Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

Last updated June 26, 2022

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force ^[1] v t e
Royal Australian Air Force ^[1] v t e	Warrant Officer of the Air Force			Warrant officer		Flight sergeant			Sergeant			Corporal			Leading aircraftman				Aircraftman
Bahamas	No air force
Bangladesh Air Force ^[2] v t e																				No insignia
Bangladesh Air Force ^[2] v t e	Master warrant officer					Senior warrant officer	Warrant officer		Sergeant			Corporal			Leading aircraftman				Aircraftman 1	Aircraftman 2
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing ^[3] v t e																			No insignia
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing ^[3] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal					Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e															No insignia
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)			Pegawai waran 1 (udara)		Pegawai waran 2 (udara)	Staf sarjan (udara)		Sarjan (udara)			Koperal (udara)		Lans koperal (udara)	Prebet (udara)
Cameroon Air Force v t e																			No insignia
Cameroon Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef					Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant			Flight sergeant Sergent-chef		Sergeant Sergent	Corporal Caporal-chef		Lance Corporal Caporal	Leading aircraftman Soldat Première				Aircraftman Soldat
Royal Canadian Air Force ^[4] v t e
	Canadian Forces chief warrant officer	Command chief warrant officer	Senior appointment chief warrant officer		Chief warrant officer	Master warrant officer	Warrant officer		Sergeant			Master corporal		Corporal	Aviator (trained)				Aviator (basic)
	Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes	Adjudant-chef du commandement	Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure		Adjudant-chef	Adjudant-maître	Adjudant		Sergent			Caporal-chef		Caporal	Aviateur (formé)				Aviateur (confirmé)
Cyprus Air Forces ^[5] v t e																			Arm/corps insignia only
Cyprus Air Forces ^[5] v t e	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís					Αρχισμηνίας Archisminías	Επισμηνίας Episminías		Σμηνίας Sminías	Έφεδρος Σμηνίας Éfedros Sminías		Υποσμηνίας Yposminías		Ανθυποσμηνίας Anthyposminías					Σμηνίτης Sminítis
Fiji	No air force
Gabonese Air Force v t e
Gabonese Air Force v t e	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat première				Soldat
Ghana Air Force v t e																			No insignia
Ghana Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class I					Warrant Officer Class II	Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal			Leading Aircraftsman				Aircraftsman
Grenada	No air force
Guyana Air Corps v t e															No insignia
Guyana Air Corps v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Indian Air Force ^[6] v t e																			No insignia
Indian Air Force ^[6] v t e	Master warrant officer					Warrant officer	Junior warrant officer		Sergeant			Corporal			Leading aircraftsman				Aircraftsman
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Jamaican Air Wing v t e															No insignia
Jamaican Air Wing v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Air Force v t e															No insignia
Kenya Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2	Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Aircraftman
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e															No insignia
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malawi Air Force v t e															No insignia
Malawi Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Malaysian Air Force v t e															No insignia				No insignia
	Pegawai waran udara I					Pegawai waran udara II	Flait sarjan		Sarjan udara			Koperal udara		Laskar udara kanan	Laskar udara I				Laskar udara II	Perajurit muda
	Warrant officer class I					Warrant officer class II	Flight sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Leading aircraftman	Aircraftman first class				Aircraftman second class	Recruit
Mauritius	No air force
Mozambique Air Force v t e
Mozambique Air Force v t e							Intendente		Primeiro-sargento		Segundo-sargento	Terceiro-sargento		Cabo	Primeiro soldado
Namibian Air Force ^[7] v t e															No insignia
Namibian Air Force ^[7] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Flight sergeant		Sergeant			Aircraftman		Leading aircraftman	Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No air force
Royal New Zealand Air Force ^[8] v t e
Royal New Zealand Air Force ^[8] v t e	Warrant Officer						Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal			Leading Aircraftman				Aircraftman
Nigerian Air Force ^[9] v t e															No insignia
Nigerian Air Force ^[9] v t e	Air warrant officer			Master warrant officer		Warrant officer	Flight sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Aircraftman
Pakistan Air Force v t e
Pakistan Air Force v t e	Chief Warrant Officer					Warrant Officer	Assistant Warrant Officer		Senior Technician			Corporal Technician		Junior Technician	Senior Aircraftman		Leading Aircraftman		Aircraftman
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e															No insignia
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Rwandan Air Force ^[10] v t e																			No insignia
Rwandan Air Force ^[10] v t e	Warrant officer I					Warrant officer II	Sergeant major		Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal					Private
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No air force
Saint Lucia	No air force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No air force
Samoa	No air force
Seychelles Air Force ^[11] v t e
Seychelles Air Force ^[11] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force ^[12] v t e																			No insignia	No insignia
Republic of Singapore Air Force ^[12] v t e	Master sergeant					Staff sergeant	First sergeant		Second sergeant		Third sergeant	Corporal first class	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private first class				Private	Recruit
Solomon Islands	No air force
South African Air Force ^[13] v t e																			No insignia
South African Air Force ^[13] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Flight sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal					Aircraftman
Sri Lanka Air Force ^[14] v t e																			No insignia
Sri Lanka Air Force ^[14] v t e	Master warrant officer					Warrant officer	Flight sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal			Leading aircraftman				Aircraftman
Swaziland	No air force
Tanzania Air Force v t e															No insignia
Tanzania Air Force v t e	Warrant officer class 1 Maafisa Wateule 1					Warrant officer class 2 Maafisa Wateule 2	Flight sergeant Sajenti Kuruka		Sergeant Sajenti			Corporal Koplo		Lance corporal Koplo Mdogo	Aircraftman Mtu Ndege
Togolese Air Force ^[15] v t e																			No insignia
Togolese Air Force ^[15] v t e	Major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe				Soldat de 2^e classe
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard ^[16] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard ^[16] v t e	Warrant officer I					Warrant officer II			Sergeant			Corporal			Senior technician		Senior aircraftman		Junior Aircraftman/ Junior technician
Tuvalu	No air force
Royal Air Force ^[17] v t e																			No insignia
Royal Air Force ^[17] v t e	Warrant officer						Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal RAF Regiment only	Senior aircraftman/ woman technician	Senior aircraftman/ woman		Leading aircraftman/ woman	Aircraftman/ woman
Royal Air Force ^[17] (Aircrew) v t e
Royal Air Force ^[17] (Aircrew) v t e	Master aircrew						Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e															No insignia
Zambian Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1					Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted

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↑ "AIRMEN RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
↑ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
↑ "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
↑ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
↑ "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
↑ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026 . Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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↑ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
↑ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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[Australia-1] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[2] "AIRMEN RANKS". joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[Botswana-3] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Canada-4] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[Cyprus-5] "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[6] "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[Namibia-7] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-8] "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[Nigeria-9] Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026 . Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Rwanda-10] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[Seychelles-11] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-12] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_AirForce-13] "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[14] "Non-Commissioned Ranks". airforce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Togo-15] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Other-16] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_AirForce-17] 1 2 "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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