Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania

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Rank comparison chart of air forces of Oceanian states.

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Officers

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg  Royal Australian Air Force [1]
RAAF O11(OF10) MRAAF rank ins.svg RAAF O10(OF9) ACM rank ins.svg RAAF O9 (OF8) AIRMSHL rank ins.svg RAAF O8(OF7) AVM rank ins.svg RAAF O7 (OF6) AIRCDRE rank ins.svg RAAF O6 (OF5) GPCAPT rank ins.svg RAAF O5 (OF4) WGCDR rank ins.svg RAAF O4 (OF3) SQNLDR rank ins.svg RAAF O3 (OF2) FLTLT rank ins.svg RAAF O2 (OF1) FLGOFF rank ins.svg RAAF O1 (OF1) PLTOFF rank ins.svg RAAF CADET (OF(D)) OFFCDT rank ins.svg
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
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 [2]
RNZAF OF-10.svg RNZAF OF-8.svg RNZAF OF-7.svg RNZAF OF-6.svg RNZAF OF-5.svg RNZAF OF-4.svg RNZAF OF-3.svg RNZAF OF-2.svg RNZAF OF-1b.svg RNZAF OF-1a.svg RNZAF OF(D).png
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
Flag of Palau.svg Palau No air force
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Air Element
PNGDF AF COL.png PNGDF AF LCOL.png PNGDF AF MAJ.png PNGDF AF CPT.png PNGDF AF 1LT.png PNGDF AF 2LT.png PNGDF AF OF-(D-2).svg PNGDF AF OF-(D).svg
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet
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 groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

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References

  1. ↑ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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