Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Anglophone states.
Lieutenant general is a three-star military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general.
Flight sergeant is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and several other air forces which have adopted all or part of the RAF rank structure. It is equivalent to a staff sergeant or colour sergeant in the British Army, a colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, and a chief petty officer in the Royal Navy, and has a NATO rank code of OR-7. In the RAF, flight sergeant ranks above chief technician and below warrant officer.
The following are the ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted personnel for each member nation.
The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.
This table shows the ranks and insignia of NCOs and Seaman in the navies of member countries of NATO. NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other members. The rank categories were established in the document STANAG 2116, formally titled NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel.
Major general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, whereas a major outranks a lieutenant.
Rank comparison chart of all air forces of European states.
Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of armies/land forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces officer ranks of African states.
Rank comparison of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for air forces of African states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for armies/land forces of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Anglophone states.
Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.