procedures as done by other Central Headquarters.
Promotion lists of ranks shall be established at the end of the meeting of the promotion board chaired by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Defence or his representative, who shall propose a draft text that is submitted, for signature, to the President of the Republic, Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
Grades Junior officers
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The corps of Commissioned Officers in the National Gendarmerie comprises 06 ranks grouped into two categories: junior officers and senior officers.
The first category includes the following ranks:
- Sub-lieutenant
- Lieutenant
- Captain
Conditions for admission
Those wishing to join the corps of Commissioned Officers of the National Gendarmerie have three (03) options:
Direct competitive examination into the Combined Military Academy (EMIA) organized by the Ministry of Defence following the conditions laid down in a press release from the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence.
- Internal competitive examination open only to Non-commissioned Officers under well-defined conditions.
- Normal advancement in rank.
Sub-officer grades
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The non-commissioned officer corps in the Nationale Gendarmerie comprises five grades
The corps of Non-commissioned Officers in the National Gendarmerie comprises the ranks of Sergeant, Staff-Sergeant, Warrant Officer, Chief Warrant Officer and Senior Chief Warrant Officer.
How to get there ?
To belong to this corps, the National Gendarmerie offers two options a direct competitive examination organized by the Ministry of Defence following the conditions laid down in a press release from the Minister Delegate to the Presidency in charge of Defence. and normal advancement of rank, i.e. from the Rank and File to that of NCO.
Rank Military
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The rank and file in the national gendarmerie
In the National Gendarmerie, the rank and file relates to the ranks of Student-Gendarme, Gendarme and Lance corporal.
To belong to this corps, those interested must pass a direct competitive examination organized by the Ministry of Defence following the conditions laid down in a press release by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence.
The competitive examination takes place in four stages during which candidates who fail to meet the requirements are gradually eliminated: the preliminary medical check-up, the physical fitness checks, the written tests and the in-depth medical examination.
Those who are finally admitted as Student-Gendarmes undergo an initial training, also known as “Common basic training”(CBT)This six month training takes place in joint training centres, such as the National Armed Forces Training and Development Centre (CPEFAN) in Ngaoundal, the National Armed Forces Training Centre (CIFAN) in Ngaoundéré, and the National Armed Forces Training Centre (CIFANCIFAN) in Djoum, among others.
After this initial training, the young recruits are sent to the High Command for Gendarmerie Schools and Training Centres (CECIG) for six months, where they undergo a specific training tailored to the missions of the Gendarmerie.
After spending these six months at the Gendarmerie Training Centers, notably at at Camp Yeyap in Yaounde, the Multi-purpose Intervention Group of the National Gendarmerie camp (GPIGN) in Mbankomo and the Law Enforcement Training Centre (CPTMO) in Awaé, Student Gendarmes are awarded a Technical Aptitude N°1, General Service option (CAT 1 SG), which enables them to hold the rank of Gendarme, after a year of probation in Gendarmerie units.
