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Rank comparison of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for air forces of African states.

Other ranks

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Algerian Air Force[1]
 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


National Air Force of Angola[2]
 No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Benin Benin No air force


 Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[3]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Burkina Faso Air Force[4][5]
 No insignia
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de deuxeme classe


Burundi Burundi No air force


 Cameroon Air Force
 No insignia
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


Cape Verde Cape Verde No air force


 Central African Air Force
 No insignia
Chief Warrant
Officer
Adjudant-chef 		Warrant
Officer
Adjudant 		Sergeant
Major
Sergent-major 		Staff Sergeant
Sergent-chef 		Career Sergeant
Sergent 		Sergeant
Sergent 		Corporal
Caporal-chef 		Lance Corporal
Caporal 		Private
First Class
Soldat Première 		Private
Soldat


 Chadian Air Force
 No insignia
Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal Soldat Première Soldat


Comoros Comoros No air force


 Air Force of the DR Congo
 No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant de première classe Adjudant Premier sergent major Sergent major Premier sergent Sergent Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe Recrue


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Congolese Air Force[6]
 No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat 1ère classe Soldat 2e classe


 Djibouti Air Force
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat Première Soldat


 Egyptian Air Force
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal 		مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		جندي
Jundi


 Equatorial Guinea Air Force
Sergeant Major
Brigada 		Master Sergeant
Sargento primero 		Sergeant
Sarjento 		Senior Corporal
Cabo primero 		Corporal
Cabo 		Private
Soldado de primera


Eritrea Eritrean Air Force
 No insignia
Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private 1st Class Private


 Ethiopian Air Force
 No insignia
ሲ ዋራንት ኦፊሰር
Sī waraniti ofīseri 		ጁኝር ዋራንት ኦፊሰር
Junyiri waraniti ofīseri 		ሻለቃ ባሻ
Shalek’a basha 		ሻለቃ መጋቢ ባሻ
Shalek’a megabī basha 		ሻምበል ባሻ
Shamibeli basha 		መጋቢ ሃምሳ አለቃ
Megabī hamisa ālek’a 		ሃምሳ አለቃ
Hamisa ālek’a 		አስር አለቃ
Āsiri ālek’a 		ምክትል አስር አለቃ
Mikitili āsiri ālek’a
Senior warrant officer Junior warrant officer Command sergeant major Staff sergeant major First sergeant Master sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private


 Gabonese Air Force
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat première Soldat


The Gambia Gambia No air force


 Ghana Air Force
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class I Warrant Officer Class II Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading Aircraftsman Aircraftsman


 Guinea Air Force
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2ème classe


Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau No air force


 Ivory Coast Air Force[7]
Adjudant-chef major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de seconde classe


 Kenya Air Force[8]
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Aircraftman


 Lesotho Air Squadron
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Liberian Air Wing[9]
Chief master sergeant Master sergeant Technical sergeant Staff sergeant Senior airman/woman Airman/woman first class Airman/woman Airman/woman basic


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Libyan Air Force[10]
 No insignia
Master sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Airman Airman basic


Madagascar Air Force[11]
 No insignia
Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat


Malawi Air Force
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


 Malian Air Force[12]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
 Mauritania Islamic Air Force[13]
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal 		مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		جندي
Jundiun


Mauritius Mauritius No air force


Royal Moroccan Air Force[14]
 No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-major Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat de deuxième classe


 Mozambique Air Force
Intendente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Terceiro-sargento Cabo Primeiro soldado


 Namibian Air Force[15]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Flight sergeant Sergeant Aircraftman Leading aircraftman Private
(or equivalent)


 Niger Air Force
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat


 Nigerian Air Force[16]
 No insignia
Air warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Aircraftman


 Rwandan Air Force[17]
 No insignia
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant major Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe No air force


 Senegalese Air Force
 No insignia
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat


Seychelles Seychelles Air Force[18]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Sierra Leone Sierra Leone No air force


Somali Air Force[19]
 No insignia
Chief Warrant Officer
Musharax Sarkaal 		Warrant Officer Class 1
Sadex Xarígle 		Warrant Officer Class 2
Laba Xarígle 		Warrant Officer Class 3
Xarígle 		Sergeant
Sadex Alífle 		Corporal
Laba Alífle 		Lance Corporal
Alífle 		Aircraftman
Dable


 South African Air Force[20]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Aircraftman


 South Sudan Air Force
Regimental Sergeant Major Sergeant Major Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private


 Sudanese Air Force[21]
 No insignia
مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		وكيل عريف
Wakil 'arif 		جندي
Jundiun


Eswatini Swaziland No air force


 Tanzania Air Force
 No insignia
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


Togo Togolese Air Force[22]
 No insignia
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de 1ère classe Soldat de 2e classe


 Tunisian Air Force[23][24]
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 1re classe Soldat


 Ugandan Air Force
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


 Zambian Air Force
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


 Air Force of Zimbabwe[25]
 No insignia
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

See also

References

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