Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Francophone countries

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

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Algerian Air Force^[1] v t e																No insignia
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal					مساعد Mosa'id			رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib	عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif		جندي Jundiun
	Adjudant chef					Adjudant			Sergent chef		Sergent	Caporal chef		Caporal		Djoundi
Belgian Air Component^[2] v t e																No insignia
	Adjudant-Majoor			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant	1ste sergeant-majoor		1ste sergeant-chef	1ste sergeant	Sergeant	1ste korporaal-chef	Korporaal-chef	Korporaal	1ste soldaat	Soldaat
	Adjudant-Major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant	1er sergeant-major		1er sergeant-chef	1er sergeant	Sergeant	1er caporal-chef	Caporal-chef	Caporal	1er soldat	Soldat
	Majoradjutant			Chefadjudant		Adjudant	1er Sergeant Major		1er Sergeant Chef	1er Sergeant	Sergeant	1er Korporal Chef	Korporal Chef	Korporal	1er soldat	Soldat
Benin	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)
Comoros	No air force
Air Force of the DR Congo v t e																No insignia
Air Force of the DR Congo v t e	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-Chef			Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant de Première Classe		Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant	Sergeant Major First Class Premier Sergent Major	Sergeant Major Sergent Major	Sergeant First Class Premier Sergent		Sergeant Sergent			Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de Première Classe	Private Soldat de Seconde Classe	Recruit Recrue
Congolese Air Force^[4] v t e																No insignia
Congolese Air Force^[4] v t e	Adjudant-chef					Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat 1ère classe	Soldat 2e classe
Djibouti Air Force v t e
Djibouti Air Force v t e	Adjudant-chef					Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat Première	Soldat
Equatorial Guinea Air Force v t e
Equatorial Guinea Air Force v t e						Sergeant Major Brigada	Master Sergeant Sargento primero		Sergeant Sarjento			Senior Corporal Cabo primero		Corporal Cabo		Private Soldado de primera
French Air and Space Force^[5] v t e
French Air and Space Force^[5] v t e	Major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Aviateur 1^e classe	Aviateur 2^e classe
Gabonese Air Force v t e
Gabonese Air Force v t e	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat première	Soldat
Guinea Air Force v t e
Guinea Air Force v t e	Major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe	Soldat de 2^ème classe
Haitian Air Force v t e
Haitian Air Force v t e
Ivory Coast Air Force^[6] v t e
Ivory Coast Air Force^[6] v t e	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat de seconde classe
Lebanese Air Force^[7] v t e																No insignia
Lebanese Air Force^[7] v t e	مؤهل أول Muahal 'awal		مؤهل Muahal		معاون أوّل Maawan 'awal	معاون Maawan			رقيب أوّل Raqib awwl		رقيب Raqib	عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun 'awal	جندي Jundiun
Madagascar Air Force^[8] v t e																No insignia
Madagascar Air Force^[8] v t e	Adjudant-major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant	Sergent-major		Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal		Soldat
Mauritania Islamic Air Force^[9] v t e
Mauritania Islamic Air Force^[9] v t e	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal					مساعد Mosa'id			رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib			عريف 'arif		جندي Jundiun
Mauritius	No air force
Monaco	No air force
Royal Moroccan Air Force^[10] v t e																No insignia
Royal Moroccan Air Force^[10] v t e	Adjudant-chef					Adjudant	Sergent-major		Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat de deuxième classe
Senegalese Air Force v t e																No insignia
Senegalese Air Force v t e	Adjudant-chef					Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de première classe	Soldat
Seychelles Air Force^[11] v t e
Seychelles Air Force^[11] v t e	Warrant officer class 1					Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Togolese Air Force^[12] v t e																No insignia
Togolese Air Force^[12] v t e	Major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de 1^ère classe	Soldat de 2^e classe
Tunisian Air Force^[13] v t e
	وكيل أعلى Wakil 'aelaa			وكيل أول Wakil 'awal		وكيل Wakil			عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب Raqib	جندي أول Jundiun awwal	جندي متطوع Jundiun
	Major			Adjudant-chef		Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de 1^re classe	Soldat
Vanuatu	No air force
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted

References

^ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "IPR Luchtcomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Les grades" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr (in French). Ministry of Armed Forces (France). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "الرتب العسكرية". lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265.
^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Décret n° 72-380 du 6 décembre 1972, portant Statut particulier des militaires". legislation-securite.tn (in French). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[Algeria-1] "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Belgium_AirForce-2] "IPR Luchtcomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

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

[RepublicoftheCongo-4] "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[France_AirForce-5] "Les grades" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr (in French). Ministry of Armed Forces (France). Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[IvoryCoast-6] "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[Lebanon-7] "الرتب العسكرية". lebarmy.gov.lb (in Arabic). Lebanese Armed Forces. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[Madagascar-8] "LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires" (PDF). defense.gov.mg (in French). Ministry of Defence (Madagascar). 15 November 1996. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[Mauritania_Other-9] "رتب الأفراد غير الضباط" [Ranks of Non-officers]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[Morocco-10] Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265.

[Seychelles-11] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Togo-12] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Tunisia-13] "Décret n° 72-380 du 6 décembre 1972, portant Statut particulier des militaires". legislation-securite.tn (in French). Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. 6 December 1972. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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