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 Antigua and Barbuda No air force


 Royal Australian Air Force[1][2]
 Warrant Officer of the Air Force Warrant Officer Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman
Warrant Officer
of the Air Force 		Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftman/
aircraftwoman 		Aircraftman/
aircraftwoman


The Bahamas Bahamas No air force


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


 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)


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


 Royal Canadian Air Force[4]
Chief warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Sergeant Master corporal Corporal Aviator (trained) Aviator (basic)
Adjudant-chef Adjudant-maître Adjudant Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Aviateur (formé) Aviateur (confirmé)


 Dominica No air force


Fiji Fiji No air force


The Gambia Gambia No air force


 Ghana Air Force[5]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class I Warrant officer class II Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading aircraftsman Aircraftsman


Grenada Grenada No air force


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


Haitian Air Force


 Indian Air Force[6]
No insignia
Master warrant officer
मास्टर वारंट अफसर 		Warrant officer
वारंट अफसर 		Junior warrant officer
जूनियर वारंट अफसर 		Sergeant
सार्जेंट 		Corporal
कॉरपोरल 		Leading aircraftsman
लीडिंग एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन 		Aircraftsman
एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन


 Irish Air Corps[7]
 No insignia
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
 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


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


Kiribati Kiribati No air force


 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
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[10]
Major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat de première classe Soldat
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No air force


Mauritius Mauritius No air force


Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No air force


 Namibian Air Force[11]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Flight sergeant Sergeant Aircraftman Leading aircraftman Private
(or equivalent)


Nauru Nauru No air force


 Royal New Zealand Air Force[12]
 Warrant Officer Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman
Warrant Officer Flight Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman


 Nigerian Air Force[13]
 No insignia
Air warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Flight sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Aircraftman


 Pakistan Air Force
Chief Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Assistant Warrant Officer Senior Technician Corporal Technician Junior Technician Senior Aircraftman Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman


Palau Palau No air force


Papua New Guinea Air Element
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private


 Philippine Air Force[14]
Chief master sergeant Senior master sergeant Master sergeant Technical sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Airman first class Airman second class Airman
 Rwandan Air Force[15]
 No insignia
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant major Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private


Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis No air force


Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No air force


 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No air force


Samoa Samoa No air force


Seychelles Seychelles Air Force[16]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Sierra Leone Sierra Leone No air force


 Republic of Singapore Air Force[17]
 No insignia No insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant First sergeant Second sergeant Third sergeant Corporal first class Corporal Lance corporal Private first class Private Recruit


Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No air force


 South African Air Force[18]
 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[19]
 No insignia
مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		وكيل عريف
Wakil 'arif 		جندي
Jundiun


 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


 Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[20]
Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Sergeant Corporal Senior technician Senior aircraftman Junior Aircraftman/
Junior technician


Tuvalu Tuvalu No air force


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


 Royal Air Force[21]
No insignia
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[21]
(Aircrew)
Master aircrew Flight sergeant aircrew Sergeant aircrew


 United States Air Force[22]
 No insignia
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 Vanuatu No air force


 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[23]
 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

References

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  2. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  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. ^ "Rank Structure". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Air Force. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Air Corps Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Ranks". paf.mil.ph. Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  15. ^ "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  22. ^ "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  23. ^ "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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