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]

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 code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
 Royal Danish Air Force[2]
 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
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant Sergent
(Officerselev)
Sleeve insignia 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 Pay Grade[3] M406 M405 M404 M403 M402 M401 M332
M331
M322		 M321 M312 M311 M310

Enlisted

The Danish OR's also follow the NATO system, though there are no OR-6's. OR-4 (Korporal) is the highest of the M100-level ranks and is not considered a NCO-rank.

NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
 Royal Danish Air Force[2]
 Denmark-AirForce-OR-9b.svg 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
Flyvevåbnets Chefsergent Chefsergent Seniorsergent Oversergent Sergent Sergent
(Officerselev) 		Korporal Flyverspecialist Flyveroverkonstabel Flyverkonstabel
Danish Pay Grade[3] M232 M231 M221 M212 M211 M113 M112
Other rank insignia
NATO Code OR-5 OR-1
Shoulder board Danish Airforce OR-5 elev.svg Danish Airforce OR-1 elev.svg Danish Airforce conscript.svg
Danish Sergentelev Flyverkonstabelelev Værnepligtig menig
English NCO trainee Aircraftman, trainee Conscript
Colour structure for OR-1–3
Technical Administrations Operations
Shoulder board Danish Airforce OR-3-Tech.svg Danish Airforce OR-3-Admin.svg Danish-Airforce-OR-3.svg

Clerical personnel

  • Clerical personnel
  • Air Force Dean

    Air Force Dean

  • Air Force Chaplain

    Air Force Chaplain

  • Air Force Conscript Chaplain

    Air Force Conscript Chaplain

Historical ranks

Officer ranks

Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
?–?[4] 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 1 Flyverløjtnant 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-1a Sleeve.svg RDAF-OF-(D) Sleeve.svg
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstløjtnant Kaptajn Kaptajnløjtnant Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant

Other ranks

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
1959–1962[6] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Overfenrik Fenrik Oversergent Sergent Korporal Flyverelev Math Mathelev
1965–1989[7] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Seniorsergent af 1. grad Seniorsergent af 2. grad Oversergent Sergent Sergent
(conscipted) 		Korporal Korporal
(conscipted) 		Overkonstabel af 1. grad Overkonstabel af 2. grad Konstabel

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. ^ a b "Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Historik" [History]. forpers.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ^ Møller, N. Olaf (1956). "Flyvevåbnets Gredstegn M.V." (in Danish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ United States Department of the Army (1962). "Military Uniforms - DA Pam 355-120 - 1959 to 1962 - Part 2". Archive.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ 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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