Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

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	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force^[1]^[2] v t e
Royal Australian Air Force^[1]^[2] v t e	Warrant Officer of the Air Force		Warrant officer	Flight sergeant				Sergeant		Corporal			Leading aircraftman/ aircraftwoman				Aircraftman/ aircraftwoman
Bahamas	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e													No insignia
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[3] v t e																	No insignia
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing^[3] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal					Private (or equivalent)
Burundi	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^[4]^[5] v t e
	Chief warrant officer			Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant		Master corporal		Corporal	Aviator (trained)				Aviator (basic)
	Adjudant(e)-chef			Adjudant(e)-maître		Adjudant(e)		Sergent(e)		Caporal(e)-chef		Caporal(e)	Aviateur (formé)/ Aviatrice (formée)				Aviateur (confirmé)/ Aviatrice (confirmée)
Dominica	No air force
Fiji	No air force
Gambia	No air force
Ghana Air Force^[6] v t e																	No insignia
Ghana Air Force^[6] v t e	Warrant officer class I			Warrant officer class II		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal			Leading aircraftsman				Aircraftsman
Grenada	No air force
Guyana Air Corps v t e													No insignia
Guyana Air Corps v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Haitian Air Force v t e
Haitian Air Force v t e
Indian Air Force^[7] v t e																	No insignia
Indian Air Force^[7] v t e	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^[8] v t e																		No insignia
Irish Air Corps^[8] v t e	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 v t e													No insignia
Jamaican Air Wing v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Air Force^[9] v t e													No insignia
Kenya Air Force^[9] v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Aircraftman
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e													No insignia
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Air Wing^[10] v t e
Liberian Air Wing^[10] v t e	Chief master sergeant			Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant	Senior airman/woman	Airman/woman first class		Airman/woman	Airman/woman basic
Malawi Air Force v t e													No insignia
Malawi Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Malian Air Force^[11] v t e
Malian Air Force^[11] v t e	Major		Adjudant-chef	Adjudant				Sergent-chef	Sergent	Caporal-chef		Caporal	Soldat de première classe				Soldat
Marshall Islands	No air force
Mauritius	No air force
Federated States of Micronesia	No air force
Namibian Air Force^[12] v t e													No insignia
Namibian Air Force^[12] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Aircraftman		Leading aircraftman	Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No air force
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[13] v t e
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[13] v t e	Warrant Officer					Flight Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal			Leading Aircraftman				Aircraftman
Nigerian Air Force^[14] v t e													No insignia
Nigerian Air Force^[14] v t e	Air warrant officer		Master warrant officer	Warrant officer		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Aircraftman
Pakistan Air Force v t e
Pakistan Air Force v t e	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer		Assistant Warrant Officer		Senior Technician		Corporal Technician		Junior Technician	Senior Aircraftman		Leading Aircraftman		Aircraftman
Palau	No air force
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e													No insignia
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Philippine Air Force^[15] v t e
Philippine Air Force^[15] v t e	Chief master sergeant		Senior master sergeant	Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Airman first class			Airman second class				Airman
Rwandan Air Force^[16] v t e																	No insignia
Rwandan Air Force^[16] v t e	Warrant officer I			Warrant officer II		Sergeant major		Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal					Private
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 Air Force^[17] v t e
Seychelles Air Force^[17] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[18] v t e																	No insignia	No insignia
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[18] v t e	Master sergeant			Staff sergeant		First sergeant		Second sergeant	Third sergeant	Corporal first class	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private first class				Private	Recruit
Solomon Islands	No air force
South African Air Force^[19] v t e																	No insignia
South African Air Force^[19] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal					Aircraftman
South Sudan Air Force v t e
South Sudan Air Force v t e	Regimental Sergeant Major			Sergeant Major				Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Sudanese Air Force^[20] v t e													No insignia
Sudanese Air Force^[20] v t e				مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib		عريف 'arif		وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Tanzania Air Force v t e													No insignia
Tanzania Air Force v t e	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^[21] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard^[21] v t e	Warrant officer I			Warrant officer II				Sergeant		Corporal			Senior technician		Senior aircraftman		Junior Aircraftman/ Junior technician
Tuvalu	No air force
Ugandan Air Force v t e													No insignia
Ugandan Air Force v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Air Force^[22] v t e																	No insignia
Royal Air Force^[22] v t e	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^[22] (Aircrew) v t e
Royal Air Force^[22] (Aircrew) v t e	Master aircrew					Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
United States Air Force^[23] v t e																	No insignia
United States Air Force^[23] v t e	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	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e													No insignia
Zambian Air Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1			Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant		Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Air Force of Zimbabwe^[24] v t e																	No insignia
Air Force of Zimbabwe^[24] v t e	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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[RAAF-1] "Ranks | Air Force". airforce.gov.au. Royal Australian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 Oct 2023. Retrieved 10 Nov 2023.

[Australia-2] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[Botswana-3] "Ranks". Government of Botswana. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[Canada-4] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-5] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[Ghana_AirForce-6] "Rank Structure". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Air Force. 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[7] "For Airmen". careerairforce.nic.in. Indian Air Force. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[Ireland_AirForce-8] "Air Corps Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Kenya-9] "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[Liberia-10] "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Mali-11] "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.

[Namibia-12] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-13] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-14] 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.

[Philippines_AirForce-15] "Ranks". paf.mil.ph. Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Rwanda-16] "RDF Insignia". mod.gov.rw. Government of the Republic of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[Seychelles-17] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-18] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_AirForce-19] "Rank Insignia". af.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Sudan-20] "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.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Other-21] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_AirForce-22] "RAF Ranks". raf.mod.uk/. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[Dod_Ranks-23] "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[Zimbabwe_AirForce-24] "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.