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										Senior officers						Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
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
Bahamas	No air force
Bangladesh (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
Barbados	No air force
Botswana (Edit)	No equivalent
									Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Brunei (Edit)
	Air Marshal		General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
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 (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
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
Indian Air Force
	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
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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 (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Malawi (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Malaysia (Edit)
	Marshal of the Air Force	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Sublieutenant
	Marsyal Tentera Udara	Jeneral	Leftenan Jeneral	Mejar Jeneral	Brigedier Jeneral	Kolonel	Leftenan Kolonel	Mejar	Kapten	Leftenan	Leftenan Muda
Mauritius	No air force
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Coronel General		Teniente General		Major General		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Major		Capitáo		Teniente			Aleférez
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 (Edit)	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
	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 (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 (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
Papua New Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent
											Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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
Sierra Leone	No air force
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 (Edit)	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer candidate
Sri Lanka (Edit)
	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 (Edit)	No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer candidate
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 (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
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
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambia (Edit)	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

See also

• Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
• Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas
• Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers