Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Summary

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

Officers edit

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


  Royal Australian Air Force[1]
                       
Marshal of the RAAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


  Bahamas No air force


  Bangladesh Air Force[2]
                     
এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল
Ēẏāra cipha mārśāla
এয়ার মার্শাল
Ēẏāra mārśāla
এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল
Ēẏāra bhā'isa mārśāla
এয়ার কমোডোর
Ēẏāra kamōḍōra
গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন
Grupa kyāpṭēna
উইং কমান্ডার
U'iṁ kamānḍāra
স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার
Skōẏāḍrana līḍāra
ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট
Phlā'iṭa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa
ফ্লাইং অফিসার
Phlā'iṁ aphisāra
পাইলট অফিসার
Pā'ilaṭa aphisāra
অফিসার ক্যাডেট
Aphisāra kyāḍēṭa


  Barbados No air force


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


  Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[3]
               
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
  Royal Brunei Air Force
                     
Marsyal udara Jeneral (udara) Leftenan jeneral (udara) Mejar jeneral (udara) Brigedier jeneral (udara) Kolonel (udara) Leftenan kolonel (udara) Mejar (udara) Kapten (udara) Leftenan (udara) Leftenan muda (udara)
  Cameroon Air Force
                   
Général d'armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
  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


  Cyprus Air Forces[5]
             
Ταξίαρχος
Taxíarchos
Σμήναρχος
Smínarchos
Αντισμήναρχος
Antismínarchos
Επισμηναγός
Episminagós
Σμηναγός
Sminagós
Υποσμηναγός
Yposminagós
Ανθυποσμηναγός
Anthyposminagós


  Dominica No air force


  Fiji No air force


  Gabonese Air Force
                   
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


  Ghana Air Force[6]
                   
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
  Grenada No air force

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


  Indian Air Force[7]
                     
Marshal of the Indian Air Force
मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स
Air chief marshal
एयर चीफ मार्शल
Air marshal
एयर मार्शल
Air vice marshal
एयर वाइस मार्शल
Air commodore
एयर कमोडोर
Group captain
ग्रुप कैप्टन
Wing commander
विंग कमांडर
Squadron leader
स्क्वाड्रन लीडर
Flight lieutenant
फ्लाइट लैफ्टिनेंट
Flying officer
फ्लाइंग अफसर
Flight cadet
फ्लाइट कैडेट


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Jamaican Air Wing
           
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet


  Kenya Air Force[8]
                     
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Kiribati No air force


  Lesotho Air Squadron
                 
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


  Malawi Air Force
                   
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


  Royal Malaysian Air Force[9]
                      No insignia
Marsyal tentera udara Jeneral TUDM Leftenan jeneral TUDM Mejar jeneral TUDM Brigedier jeneral TUDM Kolonel TUDM Leftenan kolonel TUDM Mejar TUDM Kapten TUDM Leftenan TUDM Leftenan muda TUDM Pegawai kadet


  Mauritius No air force


  Mozambique Air Force
                 
Coronel General Tenente General Major General Coronel Tenente Coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes


  Namibian Air Force[10]
                   
Chief air marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


  Nauru No air force


  Royal New Zealand Air Force[11]
                     
Marshal of the RNZAF Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


  Nigerian Air Force[12]
                     
Marshal of the air force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


  Pakistan Air Force
                       
Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet
سالار فضائیہ امیرسالار فضائیہ سالار فضائیہ سالار فضائیہ مقابل عَمِيد الفضاء سردار جماعت شارف الجناح قائدِ دستہ نقیبِ پرواز منصبِ طیار


  Papua New Guinea Air Element
               
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Rwandan Air Force[13]
                   
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


  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]
               
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Sierra Leone No air force


  Republic of Singapore Air Force[15]
No insignia yet                          
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Officer cadet


  Solomon Islands No air force


  South African Air Force[16]
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


  Sri Lanka Air Force[17]
                     
Marshal of the Air Force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


  Swaziland No air force


  Tanzania Air Force
                     
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


  Togolese Air Force[18]
               
Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


  Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[19]
                 
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


  Tuvalu No air force


  Ugandan Air Force
                     
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer cadet


  Royal Air Force[20]
                       
Marshal of the RAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
/acting pilot officer
Officer cadet


  Vanuatu No air force


  Zambian Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


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

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

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