Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations 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]
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
 Bangladesh Air Force[2]
Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer Officer cadet
 Barbados No air force
 Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[3]
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
 Royal Brunei Air Force
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)
 Cameroon Air Force
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[4]
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
 Ghana Air Force
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
 Indian Air Force[5]
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 group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Jamaican Air Wing
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
 Kenya Air Force[6]
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Kiribati No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Malawi Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
 Royal Malaysian Air Force[7]
 No insignia
Marsyal tentera udara Jeneral TUDM Leftenan jeneral TUDM Mejar jeneral TUDM Brigedier jeneral TUDM Kolonel TUDM Leftenan kolonel TUDM Mejar TUDM Kapten TUDM Leftenan TUDM Leftenan muda TUDM Pegawai kadet
 Mauritius No air force
 Mozambique Air Force
Coronel General Tenente General Major General Coronel Tenente Coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
 Namibian Air Force[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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
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
Papua New Guinea Air Element
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Rwandan Air Force[11]
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
Sierra Leone No air force
 Republic of Singapore Air Force[12]
 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[13]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate
 Sri Lanka Air Force[14]
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
Swaziland No air force
 Tanzania Air Force
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate
 Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[15]
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
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer cadet
 Royal Air Force[16]
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
 Vanuatu No air force
 Zambian Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

See also

Notes

    References
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    3. "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
    4. "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
    5. "For Officers". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
    6. "Kenya Air Force commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
    7. "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
    8. "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
    9. "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
    10. 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.
    11. "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
    12. "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
    13. "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
    14. "Commissioned Officers". airforce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
    15. "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
    16. "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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