#ARMH2607747AOrder of April 8, 2026, Establishing Personnel Limits for Non-Officer Military Personnel for the Year 2026
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This law sets the maximum number of non-officer military personnel for the French armed forces in the year 2026. It provides detailed caps for various ranks within different branches, ensuring that personnel levels do not exceed specified limits. This mainly impacts military staffing and planning departments.
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Key Changes
- Establishes personnel caps for different non-officer ranks within the military for 2026
- Outlines specific limits for branches like state-major and judicial military service
- Ensures that staffing aligns with planning forecasts by year-end
Obligations
What this law requires
Maintain non-officer military personnel (sous-officiers and officiers mariniers) under the armed forces general staff at or below the specified caps for 2026: Major (3,541), Adjudant-chef/maître principal (15,558), Adjudant/premier maître (16,504), Sergent-chef/maître (22,858), Sergent/second maître (34,595)
Maintain enlisted military personnel (militaires du rang) at or below the specified caps for 2026: Caporal-chef/quartier-maître 1re classe (33,173), Caporal/quartier-maître 2e classe (23,852), Soldat/matelot (25,424)
Maintain non-officer military personnel in the military justice service (direction des affaires juridiques) at or below the specified caps for 2026: Commis greffier 1re classe (24), Commis greffier 2e classe (23)
Express all personnel caps in full-time equivalent employment units (ETPE)
Ensure that personnel caps correspond to maximum anticipated staffing levels (ERP) as measured on December 31, 2026