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Comparative air force officer ranks of Post-Soviet states

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Rank comparison chart of all air forces of Post-Soviet states.[1][2]

Officers (OF 1–10)[]

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Armenia Armenia
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Army general
(Բանակի գեներալ) 		Colonel general
(գեներալ- գնդապետ) 		Lieutenant general
(գեներալ- լեյտենանտ) 		Major general
(գեներալ-մայոր) 		Colonel
(գնդապետ) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(գնդապետ-լեյտենանտ) 		Major
(մայոր) 		Captain
(կապիտան) 		Senior Lieutenant
(ավագ լեյտենանտ) 		Lieutenant
(լեյտենանտ) 		Junior Lieutenant
(կրտսեր լեյտենանտ)


Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
General-polkovnik General-leytenant General-mayor Polkovnik Polkovnik-leytenant Mayor Kapitan Baş leytenant Leytenant Kiçik leytenant


 Belarus Air Force[3]
[]
Ґенэрал-палкоўнік
G̀jeneral-palkoŭnik 		Ґенэрал-лейтэнант
G̀jeneral-liejtenant 		Ґенэрал-маёр
G̀jeneral-major 		Палкоўнік
Palkoŭnik 		Падпалкоўнік
Padpalkoŭnik 		Маёр
Major 		Капітан
Kapitan 		Старшы лейтэнант
Staršy liejtenant 		Лейтэнант
Liejtenant 		Малодшы лейтэнант
Malodšy liejtenant
 Estonia Air Force[4]
[]
Kindral Kindralleitnant Kindralmajor Brigaadikindral Kolonel Kolonelleitnant Major Kapten Leitnant Nooremleitnant Lipnik
Georgia (country) Georgia
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
General
(გენერალი) 		Lieutenant General
(გენერალ ლეიტენანტი) 		Major General
(გენერალ მაიორი) 		Brigadier General
(ბრიგადის გენერალი) 		Colonel
(პოლკოვნიკი) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(ლეიტენანტ პოლკოვნიკი) 		Major
(მაიორი) 		Captain
(კაპიტანი) 		Senior Lieutenant
(უფროსი ლეიტენანტი) 		Lieutenant
(ლეიტენანტი) 		Junior Lieutenant
(უმცროსი ლეიტენანტი)


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Army general
(Армия Генералы) 		Colonel general
(Генерал-Полҝвниҝ) 		Lieutenant general
(Генерал-лейтенант) 		Major general
(Генерал-майор) 		Colonel
(Полковник) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(Подполковник) 		Major
(Майор) 		Captain
(Капитан) 		Senior Lieutenant
(Аға лейтенант) 		Lieutenant
(лейтенант) 		Kursant


Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Colonel general Lieutenant general Major general Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant


 Latvia Air Force[5]
[]
Ģenerāl­leitnants Ģenerāl­majors Brigādes ģenerālis Pulkvedis Pulkvež­leitnants Majors Kapteinis Virs­leitnants Leitnants
 Lithuania Air Force[6]
[]
Generolas Generolas leitenantas Generolas majoras Brigados generolas Pulkininkas Pulkininkas leitenantas Majoras Kapitonas Vyresnysis leitenantas Leitenantas
Moldova Moldova
(Edit) 		No equivalent
General de Corp de Armată General de Divizie General de Brigadă Colonel Locotenent-Colonel Maior Căpitan Locotenent-Major Locotenent Cursant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Russia Russia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Army general
генера́л а́рмии 		Colonel general
генера́л-полко́вник 		Lieutenant general
генера́л-лейтена́нт 		Major general
генера́л-майо́р 		Colonel
полко́вник 		Lieutenant colonel
подполко́вник 		Major
майо́р 		Captain
капита́н 		Senior lieutenant
ста́рший лейтена́нт 		Lieutenant
лейтена́нт 		Junior lieutenant
мла́дший лейтена́нт 		Kursant
Курсант


Tajikistan Tajikistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Colonel general Lieutenant general Major general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Senior lieutenant Lieutenant Junior lieutenant


Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant


Ukraine Ukraine
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Генерал-полковник Генерал-лейтенант Генерал-майор Бригадний генерал Полковник Підполковник Майор Капітан Старший лейтенант Лейтенант Хорунжий Курсант
Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant Cadet


Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
No equivalent
Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

References[]

  1. ↑ Van Elsuwege, Peter (2008). From Soviet Republics to Eu Member States: A Legal and Political Assessment of the Baltic States' Accession to the EU. Studies in EU External Relations. 1. BRILL. p. xxii. ISBN 9789004169456. 
  2. ↑ Smith, David James (2001). Estonia. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 0-415-26728-5. https://books.google.com/?id=lx-UmTnLJv0C&pg=PR20&dq. 
  3. ↑ "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 21.07.2009 N 388 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия по воинским званиям и внесении дополнений в Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 9 июня 2006 г. N 383"" (in ru). Government of Belarus. http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby11/republic09/text814.htm. 
  4. ↑ "Sümboolika: Õhuväe Auastmed" (in et). Estonian Defence Forces. https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/kaitsevae-symboolika/#t-ohuvae-auastmed. 
  5. ↑ "Noteikumi par karavīra formas tērpiem un atšķirības zīmēm" (in lv). Latvijas Vēstnesis. 14 January 2020. https://likumi.lv/ta/id/311981. 
  6. ↑ "Krašto apsaugos sistemos karių uniformų skiriamųjų ženklų etalonų ir jų dėvėjimo tvarkos aprašo 2 priedas" (in lt). https://www.e-tar.lt/rs/lasupplement/f2a16ba0646e11efafbb8694c098bac5/0b0a9720650511efafbb8694c098bac5/format/ISO_PDF/. 

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