Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania

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Rank comparison chart of air forces of Oceanian states.

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Enlisted

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg  Royal Australian Air Force [1] [2]
RAAF E9 (OR9) WOFF-AF rank ins.svg RAAF E9 (OR9) WOFF rank ins 01.svg RAAF E 8(OR8) FSGT rank ins.svg RAAF E 6(OR6) SGT rank ins.svg RAAF E 5(OR5) CPL rank ins.svg RAAF E 3(OR3) LAC rank ins.svg RAAF E 2(OR2) AC rank ins.svg
Warrant Officer
of the Air Force
Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftman/
aircraftwoman
Aircraftman/
aircraftwoman
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia No air force
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji No air force
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati No air force
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands No air force
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru No air force
Air Force Ensign of New Zealand.svg  Royal New Zealand Air Force [3]
RNZAF OR-9.svg RNZAF OR-7.svg RNZAF OR-6.svg RNZAF OR-4.svg RNZAF OR-2.svg RNZAF OR-1.svg
Warrant Officer Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman
Flag of Palau.svg Palau No air force
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Air Element
PNGDF AF WO1.svg PNGDF AF SGT.svg PNGDF AF CPL.svg PNGDF AF LCPL.svg No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa No air force
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands No air force
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu No air force
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu No air force
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

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References

  1. "Ranks | Air Force". airforce.gov.au. Royal Australian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 Oct 2023. Retrieved 10 Nov 2023.
  2. "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.