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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/UK-RAF-OFD.svg/50px-UK-RAF-OFD.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/UK-RAF-OFD.svg/75px-UK-RAF-OFD.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/UK-RAF-OFD.svg/100px-UK-RAF-OFD.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="84" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>rank title<sup id="cite_ref-ranks_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ranks-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the Royal Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air Vice-Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">Air Commodore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">Group Captain</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_commander" title="Wing commander">Wing Commander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron Leader</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight Lieutenant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Flying Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">Pilot Officer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Officer_Cadet#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer Cadet">Officer cadet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>abbreviation </th> <td>MRAF<sup id="cite_ref-mrafhon_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mrafhon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Air Chf Mshl </td> <td>Air Mshl </td> <td>AVM </td> <td>Air Cdre </td> <td>Gp Capt </td> <td>Wg Cdr </td> <td>Sqn Ldr </td> <td>Flt Lt </td> <td>Fg Off </td> <td>Plt Off </td> <td>Off Cdt </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Command_flags">Command flags</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Command flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK-Air-OF10-Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/UK-Air-OF10-Flag.svg/100px-UK-Air-OF10-Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/UK-Air-OF8-Flag.svg/100px-UK-Air-OF8-Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/UK-Air-OF8-Flag.svg/150px-UK-Air-OF8-Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/UK-Air-OF8-Flag.svg/200px-UK-Air-OF8-Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg/100px-UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg/150px-UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg/200px-UK-Air-OF7-Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg/100px-UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg/150px-UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg/200px-UK-Air-OF6-Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK-Air-OF5-Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/UK-Air-OF5-Flag.svg/100px-UK-Air-OF5-Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/UK-Air-OF5-Flag.svg/150px-UK-Air-OF5-Flag.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/UK-Air-OF3-Flag.svg/150px-UK-Air-OF3-Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/UK-Air-OF3-Flag.svg/200px-UK-Air-OF3-Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>MRAF </td> <td>ACM </td> <td>AM </td> <td>AVM </td> <td>Air Cdre </td> <td>Gp Capt </td> <td>Wg Cdr </td> <td>Sqn Ldr </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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war time rank; ceremonial rank.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/David_Henderson_(British_Army_officer)" title="David Henderson (British Army officer)">David Henderson</a> originally proposed that <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> officers use a combination of <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> ranks. However, the <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a> argued that the RAF should have its own ranks and the <a href="/wiki/British_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="British Admiralty">Admiralty</a> opposed any use of their rank titles.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Badges_of_rank">Badges of rank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Badges of rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 April 1918, Air Force Memorandum 2 specified rank insignia for the newly established independent force. Rank was to be worn on the jacket cuff and was derived from the Royal Navy's rings, each equivalent rank having the same number of rings. However, <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenants</a> (now pilot officers) displayed a crowned eagle only and the Navy's loop was not used for any rank.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Depending on the uniform, either gold or pale blue on grey braid was worn. </p><p>In August 1918, <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a> Weekly Order 617 added a single band of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>-inch (6 mm) braid below the second lieutenant's eagle and all other officer ranks also received a crowned eagle above their braid on the left arm only. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg/100px-RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg/150px-RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg/200px-RAF_Mess_Dress_Rank_Flt_Lt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="646" data-file-height="644" /></a><figcaption>RAF <a href="/wiki/Mess_dress" class="mw-redirect" title="Mess dress">mess dress</a> cuff insignia for a flight lieutenant</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1919 the colour of the rank braid was changed to black with a central pale blue stripe. However, on RAF <a href="/wiki/Mess_dress" class="mw-redirect" title="Mess dress">mess dress</a> rank continued to be displayed in gold. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sleeve_ranks">Sleeve ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sleeve ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ranks worn on the sleeve are common to all RAF uniform variants incorporating the Jacket. The centre of the rank (measured from the bottom of the lowest braid to the top of the highest) should be <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inches (9.5 cm) from the cuff and each row of braiding should have a space of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3 mm) from other rows. The thinnest braid, as found on the pilot officer's rank (and in the middle of the squadron leader's rank), is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inch (6 mm); the flying officer's braid common to all the ranks except air commodore and pilot officer, is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> inch (1.3 cm), and the thickest braid, as found on all air officer ranks, is 2 inches (5.1 cm). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shoulder_boards">Shoulder boards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Shoulder boards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:192px;max-width:192px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:94px;max-width:94px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:234px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_Air_Officer_(ceremonial_shoulder_board).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/British_RAF_Air_Officer_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg/92px-British_RAF_Air_Officer_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="92" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/British_RAF_Air_Officer_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg/138px-British_RAF_Air_Officer_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/British_RAF_Air_Officer_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg/184px-British_RAF_Air_Officer_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-left">Air officers' ceremonial shoulder board</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:94px;max-width:94px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:234px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-10_(ceremonial_shoulder_board).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/British_RAF_OF-10_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg/92px-British_RAF_OF-10_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="92" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/British_RAF_OF-10_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg/138px-British_RAF_OF-10_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/British_RAF_OF-10_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg/184px-British_RAF_OF-10_%28ceremonial_shoulder_board%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-left">Shoulder board of marshal of the RAF</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Shoulder boards (as shown) are worn by officers of general rank equivalent (air commodore and above). Officers entitled to wear <a href="/wiki/Aiguillettes#United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Aiguillettes">aiguillettes</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Cypher" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Cypher">Royal Cypher</a>, AVMs and above, the Director of Nursing Services, and those officers assigned to certain one-star posts, wear plain blue shoulder boards when in No 1 Service Dress. AVMs and above and those officers assigned to the one-star posts of commandant <a href="/wiki/RAFC_Cranwell" class="mw-redirect" title="RAFC Cranwell">RAFC Cranwell</a>, Air Officer Wales and <a href="/wiki/Air_Officer_Scotland" title="Air Officer Scotland">Air Officer Scotland</a> wear distinctive unranked ceremonial shoulder boards when in No 1A (ceremonial day) dress. If these officers wear a greatcoat, gold ranked shoulder straps in Crombie material are used.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marshals of the Royal Air Force have a distinctive set of shoulder boards with greater decoration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rank_titles">Rank titles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rank titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was initially proposed that each RAF officer rank would be either the equivalent army rank (used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a>) or the naval rank (used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a> (RNAS)). However, when the Royal Navy and British Army were consulted they made differing objections: the navy was unhappy that another service might use the names of its higher ranks, such as admiral, and the army objected to the RAF sharing the ranks assigned to junior officers. This resulted in a second proposed system, which made frequent use of the <a href="/wiki/Neologism" title="Neologism">neologism</a> ardian, which was derived from the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaelic language">Gaelic</a> <i>ard</i> "chief" and <i>eun</i> "bird".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under this proposal the names were to have been: <i>ensign</i>, <i>lieutenant</i>, <i>flight leader</i>, <i>squadron leader</i>, <i>reeve</i>, <i>banneret</i>, <i>fourth ardian</i>, <i>third ardian</i>, <i>second ardian</i>, <i>ardian</i> and <i>air marshal</i>. A further proposal was: <i>ensign</i>, <i>lieutenant</i>, <i>flight-leader</i>, <i>squadron-leader</i>, <i>wing-leader</i>, <i>leader</i>, <i>flight ardian</i>, <i>squadron ardian</i>, <i>wing ardian</i>, <i>ardian</i>, <i>air marshal</i>. However, this system was rejected within the RAF, due in part to dislike of the neologism ardian. </p><p>On 1 August 1919, <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a> <i>Weekly Order 973</i> introduced the official rank titles for RAF officers. Initially, the highest <a href="/wiki/Air_officer" title="Air officer">air officer</a> rank was named <i>marshal of the air</i>. However, a few days after this was promulgated, it was changed to <i>marshal of the Royal Air Force</i>; the original name was rejected by <a href="/wiki/George_V_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George V of the United Kingdom">King George V</a>, who believed it was as useless as "Admiral of the Atlantic"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were often modified versions of Royal Navy terms and in many cases represented a continuation of particular <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service#Officer_ranks" title="Royal Naval Air Service">RNAS appointment titles</a>, i.e. a role/command specific to a particular rank. For example, the new RAF rank of <i>flight lieutenant</i> had previously been the name of an RNAS appointment, held only by qualified pilots with the naval rank of lieutenant; a RNAS <a href="/wiki/Air_observer" title="Air observer">observer</a> with the same rank was instead known as an <i>observer lieutenant</i>. The RAF rank of <i>squadron leader</i> was derived from an RNAS appointment, <i>squadron commander</i>, which had been held by either a naval lieutenant-commander or lieutenant. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Composite_braid">Composite braid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Composite braid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg/100px-Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg/150px-Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg/200px-Composite_Braid_Sqn_Ldr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="974" data-file-height="1020" /></a><figcaption>Composite braid as worn by a squadron leader</figcaption></figure> <p>RAF officers typically wear composite braid rank slides with their working and operational uniforms. Composite braid consists of a single piece of fabric, where the "background" between the rank rings is made from blue-grey or olive green material. Composite braid rank slides are often referred to as "bar-code" in RAF slang.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distinction_between_ranks_and_appointments">Distinction between ranks and appointments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Distinction between ranks and appointments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many RAF ranks do not imply the appointment or duties of an officer. For example, a pilot officer may well not be trained to pilot an aircraft. In fact, pilots skip the rank of pilot officer and go from officer cadet to flying officer on graduation from officer training school at RAF Cranwell. A squadron leader does not necessarily command a squadron, nor a wing commander necessarily command a wing, nor a group captain command a group. </p><p>A group will usually be commanded by an AVM. 'Flying' wings will be commanded by a group captain, with ground-based wings commanded by a wing commander. 'Flying' squadrons are commanded by wing commanders, and ground-based squadrons are typically commanded by squadron leaders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RAF_Air_Cadets_(Air_Training_Corps_and_Combined_Cadet_Force)"><span id="RAF_Air_Cadets_.28Air_Training_Corps_and_Combined_Cadet_Force.29"></span>RAF Air Cadets (Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: RAF Air Cadets (Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_cadet_forces_of_the_United_Kingdom#Officers" title="Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom">Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom § Officers</a></div> <p>The majority of officers in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Air_Cadets" title="Royal Air Force Air Cadets">Royal Air Force Air Cadets</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Corps" title="Air Training Corps">Air Training Corps</a> and the RAF section of the <a href="/wiki/Combined_Cadet_Force" title="Combined Cadet Force">Combined Cadet Force</a>) are volunteers commissioned into RAF Air Cadets and then appointed to service with the Air Training Corps or Combined Cadet Force (RAF). They are no longer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) (RAFVR(T)) commissioned officers. They are identified by the gold badge stating: "RAFAC" on the lapels of the No. 1 uniform, and in others forms of dress "RAF Air Cadets" embroidered underneath the rank insignia, in a manner similar to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a> rank slides. Volunteer officers who are members of an air experience flight (AEF) and who are pilots of aircraft providing air experience flying to air cadets and university air squadrons (UAS) continue to hold a VR(UAS) commission. </p><p>RAF Air Cadets officers use the rank system identical to the regular RAF, but the highest substantive rank is Flying Officer. Other senior ranked appointments are generally full-time staff positions (such as regional commandants and commandant air cadets) held by regular and reserve (RAFR/FTRS) RAF officers. In certain circumstances, honorary appointments within the RAF Air Cadets may be made, however the rank may vary. After the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Queen Elizabeth II">Death of Queen Elizabeth II</a>, new rank insignia with <a href="/wiki/King_Charles_III" class="mw-redirect" title="King Charles III">King Charles III</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Royal_Cypher" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Cypher">Royal Cypher</a> is expected to be created. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline_of_changes">Timeline of changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Timeline of changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="10">General / flag officers </th> <th colspan="6">Senior officers </th> <th colspan="8">Junior officers </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Royal_Flying_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a></b><br />(1912–April 1918) </th> <td colspan="4" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lieutenant-General"><img alt="Lieutenant-General" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-8.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-8.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-8.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Major-General"><img alt="Major-General" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-7.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-7.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-7.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OF-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1922)_OF-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Brigadier"><img alt="Brigadier" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1922%29_OF-6.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1922%29_OF-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1922%29_OF-6.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1922%29_OF-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/British_Army_%281920-1922%29_OF-6.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1922%29_OF-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1902-1920)_OF-5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Colonel"><img alt="Colonel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-5.svg/50px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-5.svg/75px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-5.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1902-1920)_OF-3.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Major"><img alt="Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-3.svg/50px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-3.svg/75px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-3.svg/100px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="533" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1902-1920)_OF-2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Captain"><img alt="Captain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-2.svg/50px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-2.svg/75px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-2.svg/100px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="533" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1902-1920)_OF-1b.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lieutenant"><img alt="Lieutenant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-1b.svg/50px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-1b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-1b.svg/75px-British_Army_%281902-1920%29_OF-1b.svg.png 1.5x, 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colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant-General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major-General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">Brigadier-General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2nd_lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd lieutenant">2nd lieutenant</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a></b><br />(1914–April 1918) </th> <td colspan="10" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png/50px-RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png/75px-RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png/100px-RNAS_Wg_Cpt.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png/50px-RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png/75px-RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png/100px-RNAS_Wg_Cdr.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png/50px-RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png/75px-RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png/100px-RNAS_Sqn_Cdr_8_yrs.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"> <table style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png/50px-RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png/75px-RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png/100px-RNAS_Sqn_Cdr.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png/50px-RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png/75px-RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png/100px-RNAS_Flt_Cdr.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Flt_Lt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RNAS_Flt_Lt.png/50px-RNAS_Flt_Lt.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RNAS_Flt_Lt.png/75px-RNAS_Flt_Lt.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RNAS_Flt_Lt.png/100px-RNAS_Flt_Lt.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Squadron Commander<br />(less than 8 years seniority) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flight_Commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Commander">Flight Commander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flight_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Lieutenant">Flight Lieutenant</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Flt_SLt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/RNAS_Flt_SLt.png/50px-RNAS_Flt_SLt.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/RNAS_Flt_SLt.png/75px-RNAS_Flt_SLt.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/RNAS_Flt_SLt.png/100px-RNAS_Flt_SLt.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNAS_Off_Cdt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/RNAS_Off_Cdt.png/50px-RNAS_Off_Cdt.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/RNAS_Off_Cdt.png/75px-RNAS_Off_Cdt.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/RNAS_Off_Cdt.png/100px-RNAS_Off_Cdt.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2">Wing Captain </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wing_commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing commander (rank)">Wing Commander</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Squadron Commander<br />(more than 8 years seniority) </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">Flight Sub-Lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3">Flight <a href="/wiki/Midshipman" title="Midshipman">Midshipman</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">April 1918 - August 1918 </th> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_1918_OF-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg/100px-British_RAF_1918_OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/British_RAF_1918_OF-7.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/British_RAF_1918_OF-7.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-7.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg/100px-British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/British_RAF_1918_OF-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/British_RAF_1918_OF-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-4.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/British_RAF_1918_OF-2.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/British_RAF_1918_OF-2.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/British_RAF_1918_OF-2.svg/100px-British_RAF_1918_OF-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-1b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/British_RAF_1918_OF-1b.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-1b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/British_RAF_1918_OF-1b.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-1b.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="General">General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant-General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major-General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">Brigadier-General</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2nd_lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd lieutenant">2nd lieutenant</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">August 1918 - 1919 </th> 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href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_1918_OF-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="804" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OF-5.svg.png 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title="Colonel">Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Colonel">Lieutenant Colonel</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2nd_lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd lieutenant">2nd lieutenant</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">1919–1952 </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-10.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/British_RAF_OF-10.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/British_RAF_OF-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/British_RAF_OF-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/British_RAF_OF-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/British_RAF_OF-5.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/British_RAF_OF-5.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/British_RAF_OF-5.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/British_RAF_OF-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/British_RAF_OF-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/British_RAF_OF-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the RAF</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air chief marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air vice-marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">Air commodore</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">Group captain</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a 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commodore </td> <td colspan="2">Observer captain </td> <td colspan="2">Observer commander </td> <td colspan="2">Observer lieutenant commander </td> <td colspan="2">Observer lieutenant </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Observer officer</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">1952–2022 </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="95" data-file-height="119" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="95" data-file-height="119" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="95" data-file-height="119" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-7-collected.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-7-collected.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="95" data-file-height="119" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1952_United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-6-collected.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/British_RAF_OF-2.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/British_RAF_OF-2.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/British_RAF_OF-2.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-1b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/British_RAF_OF-1b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-1b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/British_RAF_OF-1b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-1b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/British_RAF_OF-1b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-1b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-1a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the RAF</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air chief marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air vice-marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">Air commodore</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">Group captain</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wing commander</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron leader</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Flying officer</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">Pilot officer</a><br />/<a href="/wiki/Acting_pilot_officer" title="Acting pilot officer">acting pilot officer</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">2022–Current </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg/100px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg/150px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg/200px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-10-collected.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg/100px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg/150px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg/200px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg/100px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg/150px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg/200px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-7-collected.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-7-collected.svg/100px-United_Kingdom-Air_force-OF-7-collected.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/British_RAF_OF-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/British_RAF_OF-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/British_RAF_OF-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/British_RAF_OF-3.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/British_RAF_OF-3.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/British_RAF_OF-3.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/British_RAF_OF-2.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/British_RAF_OF-2.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/British_RAF_OF-2.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-1b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/British_RAF_OF-1b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-1b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/British_RAF_OF-1b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-1b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/British_RAF_OF-1b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-1b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OF-1a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_RAF_OF-1a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OF-1a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the RAF</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air chief marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air vice-marshal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">Air commodore</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">Group captain</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(rank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wing commander</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron leader</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight lieutenant</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Flying officer</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">Pilot officer</a><br />/<a href="/wiki/Acting_pilot_officer" title="Acting pilot officer">acting pilot officer</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>NATO code</th> <th colspan="2">OF-10</th> <th colspan="2">OF-9</th> <th colspan="2">OF-8</th> <th colspan="2">OF-7</th> <th colspan="2">OF-6</th> <th colspan="2">OF-5</th> <th colspan="2">OF-4</th> <th colspan="2">OF-3</th> <th colspan="2">OF-2</th> <th colspan="6">OF-1 </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircrew_brevet" title="Aircrew brevet">Aircrew brevet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_World_War_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks of World War I">Comparative military ranks of World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks of World War II">Comparative military ranks of World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks">Comparative military ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_members" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Royal Air Force members">List of Royal Air Force members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Military rank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_other_ranks" title="RAF other ranks">RAF other ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_officers_in_NATO_air_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces">Ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_cadet_forces_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom">Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps#Rank_structure" title="Royal Observer Corps">Royal Observer Corps ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Auxiliary_Air_Force#Ranks" title="Women's Auxiliary Air Force">Women's Auxiliary Air Force ranks</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_2">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_officer_ranks&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/raf-ranks/">"RAF Ranks"</a>. <i>RAF.MoD.uk</i>. <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>. n.d<span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 August</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=RAF.MoD.uk&rft.atitle=RAF+Ranks&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fraf.mod.uk%2Four-organisation%2Fraf-ranks%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARAF+officer+ranks" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHering1961" class="citation book cs1">Hering, Peter George (1961). <i>Customs and traditions of the Royal Air Force</i>. 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Royal Air Force groups">Groups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wings_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the Royal Air Force">Wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons" title="List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons">Squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_independent_flights" title="List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights">Flights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force">Conversion units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units" title="List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units">Operational Training units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_schools" title="List of Royal Air Force schools">Schools / Training units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ferry_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of ferry units of the Royal Air Force">Ferry units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Glider_units" title="List of Royal Air Force Glider units">Glider units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_units_%26_establishments" title="List of Royal Air Force units & establishments">Misc units</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of Royal Air Force stations">Active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of former Royal Air Force stations">Former</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Satellite_Landing_Grounds" title="List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds">Satellite Landing Grounds</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Regiment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Flights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">branches and<br />components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Board" title="Air Force Board">Air Force Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Algeria" title="Military ranks of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola" title="Military ranks of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Benin" title="Military ranks of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Botswana" title="Military ranks of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Burkina_Faso" title="Military ranks of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Burundi" title="Military ranks of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cameroon" title="Military ranks of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cape_Verde" title="Military ranks of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Central_African_Republic" title="Military ranks of Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Chad" title="Military ranks of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Djibouti" title="Military ranks of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Eritrea" title="Military ranks of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ethiopia" title="Military ranks of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Gabon" title="Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Gambia" title="Military ranks of the Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ghana" title="Military ranks of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Military ranks of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kenya" title="Military ranks of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lesotho" title="Military ranks of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Liberia" title="Military ranks of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Libya" title="Military ranks of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Madagascar" title="Military ranks of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malawi" title="Military ranks of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mali" title="Military ranks of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mauritania" title="Military ranks of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Namibia" title="Military ranks of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Niger" title="Military ranks of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nigeria" title="Military ranks of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rwanda" title="Military ranks of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Military ranks of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Senegal" title="Military ranks of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Seychelles" title="Military ranks of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Military ranks of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somalia" title="Military ranks of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_military_ranks" title="South African military ranks">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Sudan" title="Military ranks of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sudan" title="Military ranks of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tanzania" title="Military ranks of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Togo" title="Military ranks of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tunisia" title="Military ranks of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Ugandan_People%27s_Defense_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the Ugandan People's Defense Force">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zambia" title="Military ranks of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zimbabwe" title="Military ranks of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (page does not exist)">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somaliland" title="Military ranks of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975–1992)" title="Military ranks of Angola">People's Republic of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Biafra" title="Military ranks of Biafra">Biafra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Bophuthatswana Defence Force">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciskei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Ciskei Defence Force">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt">Kingdom of Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Ethiopian_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Ethiopian Empire (page does not exist)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Katanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Katanga (page does not exist)">Katanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975-1994)" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">People's Republic of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rhodesia" title="Military ranks of Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa_Territorial_Force#Ranks" title="South West Africa Territorial Force">South West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transkei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Transkei Defence Force">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Venda Defence Force">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zaire" title="Military ranks of Zaire">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_apartheid_states_in_southern_Africa" title="Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa">Apartheid States in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Argentina" title="Military ranks of Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahamas" title="Military ranks of Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Barbados" title="Military ranks of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belize" title="Military ranks of Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bolivia" title="Military ranks of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Chile" title="Military ranks and insignia of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Colombian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ecuador" title="Military ranks of Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_El_Salvador" title="Military ranks of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guatemala" title="Military ranks of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guyana" title="Military ranks of Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Haiti" title="Military ranks of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Honduras" title="Military ranks of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jamaica" title="Military ranks of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mexico" title="Military ranks of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua_military_ranks" title="Nicaragua military ranks">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Paraguay" title="Military ranks of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Peru" title="Military ranks of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Military ranks of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army#Army_Ranks" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Military ranks of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><i>Officers:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Enlisted:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposing_force#Ranks" title="Opposing force">Opposing forces</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Uruguay" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_military_ranks" title="Venezuelan military ranks">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Former_ranks_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces">Canada (pre-Unification)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Confederate_States" title="Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States">Confederate States of America</a></li> <li>Union <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Union_Army#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniforms of the Union Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Navy#Ranks_and_rank_insignia" title="Union Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of the Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Panama#Historic_ranks" title="Military ranks of Panama">Panama</a></li> <li>Republic of Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Texas#Personnel" title="Army of the Republic of Texas">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Navy#Insignia" title="Texas Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>United States Army enlisted <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">World War II</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Afghanistan" title="Military ranks of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahrain" title="Military ranks of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bangladesh" title="Military ranks of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bhutan" title="Military ranks of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li>PR of China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Timor" title="Military ranks of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_military_ranks" title="Indonesian military ranks">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iran" title="Military ranks of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iraq" title="Military ranks of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks" title="Israel Defense Forces ranks">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jordan" title="Military ranks of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kazakhstan" title="Military ranks of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea" title="Comparative military ranks of Korea">Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Korea" title="Military ranks of North Korea">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Korea" title="Military ranks of South Korea">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kuwait" title="Military ranks of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Lao_People%27s_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lebanon" title="Military ranks of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_military_ranks" title="Malaysian military ranks">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Maldives" title="Military ranks of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_military_ranks" title="Mongolian military ranks">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Myanmar" title="Military ranks of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nepal" title="Military ranks of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Oman" title="Military ranks of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Marines#Commissioned_officers_and_Enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Armed_Forces#Ranks" title="Civil Armed Forces">Civil Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Maritime_Security_Agency#Commissioned_officers_and_enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Maritime Security Agency">Maritime Security Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Qatar" title="Military ranks of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Military ranks of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Coast_Guard#Rank_structure" title="Sri Lanka Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Syria" title="Military ranks of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tajikistan" title="Military ranks of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Thai_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Thai armed forces">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkmenistan" title="Military ranks of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Military ranks of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Uzbekistan" title="Military ranks of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Yemen" title="Military ranks of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Artsakh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Artsakh (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="Military ranks of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia">Taiwan <span style="font-size:85%;">(Republic of China)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_China" title="Military ranks of Imperial China">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic (1912–1949)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army#Ranks" title="Royal Netherlands East Indies Army">Dutch East Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_East_Turkestan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of East Turkestan (page does not exist)">East Turkestan</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Ili_National_Army#Ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ili National Army">Second Republic</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea" title="Military ranks of the People's Republic of Kampuchea">People's Republic of Kampuchea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_Iran" title="Military ranks of Imperial Iran">Imperial Iran</a></li> <li>Imperial Japan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Korean Empire">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Liberation_Army#Army_ranks" title="Korean Liberation Army">Liberation Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Lao_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces">Kingdom of Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Manchukuo" title="Military ranks of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolian_Army#Ranks" title="Inner Mongolian Army">Mengjiang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Mongolian_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic">Mongolian People's Republic</a></li> <li>Vietnam <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the State of Vietnam (page does not exist)">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Yemen" title="Military ranks of South Yemen">South Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Tibet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Tibet (page does not exist)">Tibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvan_People%27s_Revolutionary_Army#Ranks" title="Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army">Tuva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Armenia" title="Military ranks of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Austria" title="Military ranks of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Azerbaijan" title="Military ranks of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belarus" title="Military ranks of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_military_ranks" title="Belgian military ranks">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_military_ranks" title="Croatian military ranks">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_military_ranks" title="Cyprus military ranks">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_military_ranks" title="Czech military ranks">Czech Republic</a></li> <li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Army" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Home_Guard_(Denmark)" title="Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)">Home Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Estonia" title="Military ranks of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_military_ranks" title="Finnish military ranks">Finland</a></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie#Ranks" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Ranks in the French Air and Space Force">Air and Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Forests_Office_(France)" title="National Forests Office (France)">Foresters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_military_ranks" title="Georgian military ranks">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_military_ranks" title="Greek military ranks">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iceland_Crisis_Response_Unit#Ranks_of_the_Icelandic_Crisis_Response_Unit" title="Iceland Crisis Response Unit">Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard#Ranks" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Defence_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Irish Defence Forces rank insignia">Ireland</a></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army_ranks" title="Italian Army ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy_ranks" title="Italian Navy ranks">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force_ranks" title="Italian Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Carabinieri" title="Rank insignia of the Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Rank insignia of the Guardia di Finanza">Finance Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Latvia" title="Military ranks of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Lithuanian military ranks and insignia">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Luxembourg" title="Military ranks of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Macedonia" title="Military ranks of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malta" title="Military ranks of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Moldova" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Monaco#Rank_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Norway" title="Military ranks and insignia of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Polish Armed Forces rank insignia">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Portugal" title="Military ranks of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_military_ranks" title="History of Russian military ranks">Russia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Forces_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registered_Cossacks_of_the_Russian_Federation#Cossack_ranks_and_insignia" title="Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation">Cossacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation%27s_armed_forces_1994%E2%80%932010" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010">Between 1994 and 2010</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_San_Marino" title="Military ranks of San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia" title="Military ranks of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia" title="Military ranks of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_military_ranks" title="Slovenian military ranks">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Spain" title="Military ranks of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Switzerland" title="Military ranks of Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkey" title="Military ranks of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ukraine" title="Military ranks of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">Army officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="British Army other ranks rank insignia">Army other ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy officer rank insignia">Navy officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_other_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy other rank insignia">Navy ratings</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Air Force officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_other_ranks" title="RAF other ranks">Air Force other ranks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Swiss_Guard#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontifical Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kosovo" title="Military ranks of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Forces_Command#Military_ranks_of_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Security Forces Command">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Transnistria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Transnistria (page does not exist)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Albanian_Kingdom" title="Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Socialist_Republic_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania">People's Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria–Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_Austro-Hungarian_Navy" title="Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Bulgarian_People%27s_Army" title="Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia" title="Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Czechoslovak_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire" title="Military ranks of the German Empire">German Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Weimar_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Germany" title="Military ranks of East Germany">East Germany</a></li> <li>Kingdom of Greece <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece_Army_Ranks" title="Kingdom of Greece Army Ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Navy_rank_insignia" title="Royal Hellenic Navy rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force_ranks" title="Royal Hellenic Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_French_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the French Imperial Army">Napoleonic Grand Army</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Hungary">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Hungarian_People%27s_Army" title="Ranks of the Hungarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Italian_Social_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic">Social Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Polish_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Polish People's Republic">Polish People's Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republika_Srpska" title="Military ranks of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Socialist_Republic_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania">Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Imperial_Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces">Russian Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_White_Movement" title="Ranks and insignia of the White Movement">White Movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia_(1939%E2%80%931945)" title="Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)">Slovakia (First Republic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1918%E2%80%931935)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1918–1935)">1918–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1935–1940)">1935–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1940%E2%80%931943)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1940–1943)">1940–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1943%E2%80%931955)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955)">1943–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955%E2%80%931991)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)">1955–91</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li>2nd Republic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Army#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Navy#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Air_Force#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Spanish_State&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Spanish State (page does not exist)">State</a></li></ul></li> <li>Yugoslavia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Socialist_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia">Socialist Federal Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Australian Defence Force ranks">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Republic_of_Fiji_Military_Forces" title="Ranks of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_military_ranks" title="New Zealand military ranks">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tonga" title="Military ranks of Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Vanuatu" title="Military ranks of Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Language</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anglophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arabophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Francophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hispanophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lusophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Military police <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Soviet states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commonwealth of Nations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Union</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NATO</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies%27_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air Force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Comparative ranks of <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Highest_military_ranks" title="Highest military ranks">Highest ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking" title="Military star ranking">Star ranking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_officer_ranks_of_World_War_I" title="Comparative officer ranks of World War I">Officers of World War I</a></li> <li><a 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