Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force [1] v t e
	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
Barbados	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e
															Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing [2] v t e
							Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e
	Marshal of the Air Force Marsyal Udara		General Jeneral (Udara)		Lieutenant General Leftenan Jeneral (Udara)		Major General Mejar Jeneral (Udara)		Brigadier General Brigedier Jeneral (Udara)		Colonel Kolonel (Udara)		Lieutenant Colonel Leftenan Kolonel (Udara)		Major Mejar (Udara)		Captain Kapten (Udara)		Lieutenant Leftenan (Udara)			Second Lieutenant Leftenan Muda (Udara)			Officer Cadet Pegawai Kadet (Udara)
Burundi	No air force
Cameroon Air Force v t e
			Général d'armée aérienne		Général de corps aérien		Général de division aérienne		Général de brigade aérienne		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Royal Canadian Air Force [3] v t e
			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
Gambia	No air force
Ghana Air Force v t e
			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
Guyana Air Corps v t e
													Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Haitian Air Force v t e
Indian Air Force [4] v t e
	Marshal of the Indian Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer						Flight cadet
Irish Air Corps [5] v t e
	Lieutenant-General Lefteanant-Ghinearál				Major-General Maor-Ghinearál			Brigadier-General Briogáidire-Ghinearál			Colonel Cornal		Lieutenant-Colonel Lefteanant-Chornal		Commandant Ceannfort		Captain Captaen		Lieutenant Lefteanant			Second-Lieutenant Dara-Lefteanant			Officer Cadet Dalta Oifigeach
Jamaican Air Wing v t e
													Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Kenya Air Force [6] v t e
	Commander-in-Chief		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Liberian Air Wing [7] v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Malawi Air Force v t e
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Malian Air Force [8] v t e
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel-major	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Aspirant						Élève officier d'active
Marshall Islands	No air force
Mauritius	No air force
Federated States of Micronesia	No air force
Namibian Air Force [9] v t e
			Chief air marshal		Air marshal		Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer
Nauru	No air force
Royal New Zealand Air Force [10] v t e
	Marshal of the RNZAF				Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer			Officer cadet
Nigerian Air Force [11] v t e
	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 Air Force v t e
	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			Officer Cadet
Palau	No air force
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Senior officer cadet						Junior officer cadet
Philippine Air Force [12] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rwandan Air Force [13] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second 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
Senegalese Air Force v t e
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant
Seychelles Air Force [14] v t e
									Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force [15] v t e			No insignia yet
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Solomon Islands	No air force
South African Air Force [16] v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer candidate
South Sudan v t e
	Air Marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Sudanese Air Force [17] v t e
			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim
Tanzania Air Force v t e
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer candidate
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard [18] v t e
							Air vice marshal		Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Flying officer			Pilot officer			Officer cadet
Tuvalu	No air force
Ugandan Air Force v t e
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer cadet
Royal Air Force [19] v t e
	Marshal of the RAF		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
United States Air Force [20] v t e
	General of the Air Force		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia)
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e
			General		Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant
Air Force of Zimbabwe [21] v t e
			Air chief marshal		Air marshal		Air vice-marshal		Air commodore		Group Captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader		Flight lieutenant		Air lieutenant			Air sub-lieutenant
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

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