Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force

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The Royal Danish Air Force ranks follow the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence. The ranks used are based on the Royal Air Force, with some minor changes. For example, three strips in the RAF is an OF-4, while only an OF-3 in Denmark. [1]

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Current ranks

Officers

The highest officer's rank is OF-9 (General) which is reserved for the Chief of Defence (only when this seat is occupied by an Air Force officer). Similarly, OF-8 (Lieutenant general) is reserved for the Vice Chief of Defence. OF-7 (Major general) is used by the chief of the Air Staff and OF-6 (Brigadegeneral) by the chief of a brigade as well as keepers of high-office positions.

NATO codeOF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
Flag of Denmark (state).svg  Royal Danish Air Force [2]
RDAF-OF-9 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-8 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-7 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-6 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-5 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-4 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-3 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-2 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1b Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1a Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-(D) Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-5a Sleeve.svg
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant Sergent
(Officerselev)
Shirt insignia RDAF Gen.svg RDAF Lt Gen.svg RDAF Maj Gen.svg RDAF Brig Gen.svg RDAF Col.svg RDAF Lt Col.svg RDAF Maj.svg RDAF Capt.svg RDAF 1st Lt.svg RDAF Fly Off.svg RDAF 2nd Lt.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-5a.svg
Danish Pay Grade [3] M406M405M404M403M402M401M332
M331
M322		M321M312M311M310

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

NATO codeOR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
Flag of Denmark (state).svg  Royal Danish Air Force [2]
Danish Airforce OR-9a Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-8 Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-7 Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-5b Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-5a Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-4 Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-3 Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-2 Sleeve.svg Danish Airforce OR-1 Sleeve.svg
Chefsergent Seniorsergent Oversergent Sergent Sergent
(Officerselev)		 Korporal Flyverspecialist Flyveroverkonstabel Flyverkonstabel
Shoulder board Denmark-AirForce-OR-9a.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-8.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-7.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-5.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-5a.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-4.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-3.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-2.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-1.svg
Danish Pay Grade [3] M232M231M221M212M211M113M112

Additional ranks

NATO CodeOR-9OR-8OR-5OR-1
Service uniform Denmark-AirForce-OR-9c Sleeve.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-9b Sleeve.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-8b Sleeve.svg
Shoulder board Denmark-AirForce-OR-9c.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-9b.svg Denmark-AirForce-OR-8b.svg Danish Airforce OR-5 elev.svg Danish Airforce OR-1 elev.svg Danish Airforce conscript.svg
Danish [2] Flyvevåbnets ChefsergentMyndighedschefsergent/
Wingchefsergent		Myndighedsbefalingsmand/
Eskadrillebefalingsmand/
Afdelingsbefalingsmand		BefalingsmandselevFlyverkonstabelelevVærnepligtig menig
EnglishChief Master Sergeant of the Royal Danish Air ForceWing Command Senior
Enlisted Leader		Squadron Command Senior
Enlisted Leader		Sergeant trainee Aircraftman, trainee Conscript
Colour structure for OR-1–3
TechnicalAdministrationsOperations
Shoulder board Danish Airforce OR-3-Tech.svg Danish Airforce OR-3-Admin.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-3.svg

Clerical personnel

Types of rank insignia

Rank
(example)		MTSPilot suitPulloverService
HomeINTOPSShirtSleeve
Chefsergent [4] Blank.svg Blank.svg None Denmark-AirForce-OR-9a.svg Danish Airforce OR-9a Sleeve.svg
Kaptajn [4] RDAF-OF-2 MTS home.svg RDAF-OF-2 MTS INTOPS.svg RDAF-OF-2 pilot.svg RDAF Capt.svg RDAF-OF-2 Shirt.svg RDAF-OF-2 Sleeve.svg

Historical ranks

Officer ranks

Rank groupGeneral/Flag/Air officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
1950–1951 Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstløjtnant Kaptajn Kaptajnløjtnant Flyverløjtnant 1Flyverløjtnant 2
 ?–? [5] RDAF-OF-9 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-8 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-7 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-5 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-4 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-3 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-2 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1b Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-(D) Sleeve.svg
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstløjtnant Kaptajn Kaptajnløjtnant Flyverløjtnant 1Flyverløjtnant 2
 ?–? [6] RDAF-OF-9 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-8 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-7 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-5 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-4 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-3 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-2 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1b Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1a Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-(D) Sleeve.svg
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstløjtnant Kaptajn Kaptajnløjtnant PremierløjtnantLøjtnantSekondløjtnant
1983–? RDAF-OF-9 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-8 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-7 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-6 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-5 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-4 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-3 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-2 Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1b Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-1a Sleeve.svg
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant

Other ranks

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
1959–1962 [7] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Overfenrik Fenrik OversergentSergentKorporalFlyverelevMathMathelev
1965–1989 [8] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Seniorsergent af 1. gradSeniorsergent af 2. gradOversergentSergentSergent
(conscipted)		KorporalKorporal
(conscipted)		Overkonstabel af 1. gradOverkonstabel af 2. gradKonstabel

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References

  1. ↑ Marrup, Karsten (1 May 2017). "Stop galskaben med midlertidige tillagte grader!" [Stop the madness with temporary added ranks!]. OLFI (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Historik" [History]. forpers.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence . Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "FKOBST F.628-1 Uniformsbestemmelse for Flyvevåbnet" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Danish). Air Force Command. July 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Møller, N. Olaf (1956). "Flyvevåbnets Gredstegn M.V." (in Danish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Chief of the Army (1971). "Gradstegn m.v. for personel af Flyvevåbnet og Flyverhjemmeværnet". Grundbog for Hærens menige: HRN 212-10 (in Danish). Copenhagen: S. L. Møllers Bogtrykkeri. p. 266. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ↑ United States Department of the Army (1962). "Military Uniforms - DA Pam 355-120 - 1959 to 1962 - Part 2". Archive.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Davis, Brian L. (1988). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia . Blandford Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN   0-7137-1737-8 . Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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