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Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries

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Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.

Officers[]

Equivalent NATO Code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) and Student Officer
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda No air force


Australia Australia
(Edit)
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


The Bahamas Bahamas No air force


 Barbados No air force

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/Belize

Botswana Botswana
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet


Brunei Brunei
(Edit)
Air
Marshal 		General Lieutenant
General 		Major
General 		Brigadier
General 		Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel 		Major Captain First
Lieutenant 		Second
Lieutenant 		Officer
Cadet


Burundi Burundi No air force


Cameroon Cameroon
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Général d'armée Aerienne Général de corps Aerienne Général de division Aerienne Général de brigade Aerienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Canada Canada (Edit)
No Equivalent





No Equivalent
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


The Gambia Gambia No air force


Ghana Ghana
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
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

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/Guyana

Haiti Haiti
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Capitáne Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant


 Indian Air Force[1]
[]
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
Republic of Ireland Ireland
(edit) 		No equivalent
Major general
Maor-ghinearál 		Brigadier general
Briogáidire-ghinearál 		Colonel
Coirnéal 		Lieutenant colonel
Leifteanantchoirnéal 		Commandant
Ceannfort 		Captain
Captaen 		Lieutenant
Leifteanant 		Second lieutenant
Dara-leifteanant 		Officer cadet
Dalta


 Jamaican Air Wing
[]
Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Kenya Kenya
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


 Kiribati No air force


Lesotho Lesotho
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Liberia Liberia No air force


Malawi Malawi
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Mali Mali
(Edit) 		No equivalent
No equivalent
Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No air force


 Mauritius No air force


Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No air force


Namibia Namibia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
No equivalent
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


 Nauru No air force


New Zealand New Zealand
(Edit)
Marshal of the RNZAF
Marshal of the RNZAF
 No Equivalent
Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal
Air Commodore
Air Commodore
Group Captain
Group Captain
Wing Commander
Wing Commander
Squadron Leader
Squadron Leader
Flight Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant
Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Pilot Officer
Pilot Officer
Marshal of the RNZAF No Equivalent Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer


Nigeria Nigeria
(Edit) 		No equivalent
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 Pakistan
(Edit) 		Unknown
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


Palau Palau No air force


Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel 		Major Captain First
Lieutenant 		Second
Lieutenant 		Officer Cadet


 Philippines Air Force[2]
[]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rwanda Rwanda
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captaine Lieutenant Sous-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 Seychelles No air force


Sierra Leone Sierra Leone No air force


Singapore Singapore
(Edit) 		No equivalent Insignia not known
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior
lieutenant colonel 		Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet Officer Cadet Officer Cadet


 Solomon Islands No air force


South Africa South Africa
(Edit) 		No equivalent
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


South Sudan South Sudan
(Edit)
Air
Marshal 		General Lieutenant
General 		Major
General 		Brigadier
General 		Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel 		Major Captain First
Lieutenant 		Second
Lieutenant 		Officer
Cadet


Sudan Sudan
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول) 		Fariq
(فريق‎‎) 		Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎) 		'amid
(عميد) 		'aqid
(عقيد) 		Moqaddim
(مقدم) 		Ra'id
(رائد‎‎) 		Naqib
(نقيب) 		Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول) 		Molazim thani
(ملازم)


Tanzania Tanzania
(Edit) 		No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer candidate


Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
/Acting Pilot Officer 		Officer Cadet


 Tuvalu No air force


Uganda Uganda
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


United Kingdom United Kingdom
(Edit)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force1 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


United States United States
(Edit) 		Various Various
General of the Air Force1 General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Trainee Officer Cadet


 Vanuatu No air force


Zambia Zambia
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
Equivalent NATO Code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) and Student Officer

References[]

  1. ↑ "For Officers". Indian Air Force. http://www.careerairforce.nic.in/life_airforce/lifeair_cargraph_officers.html. 
  2. ↑ "Ranks". Philippine Air Force. https://www.paf.mil.ph/ranks. 
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