Rank comparison chart of officers for air forces of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group General/Flag/Air officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda No air force


 Royal Australian Air Force[1]
Marshal of the RAAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


The Bahamas Bahamas No air force


 Barbados No air force


Belize Defence Force Air Wing
 Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


 Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[2]
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Burundi Burundi No air force


 Cameroon Air Force
Général d'armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Royal Canadian Air Force[3][4]
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Général(e) Lieutenant(e)-général(e) Major(e)-général(e) Brigadier(ère)-général(e) Colonel(le) Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) Major(e) Capitaine Lieutenant(e) Sous-lieutenant(e) Élève-officier(ère)
 Dominica No air force


 Fiji No air force


The Gambia Gambia No air force


 Ghana Air Force[5]
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
 Grenada No air force


Guyana Air Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet


Haitian Air Force


 Indian Air Force[6]
Marshal of the Indian Air Force
मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स 		Air chief marshal
एयर चीफ मार्शल 		Air marshal
एयर मार्शल 		Air vice marshal
एयर वाइस मार्शल 		Air commodore
एयर कमोडोर 		Group captain
ग्रुप कैप्टन 		Wing commander
विंग कमांडर 		Squadron leader
स्क्वाड्रन लीडर 		Flight lieutenant
फ्लाइट लैफ्टिनेंट 		Flying officer
फ्लाइंग अफसर 		Flight cadet
फ्लाइट कैडेट


 Irish Air Corps[7]
Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Captain Lieutenant Second-lieutenant
Lefteanant-ghinearál Maor-ghinearál Briogáidire-ghinearál Cornal Lefteanant-chornal Ceannfort Captaen Lefteanant Dara-lefteanant
 Jamaican Air Wing
Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet


 Kenya Air Force[8]
Commander-in-Chief General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


 Kiribati No air force


Lesotho Lesotho Air Squadron
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


Liberian Air Wing[9]
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


Malawi Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


 Malian Air Force[10]
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No air force


 Mauritius No air force


Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No air force


 Namibian Air Force[11]
Chief air marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


 Nauru No air force


 Royal New Zealand Air Force[12]
 Marshal of the RNZAF Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
Marshal of the RNZAF Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


 Nigerian Air Force[13]
Marshal of the air force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer


 Pakistan Air Force
Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet
سالار فضائیہ امیرسالار فضائیہ سالار فضائیہ سالار فضائیہ مقابل عَمِيد الفضاء سردار جماعت شارف الجناح قائدِ دستہ نقیبِ پرواز منصبِ طیار


Palau Palau No air force


Papua New Guinea Air Element
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet


 Philippine Air Force[14]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant


 Rwandan Air Force[15]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant


 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 Seychelles Air Force[16]
Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


Sierra Leone Sierra Leone No air force


 Republic of Singapore Air Force[17]
 No insignia yet
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Officer cadet


 Solomon Islands No air force


 South African Air Force[18]
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


South Sudan South Sudan
Air Marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


 Sudanese Air Force[19]
فريق أول‎‎
Fariq 'awal 		فريق
Fariq 		لواء
Liwa 		عميد
Amid 		عقيد
Aqid 		مقدم
Muqaddam 		رائد
Ra'id 		نقيب
Naqib 		ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal 		ملازم
Mulazim


 Tanzania Air Force
General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer candidate


 Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[20]
Air vice marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer Officer cadet


 Tuvalu No air force


 Ugandan Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer cadet


 Royal Air Force[21]
Marshal of the RAF Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Flying officer Pilot officer
/acting pilot officer 		Officer cadet


 United States Air Force[22]
 (Various insignia)
General of the Air Force General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Cadet / Officer trainee


 Vanuatu No air force


 Zambian Air Force
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


 Air Force of Zimbabwe[23]
Air chief marshal Air marshal Air vice-marshal Air commodore Group Captain Wing commander Squadron leader Flight lieutenant Air lieutenant Air sub-lieutenant


Rank group General/Flag/Air officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

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