Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
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Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Enlisted[]
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antigua and Barbuda | No air force
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Royal Australian Air Force[1] |
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Warrant Officer of the Air Force | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman
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Bahamas | No air force
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Bangladesh Air Force[2] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master warrant officer | Senior warrant officer | Warrant officer | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman 1 | Aircraftman 2
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Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[3] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Royal Brunei Air Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan) |
Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1 (Udara) |
Warrant Officer 2 Pegawai Waran 2 (Udara) |
Staff Sergeant Staf Sarjan (Udara) |
Sergeant Sarjan (Udara) |
Corporal Koperal (Udara) |
Lance Corporal Lans Koperal (Udara) |
Private (or equivalent)
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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
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Royal Canadian Air Force[4] |
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Canadian Forces chief warrant officer |
Command chief warrant officer | Senior appointment chief warrant officer |
Chief warrant officer | Master warrant officer | Warrant officer | Sergeant | Master corporal | Corporal | Aviator (trained) | Aviator (basic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes |
Adjudant-chef du commandement |
Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure |
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant-maître | Adjudant | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Aviateur (formé) | Aviateur (confirmé)
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Cyprus Air Forces[5] |
Arm/corps insignia only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís |
Αρχισμηνίας Archisminías |
Επισμηνίας Episminías |
Σμηνίας Sminías |
Έφεδρος Σμηνίας Éfedros Sminías |
Υποσμηνίας Yposminías |
Ανθυποσμηνίας Anthyposminías |
Σμηνίτης Sminítis
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Fiji | No air force
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Ghana Air Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class I | Warrant Officer Class II | Flight Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading Aircraftsman | Aircraftsman
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Grenada | No air force
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Guyana Air Corps |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Indian Air Force[6] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master warrant officer | Warrant officer | Junior warrant officer | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftsman | Aircraftsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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)
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Kenya Air Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Flight Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Aircraftman
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Kiribati | No air force
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Lesotho Air Squadron |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Malawi Air Force |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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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
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Mauritius | No air force
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Mozambique Air Force |
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Intendente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Terceiro-sargento | Cabo | Primeiro soldado
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Namibian Air Force[7] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Aircraftman | Leading aircraftman | Private (or equivalent)
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Nauru | No air force
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Royal New Zealand Air Force[8] |
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Warrant Officer | Flight Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading Aircraftman | Aircraftman
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Nigerian Air Force[9] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air warrant officer | Master warrant officer | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Aircraftman
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Pakistan Air Force |
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Chief Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Assistant Warrant Officer | Senior Technician | Corporal Technician | Junior Technician | Senior Aircraftman | Leading Aircraftman | Aircraftman
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Papua New Guinea Air Element |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private
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Rwandan Air Force[10] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer I | Warrant officer II | Sergeant major | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | No air force
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Saint Lucia | No air force
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No air force
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Samoa | No air force
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Seychelles Air Force[11] |
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Sierra Leone | No air force
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Republic of Singapore Air Force[12] |
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
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Solomon Islands | No air force
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South African Air Force[13] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Aircraftman
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Sri Lanka Air Force[14] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master warrant officer | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Leading aircraftman | Aircraftman
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Swaziland | No air force
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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
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Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[15] |
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Warrant officer I | Warrant officer II | Sergeant | Corporal | Senior technician | Senior aircraftman | Junior Aircraftman/ Junior technician
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Tuvalu | No air force
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Royal Air Force[16] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | Chief technician | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal RAF Regiment only |
Senior aircraftman/ woman technician |
Senior aircraftman/ woman | Leading aircraftman/ woman | Aircraftman/ woman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Air Force[16] (Aircrew) |
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Master aircrew | Flight sergeant aircrew | Sergeant aircrew
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Vanuatu | No air force
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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[]
- Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth
- Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers
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