Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

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

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Officers

Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda No air force
Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg  Royal Australian Air Force [1]
Australia RAAF OF-10.svg Australia RAAF OF-9.svg Australia RAAF OF-8.svg Australia RAAF OF-7.svg Australia RAAF OF-6.svg Australia RAAF OF-5.svg Australia RAAF OF-4.svg Australia RAAF OF-3.svg Australia RAAF OF-2.svg Australia RAAF OF-1b.svg Australia RAAF OF-1a.svg Australia RAAF OF (D).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 Bahamas.svg Bahamas No air force
Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Air Force [2]
British RAF OF-9.svg British RAF OF-8.svg British RAF OF-7.svg British RAF OF-6.svg British RAF OF-5.svg British RAF OF-4.svg British RAF OF-3.svg British RAF OF-2.svg British RAF OF-1b.svg British RAF OF-1a.svg Bangladesh Air Force OF(D).svg
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 Barbados.svg  Barbados No air force
Ensign of the Botswana Defence Force Air Wing.svg  Botswana Defence Force Air Wing [3]
Botswana Air Force-MG.svg 13.Botswana Air Force-BG.svg 12.Botswana Air Force-COL.svg 11.Botswana Air Force-LTC.svg 10.Botswana Air Force-MAJ.svg 09.Botswana Air Force-CPT.svg 08.Botswana Air Force-1LT.svg 07.Botswana Air Force-2LT.svg Botswana-AirForce-OF-(D).svg
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Ensign of the Royal Brunei Air Force.svg  Royal Brunei Air Force
20.RBrAF-FM.svg 19.RBrAF-GEN.svg 18.RBrAF-LG.svg 17.RBrAF-MG.svg 16.RBrAF-BG.svg 15.RBrAF-COL.svg 14.RBrAF-LTC.svg 13.RBrAF-MAJ.svg 12.RBrAF-CAPT.svg 11.RBrAF-1LT.svg 10.RBrAF-2LT.svg 09.RBrAF-OC.svg
Marsyal udara Jeneral (udara) Leftenan jeneral (udara) Mejar jeneral (udara) Brigedier jeneral (udara) Kolonel (udara) Leftenan kolonel (udara) Mejar (udara) Kapten (udara) Leftenan (udara) Leftenan muda (udara) Pegawai kadet (udara)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Air Force
17.Cameroon Air Force-GEN.svg 16.Cameroon Air Force-LG.svg 15.Cameroon Air Force-MG.svg 14.Cameroon Air Force-BG.svg 13.Cameroon Air Force-COL.svg 12.Cameroon Air Force-LTC.svg 11.Cameroon Air Force-MAJ.svg 10.Cameroon Air Force-CPT.svg 09.Cameroon Air Force-1LT.svg 08.Cameroon Air Force-2LT.svg
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 ensign.svg  Royal Canadian Air Force [4]
Canada-Air force-OF-9-collected.svg Canada-Air force-OF-8-collected.svg Canada-Air force-OF-7-collected.svg Canada-Air force-OF-6-collected.svg Canadian RCAF OF-5.svg Canadian RCAF OF-4.svg Canadian RCAF OF-3.svg Canadian RCAF OF-2.svg Canadian RCAF OF-1b.svg Canadian RCAF OF-1a.svg Canadian RCAF OF (D).svg
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
GénéralLieutenant-généralMajor-généralBrigadier-généralColonelLieutenant-colonelMajorCapitaineLieutenantSous-lieutenantÉlève-officier
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica No air force
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji No air force
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabonese Air Force
23.GAF-GEN.svg 22.GAF-LG.svg 21.GAF-MG.svg 20.GAF-BG.svg 18.GAF-COL.svg 16.GAF-LTC.svg 14.GAF-MAJ.svg 12.GAF-CPT.svg 10.GAF-LT.svg Blank.svg
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
Air Force Ensign of Ghana.svg  Ghana Air Force
16.Ghana Air Force-GEN.svg 15.Ghana Air Force-LG.svg 14.Ghana Air Force-MG.svg 13.Ghana Air Force-BG.svg 12.Ghana Air Force-COL.svg 11.Ghana Air Force-LTC.svg 10.Ghana Air Force-MAJ.svg 09.Ghana Air Force-CPT.svg 08.Ghana Air Force-1LT.svg 07.Ghana Air Force-2LT.svg
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada No air force
Air Force Ensign of India.svg  Indian Air Force [5]
Indian IAF OF-10.svg Indian IAF OF-9.svg Indian IAF OF-8.svg Indian IAF OF-7.svg Indian IAF OF-6.svg Indian IAF OF-5.svg Indian IAF OF-4.svg Indian IAF OF-3.svg Indian IAF OF-2.svg Indian IAF OF-1b.svg Indian IAF OF-0.svg
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
Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Ensign of the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing.svg  Jamaican Air Wing
Jamaican Air Force OF-4.svg Jamaican Air Force OF-3.svg Jamaican Air Force OF-2.svg Jamaican Air Force OF-1B.svg Jamaican Air Force OF-1A.svg Jamaican Air Force OF-D.svg
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Air Force Ensign of Kenya.svg  Kenya Air Force [6]
17. Kenyan Air Force CinC.svg 16. Kenyan Air Force GEN.svg 15. Kenyan Air Force LG.svg 14. Kenyan Air Force MG.svg 13. Kenyan Air Force BG.svg 12. Kenyan Air Force COL.svg 11. Kenyan Air Force LTCOL.svg 10. Kenyan Air Force MAJ.svg 09. Kenyan Air Force CAPT.svg 08. Kenyan Air Force LT.svg 07. Kenyan Air Force 2LT.svg
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati No air force
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Air Squadron
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Air Force
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Malawi Air Force - OF-2.svg Malawi Air Force - OF-1b.svg Malawi Air Force - OF-1a.svg
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Royal Malaysian Air Force Flag.svg  Royal Malaysian Air Force [7]
Malaysia-Air Force-OF-10.svg Malaysia-Air Force-OF-9.svg Malaysia-Air Force-OF-8.svg Malaysia-Air Force-OF-7.svg Malaysia-Air Force-OF-6.svg Colonel of Royal Malaysian Air Force.png Lieutenant Colonel of Royal Malaysian Air Force.png Major of Royal Malaysian Air Force.png Captain of Royal Malaysian Air Force.png Lieutenant of Royal Malaysian Air Force.png 2nd Lieutenant of Royal Malaysian Air Force.png No insignia
Marsyal tentera udaraJeneral TUDMLeftenan jeneral TUDMMejar jeneral TUDMBrigedier jeneral TUDMKolonel TUDMLeftenan kolonel TUDMMejar TUDMKapten TUDMLeftenan TUDMLeftenan muda TUDMPegawai kadet
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius No air force
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Air Force
Mozambique-AirForce-OF-8.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-7.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-6.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-5.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-4.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-3.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-2.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-1b.svg Mozambique-AirForce-OF-1a.svg
Coronel General Tenente General Major General Coronel Tenente Coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
Flag of the Namibian Air Force.svg  Namibian Air Force [8]
16-Namibia Air Force-ACM.svg 15-Namibia Air Force-AIRMSHL.svg 14-Namibia Air Force-AVM.svg 13-Namibia Air Force-AIRCDRE.svg 12-Namibia Air Force-GPCAPT.svg 11-Namibia Air Force-WGCDR.svg 10-Namibia Air Force-SQNLDR.svg 09-Namibia Air Force-FLTLT.svg 08-Namibia Air Force-FLGOFF.svg 07-Namibia Air Force-PLTOFF.svg
Chief air marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru No air force
Air Force Ensign of New Zealand.svg  Royal New Zealand Air Force [9]
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
Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg  Nigerian Air Force [10]
Nigeria-AirForce-OF-10.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-9.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-8.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-7.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-6.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-5.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-4.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-3.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-2.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-1b.svg Nigeria-AirForce-OF-1a.svg
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
Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Air Force
Pak-air-force-OF-10.svg Pak-air-force-OF-9.svg Pak-air-force-OF-8.svg Pak-air-force-OF-7.svg Pak-air-force-OF-6.svg Pak-air-force-OF-5.svg Pak-air-force-OF-4.svg Pak-air-force-OF-3.svg Pak-air-force-OF-2.svg Pak-air-force-OF-1b.svg Pak-air-force-OF-1a.svg Pak-air-force-OF(D).png
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
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
Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwandan Air Force [11]
16-Rwanda Air Force-GEN.svg 15-Rwanda Air Force-LG.svg 14-Rwanda Air Force-MG.svg 13-Rwanda Air Force-BG.svg 12-Rwanda Air Force-COL.svg 11-Rwanda Air Force-LTC.svg 10-Rwanda Air Force-MAJ.svg 09-Rwanda Air Force-CPT.svg 08-Rwanda Air Force-1LT.svg 07-Rwanda Air Force-2LT.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis No air force
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia No air force
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No air force
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa No air force
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone No air force
RSAFinfoboxflag.png  Republic of Singapore Air Force [12]
No insignia yet 10-RSAF-OF08.svg 09-RSAF-OF07.svg 08-RSAF-OF06.svg 07-RSAF-OF05.svg 06-RSAF-OF04b.svg 05-RSAF-OF04a.svg 04-RSAF-OF03.svg 03-RSAF-OF02.svg 02-RSAF-OF01b.svg 01-RSAF-OF01a.svg Singapore-Army-OF-(3D).svg Singapore-Army-OF-(2D).svg Singapore-Army-OF-(1D).svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Officer cadet
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands No air force
Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg  South African Air Force [13]
SAAF-OF-9.svg SAAF-OF-8.svg SAAF-OF-7.svg SAAF-OF-6.svg SAAF-OF-5.svg SAAF-OF-4.svg SAAF-OF-3.svg SAAF-OF-2.svg SAAF-OF-1b.svg SAAF-OF-1a.svg SAAF-Candidate Offr.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate
Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Air Force [14]
UK-Air-OF10.svg UK-Air-OF9.svg UK-Air-OF8.svg UK-Air-OF7.svg UK-Air-OF6.svg UK-Air-OF5.svg UK-Air-OF4.svg UK-Air-OF3.svg UK-Air-OF2.svg UK-Air-OF1A.svg UK-Air-OF1B.svg
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 Officer cadet
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland No air force
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Air Force
17-Tanzania Air Force-GEN.svg 16-Tanzania Air Force-LG.svg 15-Tanzania Air Force-MG.svg 14-Tanzania Air Force-BG.svg 13-Tanzania Air Force-COL.svg 12-Tanzania Air Force-LTC.svg 11-Tanzania Air Force-MAJ.svg 10-Tanzania Air Force-CPT.svg 09-Tanzania Air Force-1LT.svg 08-Tanzania Air Force-2LT.svg 07-Tanzania Air Force-OC.svg
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate
Flag of Togo.svg Togolese Air Force [15]
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Général de division aérienneGénéral de brigade aérienneColonelLieutenant-colonelCommandantCapitaineLieutenantSous-lieutenant
Flag of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard [16]
TaT-Air Guard-OF-7.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-6.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-5.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-4.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-3.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-2.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-1b.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-1a.png TaT-Air Guard-OF-D.png
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu No air force
Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg  Ugandan Air Force
Uganda-AirForce-OF-9.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-8.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-7.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-6.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-5.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-4.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-3.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-2.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-1b.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-1a.svg Uganda-AirForce-OF-D.png
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer cadet
Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force [17]
United Kingdom-Air force-OF-10-collected.svg United Kingdom-Air force-OF-9-collected.svg United Kingdom-Air force-OF-8-collected.svg United Kingdom-Air force-OF-7-collected.svg United Kingdom-Air force-OF-6-collected.svg British RAF OF-5.svg British RAF OF-4.svg British RAF OF-3.svg British RAF OF-2.svg British RAF OF-1b.svg British RAF OF-1a.svg UK-RAF-OFD.svg
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
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu No air force
Air Force Ensign of Zambia.svg  Zambian Air Force
Zambia-airforce 16.gif Zambia-airforce 15.gif Zambia-airforce 14.gif Zambia-airforce 13.gif Zambia-airforce 12.gif Zambia-airforce 11.gif Zambia-airforce 10.gif Zambia-airforce 09.gif Zambia-airforce 08.gif Zambia-airforce 07.gif
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Rank groupGeneral/flag officersField/senior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

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