Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

Summary

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted edit

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Antigua and Barbuda No air force


  Royal Australian Air Force[1][2]
             
Warrant Officer
of the Air Force
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftman/
aircraftwoman
Aircraftman/
aircraftwoman


  Bahamas No air force


  Bangladesh Air Force[3]
       
      No insignia
মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সার্জেন্ট
Sārjēnṭa
কর্পোর‍্যাল
Karpōra‍yāla
লীডিং এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান
Līḍiṁ ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna
এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-১
Ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna-1
এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-২
Ēẏārakryāphaṭamyāna-2


  Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[4]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Royal Brunei Air Force
       
    No insignia
Pegawai waran 1 (udara) Pegawai waran 2 (udara) Staf sarjan (udara) Sarjan (udara) Koperal (udara) Lans koperal (udara) Prebet/Soldadu (udara)
  Cameroon Air Force
              No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
Adjudant-chef
Warrant Officer Class 2
Adjudant
Flight sergeant
Sergent-chef
Sergeant
Sergent
Corporal
Caporal-chef
Lance Corporal
Caporal
Leading aircraftman
Soldat Première
Aircraftman
Soldat


  Royal Canadian Air Force[5]
               
Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Sergeant Master corporal Corporal Aviator (trained) Aviator (basic)
Adjudant-chef Adjudant-maître Adjudant Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Aviateur (formé) Aviateur (confirmé)


  Cyprus Air Forces[6]
                Arm/corps insignia only
Ανθυπασπιστής
Anthypaspistís
Αρχισμηνίας
Archisminías
Επισμηνίας
Episminías
Σμηνίας
Sminías
Έφεδρος Σμηνίας
Éfedros Sminías
Υποσμηνίας
Yposminías
Ανθυποσμηνίας
Anthyposminías
Σμηνίτης
Sminítis


  Fiji No air force


  Gabonese Air Force
                 
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat


  Ghana Air Force[7]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class I Warrant officer class II Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftsman Aircraftsman


  Grenada No air force


  Guyana Air Corps

No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Indian Air Force[8]
       
    No insignia
Master warrant officer
मास्टर वारंट अफसर
Warrant officer
वारंट अफसर
Junior warrant officer
जूनियर वारंट अफसर
Sergeant
सार्जेंट
Corporal
कॉरपोरल
Leading aircraftsman
लीडिंग एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन
Aircraftsman
एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Jamaican Air Wing
                No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Kenya Air Force[9]
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Aircraftman


  Kiribati No air force


  Lesotho Air Squadron
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Malawi Air Force
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Royal Malaysian Air Force
            No insignia No insignia
Pegawai waran udara I Pegawai waran udara II Flait sarjan Sarjan udara Koperal udara Laskar udara kanan Laskar udara I Laskar udara II Perajurit muda
Warrant officer class I Warrant officer class II Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftman Aircraftman first class Aircraftman second class Recruit


  Mauritius No air force


  Mozambique Air Force
           
Intendente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Primeiro soldado


  Namibian Air Force[10]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Flight sergeant Sergeant Aircraftman Leading aircraftman Private
(or equivalent)


  Nauru No air force


  Royal New Zealand Air Force[11]
           
Warrant Officer Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman


  Nigerian Air Force[12]
              No insignia
Air warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Aircraftman


  Pakistan Air Force
                 
Chief Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Assistant Warrant Officer Senior Technician Corporal Technician Junior Technician Senior Aircraftman Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman


  Papua New Guinea Air Element
        No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private


  Rwandan Air Force[13]
            No insignia
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant major Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private


  Saint Kitts and Nevis No air force


  Saint Lucia No air force


  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No air force


  Samoa No air force


  Seychelles Air Force[14]
             
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


  Sierra Leone No air force


  Republic of Singapore Air Force[15]
                  No insignia No insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant First sergeant Second sergeant Third sergeant Corporal first class Corporal Lance corporal Private first class Private Recruit


  Solomon Islands No air force


  South African Air Force[16]
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Aircraftman


  Sri Lanka Air Force[17]
       
    No insignia
Master warrant officer Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftman Aircraftman


  Swaziland No air force


  Tanzania Air Force
            No insignia
Warrant officer class 1
Maafisa Wateule 1
Warrant officer class 2
Maafisa Wateule 2
Flight sergeant
Sajenti Kuruka
Sergeant
Sajenti
Corporal
Koplo
Lance corporal
Koplo Mdogo
Aircraftman
Mtu Ndege


  Togolese Air Force[18]
                No insignia
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2e classe


  Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[19]
             
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant Corporal Senior technician Senior aircraftman Junior Aircraftman/
Junior technician


  Tuvalu No air force


  Royal Air Force[20]
         
          No insignia
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Chief technician Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal
(RAF Regiment only)
Air specialist (class 1) technician Air specialist (class 1) Air specialist (class 2) Air recruit
  Royal Air Force[20]
(Aircrew)
     
Master aircrew Flight sergeant aircrew Sergeant aircrew


  Vanuatu No air force


  Zambian Air Force
            No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Airmen Ranks". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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  5. ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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  9. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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  12. ^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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