Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for Air Forces of African states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Algeria (Edit)									No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Airman 1st Class						Airman
Angola (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																				No insignia						No equivalent
							Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe				Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento			Sergeant Furriel			Corporal Primeiro-cabo				Airman 1st Class Segundo-cabo		Airman Soldado
Benin	No air force
Botswana (Edit)																	No equivalent												No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Leading Aircraftsman								Aircraftsman
Burkina Faso (Edit)									No equivalent														No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Burundi	No air force
Cameroon (Edit)									No equivilant																										No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Cape Verde	No air force
Central African Republic (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Career Sergeant Sergent			Sergeant Sergent			Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Chad (Edit)	No equivilant																						No equivilant												No insignia
									Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Comoros	No air force
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)																							No equivilant												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant Première Classe			Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant		Sergeant Major First Class Première Sergent-major	Sergeant Major Sergent-major	Sergeant First Class Première Sergent						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Republic of the Congo (Edit)									No equivalent																		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef		Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Djibouti (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Egypt (Edit)									No equivilant																		No equivilant								No equivilant
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer				Flight sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Aircraftman
	Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول)						Mosa'id (مساعد)				Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)						Raqib (رقيب)						'arif (عريف)						Jondi (جندي)
Eritrea (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
							Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Private 1st Class						Private
Ethiopia (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Sergeant Major						Master Sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private 1st Class						Private
Gabon (Edit)									No equivilant
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Gambia	No air force
Ghana (Edit)																	No equivalent										No equivalent								No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading Aircraftsman						Aircraftsman
Guinea-Bissau	No air force
Ivory Coast (Edit)									No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldad Première						Private Soldad
Kenya (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Aircraftman
Lesotho	No air force
Liberia	No air force
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Libya (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
							Master sergeant				Staff Sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Airman						Airman basic
Madagascar (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major			Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef			Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mali (Edit)	No equivilant																																		No insignia
											Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mauritania (Edit)									No equivilant														No equivilant						No equivilant
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent										Lance Corporal Caporal								Private Soldat 2e classe
Mauritius	No air force
Morocco (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent																																		No equivalent
									Sergeant major Intendente		First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento						Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento						Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento				Corporal Cabo		Private First Class Pronto
Namibia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class						Warrant officer 2nd class		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Niger (Edit)									No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Nigeria (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Air Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer			Warrant officer		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Aircraftman
Rwanda (Edit)																							No equivalent						No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant		Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant						Sergeant Sergent										Corporal Caporal								Private Soldate
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
São Tomé and Príncipe	No air force
Senegal (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat de première classe						Private Soldat
Seychelles	No air force
Sierra Leone	No air force
Somalia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Warrant Officer Class 3		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Aircraftman
South Africa (Edit)																	No equivalent												No equivalent						No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal								Aircraftman
Sudan (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Musaid awwal						Musaid				Raqib awwal						Raqib						Arif				Wakil arif		Jundi						Mustajidd
Swaziland	No air force
Tanzania (Edit)																	No equivalent												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		Aircraftsman Mtu Ndege
Tunisia (Edit)									No equivalent
	Sergeant Major Adjudant-chef Major			Master Sergeant Adjudant-chef			Sergeant 1st class Adjudant				Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Private First Class Soldat Première						Private Soldat
Zambia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Zimbabwe (Edit)																	No equivalent										No equivalent								No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Master sergeant	Flight sergeant	Sergeant												Corporal						Senior aircraftman			Leading aircraftman			Aircraftman
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth