Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states

Last updated November 07, 2023

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

Enlisted (OR 1–9)

Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Armenian Air Force ^[3] v t e
Armenian Air Force ^[3] v t e	ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Avag yent’aspa	ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ Yent’aspa	ԱՎԱԳ Avag		ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Avag serzhant		ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Serzhant		ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ Krtser Serzhant		ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ Yefreytor		շարքային Shark’ayin
Azerbaijani Air Force ^[4] v t e														No insignia
Azerbaijani Air Force ^[4] v t e	Baş gizir	Gizir	Kiçik gizir		Baş çavuş		Çavuş		Kiçik çavuş		Baş əsgər			Əsgər
Estonian Air Force ^[5] v t e
Estonian Air Force ^[5] v t e	Ülemveebel	Staabiveebel	Vanemveebel		Veebel		Nooremveebel		Vanemseersant		Seersant	Nooremseersant		Kapral	Reamees
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Kazakh Air Defense Forces ^[6] v t e
Kazakh Air Defense Forces ^[6] v t e	Шебер-сержант Şeber-serjant	Штаб-сержант Ştab-serjant	Бірінші сыныпты сержант Birinşi sınıptı serjant	Екінші сыныпты сержант Ekinşi sınıptı serjant	Үшінші сыныпты сержант Üşinşi sınıptı serjant	Аға сержант Ağa serjant	Cержант Serjant		Кіші сержант Kişi serjant		Ефрейтор Efreĭtor		Қатардағы жауынгер Qatardağı jawınger
Kyrgyz Air Force ^[7] v t e
Kyrgyz Air Force ^[7] v t e	Улук прапорщик Uluk praporsçik	Прапорщик Praporsçik	Старшина Starşina		Улук сержант Uluk serjant		Сержант Serjant		Кенже сержант Kenje serjant		Ефрейтор Efreytor		Катардагы жоокер Katardagı jooker
Latvian Air Force ^[8] v t e
Latvian Air Force ^[8] v t e	Augstākais virsseržants		Galvenais virsseržants		Štāba virsseržants		Virsseržants		Seržants		Kaprālis		Dižkareivis	Kareivis
Lithuanian Air Force ^[9] v t e
Lithuanian Air Force ^[9] v t e	Seržantas majoras		Viršila		Štabo seržantas		Vyresnysis seržantas		Seržantas		Grandinis		Vyresnysis eilinis	Eilinis	Jaunesnysis eilinis
Moldova Air Force ^[10] v t e
Moldova Air Force ^[10] v t e	Plutonier-adjutant	Plutonier-major	Plutonier		Sergent-major		Sergent		Sergent-interior		Caporal		Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Russian Aerospace Forces ^[11] v t e
Russian Aerospace Forces ^[11] v t e	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik	Пра́порщик Práporshchyk	Старшина́ Starshyná		Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt		Сержа́нт Serzhánt		Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt		Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor		Рядово́й Ryadovóy
Tajik Air Force ^[12] v t e
Tajik Air Force ^[12] v t e	Прапоршики калон Praporshiki kalon	Прапоршик Praporshik	Старшина Starshyna		Сержанти калон Serzhanti kalon		Сержант Serzhant		Сержанти хурд Serzhanti xurd		Ефрейтор Efreytor		Қаторӣ Qatorī
Turkmen Air Force ^[13] v t e
Turkmen Air Force ^[13] v t e			Starşina		Uly seržant		Seržant		Kiçi seržant				Hatarçy
Ukrainian Air Force ^[14] v t e
Ukrainian Air Force ^[14] v t e	Головний майстер-сержант Holovnyi maister-serzhant	Старший майстер-сержант Starshyi maister-serzhant	Майстер-сержант Maister-serzhant		Штаб-сержант Shtab-serzhant		Головний сержант Holovnyi serzhant		Старший сержант Starshyi serzhant		Сержант Serzhant		Молодший сержант Molodshyi serzhant	Старший солдат Starshyi soldat	Солдат Soldat
Uzbek Air Defense Forces and Air Force ^[15] v t e											None
Uzbek Air Defense Forces and Air Force ^[15] v t e					Katta serjant		I darajali serjant	II darajali serjant	III darajali serjant	Kichik serjant	None		Oddiy askar
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted

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Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states

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Enlisted (OR 1–9)

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