Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	Senior NCOs												Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t e
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t e	Warrant Officer of the Air Force			Warrant officer			Flight sergeant				Sergeant		Corporal			Leading aircraftman				Aircraftman
Bahamas	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e																No insignia
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[2] v t e																				No insignia
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[2] v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal					Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e																No insignia
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)			Pegawai waran 1 (udara)			Pegawai waran 2 (udara)		Staf sarjan (udara)		Sarjan (udara)		Koperal (udara)		Lans koperal (udara)	Prebet/Soldadu (udara)
Burundi	No air force
Cameroon Air Force v t e																				No insignia
Cameroon Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Flight sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent	Corporal Caporal-chef		Lance Corporal Caporal	Leading aircraftman Soldat Première				Aircraftman Soldat
Royal Canadian Air Force^[3] v t e
	Canadian Forces chief warrant officer	Command chief warrant officer	Senior appointment chief warrant officer		Chief warrant officer		Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant		Master corporal		Corporal	Aviator (trained)				Aviator (basic)
	Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes	Adjudant-chef du commandement	Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant-maître		Adjudant		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal	Aviateur (formé)				Aviateur (confirmé)
Dominica	No air force
Fiji	No air force
Gambia	No air force
Ghana Air Force v t e																				No insignia
Ghana Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal			Leading Aircraftsman				Aircraftsman
Grenada	No air force
Guyana Air Corps v t e																No insignia
Guyana Air Corps v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Haitian Air Force v t e
Haitian Air Force v t e
Indian Air Force^[4] v t e																				No insignia
Indian Air Force^[4] v t e	Master warrant officer						Warrant officer		Junior warrant officer		Sergeant		Corporal			Leading aircraftsman				Aircraftsman
Irish Air Corps^[5] v t e																					No insignia
Irish Air Corps^[5] v t e	Regimental sergeant major Maor-sáirsint reisiminte						Regimental quartermaster sergeant Ceathrúsháirsint reisiminte		Flight sergeant Sáirsint eitleoige		Flight quartermaster sergeant Ceathrúsháirsint eitleoige	Sergeant Sáirsint	Corporal Ceannaire		Airman 3 star Eitleoir, 3 réalta	Airman 2 Star Eitleoir, 2 réalta				Apprentice Printíseach	Recruit Earcach
Jamaican Air Wing v t e																No insignia
Jamaican Air Wing v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Air Force v t e																No insignia
Kenya Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Aircraftman
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e																No insignia
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Air Wing^[6] v t e
Liberian Air Wing^[6] v t e	Chief master sergeant						Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant	Senior airman/woman	Airman/woman first class		Airman/woman	Airman/woman basic
Malawi Air Force v t e																No insignia
Malawi Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malian Air Force^[7] v t e
Malian Air Force^[7] v t e	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de première classe				Soldat
Marshall Islands	No air force
Mauritius	No air force
Federated States of Micronesia	No air force
Namibian Air Force^[8] v t e																No insignia
Namibian Air Force^[8] v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Aircraftman		Leading aircraftman	Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No air force
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[9] v t e
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[9] v t e	Warrant Officer								Flight Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal			Leading Aircraftman				Aircraftman
Nigerian Air Force^[10] v t e																No insignia
Nigerian Air Force^[10] v t e	Air warrant officer			Master warrant officer			Warrant officer		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Aircraftman
Pakistan Air Force v t e
Pakistan Air Force v t e	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Assistant Warrant Officer		Senior Technician		Corporal Technician		Junior Technician	Senior Aircraftman		Leading Aircraftman		Aircraftman
Palau	No air force
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e																No insignia
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Philippine Air Force^[11] v t e
Philippine Air Force^[11] v t e	Chief master sergeant			Senior master sergeant			Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Airman first class			Airman second class				Airman
Rwandan Air Force^[12] v t e																				No insignia
Rwandan Air Force^[12] v t e	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II		Sergeant major		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal					Private
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No air force
Saint Lucia	No air force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No air force
Samoa	No air force
Seychelles Air Force^[13] v t e
Seychelles Air Force^[13] v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[14] v t e																				No insignia	No insignia
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[14] v t e	Master sergeant						Staff sergeant		First sergeant		Second sergeant	Third sergeant	Corporal first class	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private first class				Private	Recruit
Solomon Islands	No air force
South African Air Force^[15] v t e																				No insignia
South African Air Force^[15] v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal					Aircraftman
South Sudan Air Force v t e
South Sudan Air Force v t e	Regimental Sergeant Major						Sergeant Major				Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Sudanese Air Force^[16] v t e																No insignia
Sudanese Air Force^[16] v t e							مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib		عريف 'arif		وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Tanzania Air Force v t e																No insignia
Tanzania Air Force v t e	Warrant officer class 1 Maafisa Wateule 1						Warrant officer class 2 Maafisa Wateule 2		Flight sergeant Sajenti Kuruka		Sergeant Sajenti		Corporal Koplo		Lance corporal Koplo Mdogo	Aircraftman Mtu Ndege
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[17] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[17] v t e	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II				Sergeant		Corporal			Senior technician		Senior aircraftman		Junior Aircraftman/ Junior technician
Tuvalu	No air force
Ugandan Air Force v t e																No insignia
Ugandan Air Force v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Air Force^[18] v t e																				No insignia
Royal Air Force^[18] v t e	Warrant officer								Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal (RAF Regiment only)	Air specialist (class 1) technician	Air specialist (class 1)		Air specialist (class 2)	Air recruit
Royal Air Force^[18] (Aircrew) v t e
Royal Air Force^[18] (Aircrew) v t e	Master aircrew								Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
United States Air Force^[19] v t e																				No insignia
United States Air Force^[19] v t e	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman	Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau	Command Chief Master Sergeant	First sergeant	Chief master sergeant	First sergeant	Senior master sergeant	First sergeant	Master sergeant	Technical sergeant	Staff sergeant	Senior airman		Airman first class	Airman				Airman basic
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e																No insignia
Zambian Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Air Force of Zimbabwe^[20] v t e																				No insignia
Air Force of Zimbabwe^[20] v t e	Warrant officer class 1						Master technician	Warrant officer class 2	Master sergeant	Flight sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Senior aircraftman	Leading aircraftman				Aircraftman
Rank group	Senior NCOs												Junior NCOs			Enlisted

References

^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Air Corps Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ 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.
^ "Ranks". paf.mil.ph. Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ "Air Force Instruction 36-2903" (PDF). Department of the Air Force. 25 June 2021. p. 108. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "RANKS AND BADGES IN THE AFZ". afz.gov.zw. Air Force of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Australia-1] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[Botswana-2] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Canada-3] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[4] "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[Ireland_AirForce-5] "Air Corps Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Liberia-6] "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Mali-7] "2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali" (in French). 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[Namibia-8] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-9] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-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.

[Philippines_AirForce-11] "Ranks". paf.mil.ph. Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Rwanda-12] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[Seychelles-13] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-14] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_AirForce-15] "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Sudan-16] "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Other-17] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_AirForce-18] "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[US_Airforce-19] "Air Force Instruction 36-2903" (PDF). Department of the Air Force. 25 June 2021. p. 108. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[Zimbabwe_AirForce-20] "RANKS AND BADGES IN THE AFZ". afz.gov.zw. Air Force of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

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