Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas

Summary

Rank comparison chart of air forces of North and South American states.

Officers edit

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Antigua and Barbuda No air force


  Argentine Air Force[1]
                           
Brigadier general Brigadier mayor Brigadier Comodoro mayor Comodoro Vicecomodoro Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente Alférez


  Bahamas No air force


  Barbados No air force


  Belize Defence Force Air Wing
         
Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Bolivian Air Force[2]
                   
General de fuerza aeréa General de división aeréa General de brigada aeréa Coronel aviador Teniente coronel aviador Mayor aviador Captáin aviador Teniente aviador Subteniente aviador Cadete


  Brazilian Air Force[3]
                   
Marechal-do-ar Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar Major-brigadeiro Brigadeiro Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente


  Royal Canadian Air Force[4]
                     
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Général Lieutenant-général Major-général Brigadier-général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Élève-officier


  Chilean Air Force[5]
                       
General de aire General de aviación General de brigada aérea Comodoro Coronel de aviación Comandante de grupo Comandante de escuadrilla Capitán de bandada Teniente Subteniente Alférez Cadete


  Colombian Aerospace Force[6]
                 
General del aire Mayor general del aire Brigadier general del aire Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Costa Rica No air force


  Cuban Air and Air Defense Force[7]
                       
General del Aire Teniente general General de división General de brigada Primer coronel Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente Subteniente


  Dominica No air force


  Dominican Air Force[8]
                 
Teniente general Mayor general General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Segundo teniente
  Ecuadorian Air Force
                 
General del aire Teniente general Brigadier general Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


  Salvadoran Air Force[9]
               
General de avación General de brigada aérea Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


  Grenada No air force


  Guatemalan Air Force[10]
                     
Ministro de defensa nacional General jefe de estado mayor General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente


  Guyana Air Corps
         
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet


  Haitian Air Force
                 


  Honduran Air Force[11]
               
General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


  Jamaican Air Wing
           
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet


  Mexican Air Force[12]
                         
General de división General de ala General de grupo Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitan primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente Sargento 1º de cadetes Sargento 2º de cadetes Cabo de cadetes


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Nicaraguan Air Force[13]
                 
General de ejército Mayor general General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente


  Panama No air force


  Paraguayan Air Force[14]
                   
General de fuerza aerea General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente Subteniente


  Peruvian Air Force[15]
                   
General del aire Teniente general Mayor general Coronel Comandante Mayor Capitán Teniente Alférez Cadete F.A.P.


  Saint Kitts and Nevis No air force


  Saint Lucia No air force


  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No air force


  Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[16]
                 
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


  United States Air Force[17]
                      (Various insignia)
General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Cadet / Officer trainee


  United States Space Force[17]
                    (Various insignia)
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Cadet / Officer trainee


  Uruguayan Air Force[18]
                 
General del Aire Brigadier general Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente segundo Alférez


  Venezuelan Military Aviation[19]
                   
General en jefe Mayor general General de division General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

Warrant officers edit

Equivalent
NATO rank
WO-5 WO-4 WO-3 WO-2 WO-1


  Peruvian Air Force
           
Técnico Supervisor Mayor Técnico Supervisor Técnico Inspector Técnico Primero Técnico Segundo Técnico Tercero


  Venezuelan Military Aviation
         
Maestro Técnico Supervisor Maestro Técnico Mayor Maestro Técnico De Primera Maestro Técnico De Segunda Maestro Técnico De Tercera

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (December 18, 2019). "Conoce la jerarquía de los grados de la #FuerzaAéreaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Postos e Graduações". fab.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Grados". fach.cl (in Spanish). Department of Communications. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Grados Militares Fuerza Aérea Colombiana". fac.mil.co (in Spanish). Colombian Air Force. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Insignias". mide.gob.do (in Spanish). Ministry of Defense (Dominican Republic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Grados Militares". mindef.mil.gt (in Spanish). Ministry of Defence (Guatemala). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 232–233. LCCN 94043036. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. ^ Secretary of National Defense (27 June 2019). "Manual gráfico para el uso de Uniformes, Divisas y Equipo del Ejército y F.A.M." [Graphic manual for the use of Uniforms, Badges and Equipment of the Army and Air Force] (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Grados y Escalafones". fuerzaaerea.mil.py/ (in Spanish). Paraguayan Air Force. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  17. ^ a b "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  18. ^ Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study (PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Manual de Uniformes de la Aviación Militar Bolivariana" (PDF). aviacion.mil.ve (in Spanish). Ministry of Defense (Venezuela). November 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2021.