Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

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

Officers[]

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t	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] v t
Bangladesh Air Force^[2] v t		Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander		Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Officer cadet
Barbados	No air force
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[3] v t
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[3] v t				Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Royal Brunei Air Force v t
Royal Brunei Air Force v t	Marshal of the Air Force Marsyal Udara	General Jeneral (Udara)	Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral (Udara)	Major General Mejar Jeneral (Udara)	Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral (Udara)	Colonel Kolonel (Udara)	Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel (Udara)		Major Mejar (Udara)	Captain Kapten (Udara)	Lieutenant Leftenan (Udara)	Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda (Udara)	Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet (Udara)
Cameroon Air Force v t
Cameroon Air Force v t		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] v t
		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
Dominica	No air force
Fiji	No air force
Ghana Air Force v t
Ghana Air Force v t		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
Indian Air Force^[5] v t
Indian Air Force^[5] v t	Marshal of the Indian Air Force	Air chief marshal	Air marshal	Air vice marshal	Air commodore	Group captain	Wing commander		Squadron leader	Flight lieutenant	Flying officer		Flight cadet
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Jamaican Air Wing v t
Jamaican Air Wing v t							Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Cadet
Kenya Air Force^[6] v t
Kenya Air Force^[6] v t	Commander-in-Chief	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t
Lesotho Air Squadron v t			Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Malawi Air Force v t
Malawi Air Force v t		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Royal Malaysian Air Force^[7] v t													No insignia
Royal Malaysian Air Force^[7] v t	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 v t
Mozambique Air Force v t		Coronel General	Tenente General	Major General		Coronel	Tenente Coronel		Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes
Namibian Air Force^[8] v t
Namibian Air Force^[8] v t		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^[9] v t
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[9] v t	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^[10] v t
Nigerian Air Force^[10] v t	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 v t
Pakistan Air Force v t	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
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t						Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Senior officer cadet	Junior officer cadet
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet
Rwandan Air Force^[11] v t
Rwandan Air Force^[11] v t		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
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[12] v t		No insignia yet
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[12] v t		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^[13] v t
South African Air Force^[13] v t		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer candidate
Sri Lanka Air Force^[14] v t
Sri Lanka Air Force^[14] v t	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 v t
Tanzania Air Force v t		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer candidate
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[15] v t
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[15] v t				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 v t
Ugandan Air Force v t		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer cadet
Royal Air Force^[16] v t
Royal Air Force^[16] v t	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 v t
Zambian Air Force v t		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers			Officer cadet

Notes[]

References[]

^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "OFFICER'S RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "For Officers". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ 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.
^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Commissioned Officers". airforce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[Australia-1] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[2] "OFFICER'S RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[Botswana-3] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Canada-4] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[5] "For Officers". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[6] "Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[Malaysia_Officer-7] "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Namibia-8] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-9] "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[Nigeria-10] 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.

[Rwanda-11] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[Singapore-12] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_AirForce-13] "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[14] "Commissioned Officers". airforce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-15] "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_AirForce-16] "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Contents

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