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id="cite_ref-ranks1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ranks1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force">Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant Officer</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight Sergeant</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief Technician</a> </td> <td width="9%" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_Kingdom" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_Kingdom" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal#Royal_Air_Force" title="Lance corporal">Lance Corporal</a><br /><span 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="720" /></span></span></span> Aircrew<br /><i>rank insignia</i> </th> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9.svg/65px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9.svg/98px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9.svg/130px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7.svg/65px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7.svg/98px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7.svg/130px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-6.svg/65px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-6.svg/98px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-6.svg/130px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="6"><i>no equivalent</i><hr style="height:4px" /> </td></tr> <tr> <th>rank title </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Master_aircrew" title="Master aircrew">Master Aircrew</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight Sergeant Aircrew</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant Aircrew</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>abbreviation </th> <td colspan="2">MAcr </td> <td colspan="2">FSAcr </td> <td colspan="2">SAcr </td></tr></tbody></table></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_other_ranks&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, specifically the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> (RFC).<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RFC ranks of <a href="/wiki/Flight_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Sergeant">Flight Sergeant</a> (equivalent to <a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff Sergeant</a>), <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> and Air Mechanic were directly adopted. The RFC's four-bladed propeller trade classification badge above the Sergeants' and Flight Sergeants' chevrons was dropped. </p><p>To distinguish them from Army personnel, RAF personnel wore the <a href="/wiki/Badge_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Badge of the Royal Air Force">RAF eagle</a> on a rectangular patch below the shoulder seam on the sleeve. The RAF Eagle is depicted with its beak turned to the rear rather than the front. RAF NCOs were fond of saying that represented that their eyes were everywhere. </p><p>The trade classification of <a href="/wiki/Leading_Aircraftman" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading Aircraftman">Leading Aircraftman</a> was created on 5 April 1918 to fill a void in the Service ranks. It was granted the double-bladed propeller rank insignia of the RFC Air Mechanic 1st Class and was equivalent in rank and authority to the Army appointment of Lance-Corporal. On 1 January 1919 the rank of <a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> replaced the ranks of Private, Air Mechanic, and Clerk. Aircraftmen were nicknamed "Erks" (a corruption of the word 'Aircraft') by the senior ranks, which was preferred to 'other ranks' or 'troops'. </p><p>The rank of Master Clerk was originally equivalent to Sergeant Major 1st Class. On 28 November 1918, the new rank of Chief Master Clerk was made equivalent to the rank of Sergeant Major 1st Class, and the old rank of Master Clerk was made equivalent to the rank of Sergeant Major 2nd Class. </p><p>The original RAF ranks are vertically listed by seniority; the Technical ranks had precedence over the Administrative ranks, which in turn had precedence over the Service ranks. This was meant to keep non-technical NCOs from interfering with the efforts of technical and administrative NCOs. This was abolished in January 1919 and a streamlined single-column rank system was devised. </p> <table border="1" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Rank group </th> <th colspan="3">RAF other ranks (1 April 1918)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">RAF other ranks (1 January 1919)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Technical </th> <th>Administrative </th> <th>Service </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="4">Senior NCOs </td> <td>Chief Master Mechanic </td> <td>Chief Master Clerk<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sergeant Major 1st Class </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sergeant Major 1st Class </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Master Mechanic </td> <td>Master Clerk<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sergeant Major 2nd Class </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-8_(1919-1939).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sergeant Major 2nd Class </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Chief Mechanic </td> <td>Flight Clerk </td> <td>Flight Sergeant </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td>Flight Sergeant </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Sergeant Mechanic </td> <td>Sergeant Clerk </td> <td>Sergeant </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sergeant </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Junior NCOs </td> <td>Corporal Mechanic </td> <td>Corporal Clerk </td> <td>Corporal </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td>Corporal </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td rowspan="3">Enlisted men </td> <td>Air Mechanic 1st Class </td> <td>Clerk 1st Class </td> <td>Leading Aircraftman<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td>Leading Aircraftman<sup id="cite_ref-LeadingAircraftman_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeadingAircraftman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Air Mechanic 2nd Class </td> <td>Clerk 2nd Class </td> <td>Private 1st Class </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><b>No insignia</b></i> </td> <td>Aircraftman 1st Class </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Air Mechanic 3rd Class </td> <td>Clerk 3rd Class </td> <td>Private 2nd Class </td> <td>Aircraftman 2nd Class </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1930–1949"><span id="1930.E2.80.931949"></span>1930–1949</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1930–1949"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officers">Warrant officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1933, the ranks of <i>Sergeant Major 1st Class</i> and <i>Sergeant Major 2nd Class</i> were renamed <b>Warrant Officer Class I</b> and <b>Warrant Officer Class II</b> to put them in line with the Army. In 1939, the rank of Warrant Officer II was abolished and the rank of Warrant Officer I was renamed <b><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Warrant Officer</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RAF Warrant Officers were given equivalent status to the continuing Army rank of Warrant Officer Class I. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircrew">Aircrew</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aircrew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 July 1946, NCOs serving as aircrew were assigned different rank badges which distinguished them from ORs in ground trades.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority5_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new ranks were: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>RAF aircrew ranks (1946–1950) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Aircrew rank</th> <th>Equivalent rank</th> <th>Insignia description<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Rank insignia </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Aircrew" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Aircrew">Master Aircrew</a></td> <td>Warrant Officer</td> <td>Wreath closed by Royal Arms and inset with an RAF Eagle within.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg/100px-1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg/150px-1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg/200px-1946_RAF_Master_Aircrew.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="80" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_I&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew I (page does not exist)">Aircrew I</a></td> <td>Flight Sergeant</td> <td>Crown over Wreath closed by an RAF Eagle and inset with three 6-pointed stars within.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png/150px-RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png/200px-RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="379" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew II (page does not exist)">Aircrew II</a></td> <td>Sergeant</td> <td>Wreath closed by an RAF Eagle and inset with three 6-pointed stars within.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png/150px-RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png/200px-RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew III (page does not exist)">Aircrew III</a></td> <td>Corporal</td> <td>Wreath closed by an RAF Eagle and inset with two 6-pointed stars within.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png/150px-RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png/200px-RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_IV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew IV (page does not exist)">Aircrew IV</a></td> <td>Leading Aircraftman</td> <td>Wreath closed by an RAF Eagle and inset with one 6-pointed star within.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png/150px-RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png/200px-RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_Cadet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew Cadet (page does not exist)">Aircrew Cadet</a></td> <td>Trainee</td> <td>Wreath closed by an RAF Eagle and a blank field within.</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png/150px-RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png/200px-RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1950s">1950s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1950s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="float:right; width:170px; border:solid #ccc 1px; margin:5px;"> <tbody><tr align="center"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_(2D).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg/100px-1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg/150px-1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg/200px-1901_pattern_Tudor_Crown_%282D%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="238" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crown_of_Saint_Edward_(Heraldry).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg/100px-Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg/150px-Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg/200px-Crown_of_Saint_Edward_%28Heraldry%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="234" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 5px 0 5px; font-size:85%; line-height:14px;">In 1953, the crown was changed from the <a href="/wiki/Tudor_Crown_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tudor Crown (heraldry)">Tudor Crown</a> to the <a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Crown" title="St Edward's Crown">Crown of St Edward</a>, when Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> adopted a stylised image of the crown for use in coats of arms, badges, logos and various other insignia.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technicians_and_aircrew">Technicians and aircrew</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Technicians and aircrew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1950, a new grading system for technicians was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority3_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This involved the creation of the following ranks: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>RAF technician ranks (1950–1964) </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <th>Technician rank</th> <th>Equivalent rank</th> <th>Rank insignia </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Master_Technician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Master Technician (page does not exist)">Master Technician</a></td> <td>Warrant Officer</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Technician">Chief Technician</a></td> <td>Flight Sergeant</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a_(1950-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Technician">Senior Technician</a></td> <td>Sergeant</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-5_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporal Technician">Corporal Technician</a></td> <td>Corporal</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4a_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Junior_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Technician">Junior Technician</a></td> <td>Leading Aircraftman</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Also in 1950, the unpopular NCO aircrew ranks were abolished, although Master Aircrew was retained as a rank.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority5_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aircrew I became Flight Sergeant Aircrew and Aircrew II, III and IV became Sergeant Aircrew. Both new ranks adopted a gold RAF Eagle between the chevrons to permit continuing distinction from ground trades. Aircrew cadets wore the RAF Eagle on its own as a trade classification badge. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>RAF aircrew ranks (1950–present) </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center"> <th>Aircrew rank</th> <th>Rank insignia </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Aircrew" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Aircrew">Master Aircrew</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-9_(1946-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_ranks">Junior ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Junior ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 January 1951, two junior ranks were introduced: </p> <ul><li>Senior Aircraftman/Senior Aircraftwoman with a triple-bladed propeller.</li> <li>Leading Aircraftman/Leading Aircraftwoman with a double-bladed propeller (this had previously been only a trade classification and not a rank)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1960s">1960s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading 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style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:159px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/142px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/213px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/284px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Chief technician</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:159px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3_(1964-2005).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg/142px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg/213px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg/284px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Junior technician</div></div></div></div></div> <p>In 1964, the technician ranks were abolished, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Junior_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Technician">Junior Technician</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Technician">Chief Technician</a>, the latter becoming an intermediate rank between Sergeant and Flight Sergeant for Technical Trades.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority3_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Junior Technicians adopted the four-bladed propeller as their badge of rank and Chief Technicians adopted a treble chevron surmounted by a four-bladed propeller as their rank insignia.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority4_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Master Technicians, Senior Technicians and Corporal Technicians became Warrant Officer, Sergeant and Corporal respectively. The ORs structure became: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Warrant Officer</a> (WO) / <a href="/wiki/Master_Aircrew" class="mw-redirect" title="Master Aircrew">Master Aircrew</a> (MAcr)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flight_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight Sergeant">Flight Sergeant</a> (Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, or FS) / Flight Sergeant Aircrew (FSAcr)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Technician">Chief Technician</a> (Chf Tech, C/T, or CT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> (Sgt) / Sergeant Aircrew (SAcr)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> (Cpl)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Technician">Junior Technician</a> (Jnr Tech, J/T, or JT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_Aircraftman" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Aircraftman">Senior Aircraftman</a> (SAC) / <a href="/wiki/Senior_Aircraftwoman" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Aircraftwoman">Senior Aircraftwoman</a> (SACW)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leading_Aircraftman" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading Aircraftman">Leading Aircraftman</a> (LAC) / <a href="/wiki/Leading_Aircraftwoman" class="mw-redirect" title="Leading Aircraftwoman">Leading Aircraftwoman</a> (LACW)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> (AC) / <a href="/wiki/Aircraftwoman" class="mw-redirect" title="Aircraftwoman">Aircraftwoman</a> (ACW)<sup id="cite_ref-Jefford_2014_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefford_2014-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changes_in_the_2000s">Changes in the 2000s</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Changes in the 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phasing_out_of_Junior_Technician">Phasing out of Junior Technician</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Phasing out of Junior Technician"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/220px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/330px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/440px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a><figcaption>2005 Senior Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman (Technician) rank</figcaption></figure> <p>From 2005 onwards, no more airmen have been promoted to <a href="/wiki/Junior_Technician" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Technician">Junior Technician</a>. Although there are currently personnel in the rank of Junior Technician, once they have all been promoted or discharged from the RAF, the rank will cease to be used. From March 2005, SACs in technical trades who had attained the Operational Performance Standard were promoted to <i>Senior Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman (Technician)</i> SAC(T) and given a new badge of rank, consisting of the three-bladed propeller inside a circle.<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority4_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This new rank was introduced to distinguish airmen trained to work unsupervised from those who were not, and is equivalent to the old Junior Technician rank. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Introduction_of_Lance_Corporal">Introduction of Lance Corporal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Introduction of Lance Corporal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 April 2010, the <a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a> introduced the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">lance corporal</a> for SACs at the time who undertook the role of <a href="/wiki/Section_(military_unit)" title="Section (military unit)">section</a> second-in-command/fire team commander. This gave them more authority on the ground, as well as a better pay band. The rank has not moved to other trades, and is solely in the RAF Regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aviator_replaces_Airman/Airwoman"><span id="Aviator_replaces_Airman.2FAirwoman"></span>Aviator replaces Airman/Airwoman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Aviator replaces Airman/Airwoman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2021 the official RAF magazine <i>AirClues</i> promulgated: "the term 'aviator' has now replaced the generic term of ‘airman’ to bring right up to date the way we should describe all of our personnel," since women now numbered a fifth of candidates applying to enlist in the RAF.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_Specialist_replaces_Airman/Airwoman"><span id="Air_Specialist_replaces_Airman.2FAirwoman"></span>Air Specialist replaces Airman/Airwoman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Air Specialist replaces Airman/Airwoman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2022, the RAF officially introduced the ranks Air recruit, Air specialist class 2, Air specialist class 1 and Air specialist (class 1) technician to replace the ranks Aircraftman/woman, Leading Aircraftman/woman, Senior Aircraftman/woman and Senior Aircraftman/woman (Technician). This was an attempt to further promote gender neutrality and inclusion with the RAF.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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_other_ranks&action=edit&section=16" 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; text-align:center;"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="22">Senior NCOs </th> <th colspan="6">Junior NCOs </th> <th colspan="8">Enlisted </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2"><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><br />(1912–April 1918)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-9a.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)_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="83" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg/50px-RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg/75px-RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg/100px-RFC_Quartermaster_Sergeant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="1140" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg/50px-RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg/75px-RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg/100px-RFC_Flight_Sergeant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="1384" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RFC_Sergeant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RFC_Sergeant.svg/50px-RFC_Sergeant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RFC_Sergeant.svg/75px-RFC_Sergeant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/RFC_Sergeant.svg/100px-RFC_Sergeant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg/50px-RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg/75px-RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg/100px-RFC_Air_Mechanic_1st_Class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer class I</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_Kingdom)#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer class II</a> </td> <td colspan="1">Quartermaster sergeant </td> <td colspan="1">Flight sergeant </td> <td colspan="12">Sergeant </td> <td colspan="4">Corporal </td> <td colspan="2">Air mechanic 1st class </td> <td colspan="6">Air mechanic 2nd class </td> <td colspan="2">Air mechanic 3rd class </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2"><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><br />(1914–April 1918) </th> <td colspan="8" rowspan="2"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"> <table style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"><i>2 golden cuff buttons, and a golden eagle pin on the collar</i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Chief petty officer mechanic, 1st grade </td> <td>Chief petty officer mechanic, 2nd grade </td> <td>Chief petty officer mechanic, 3rd grade </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg/50px-UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg/75px-UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg/100px-UK_Petty_officer_1st_class_1901.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Royal_Navy_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/50px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/75px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/100px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/50px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/75px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/100px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="12">Petty officer mechanic </td> <td colspan="4">Leading mechanic </td> <td colspan="6">Air mechanic, 1st class </td> <td colspan="1">Air mechanic, 1st class (acting) </td> <td colspan="1">Air mechanic, 2nd class </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1918 – 1919)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_1918_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/British_RAF_1918_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_1918_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/British_RAF_1918_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_1918_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="204" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/50px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/75px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg/100px-British_Army_%281920-1953%29_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Sergeant major 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Sergeant major 2nd class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Private 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Private 2nd class</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1919 – 1933)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-8_(1919-1939).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Sergeant major 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Sergeant major 2nd class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a><sup id="cite_ref-LeadingAircraftman_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeadingAircraftman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 2nd class</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1933 – 1939)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority2_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-8_(1919-1939).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-8_%281919-1939%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer class I</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer class II</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a><sup id="cite_ref-LeadingAircraftman_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeadingAircraftman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 2nd class</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1939 – 1950) </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a><sup id="cite_ref-LeadingAircraftman_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeadingAircraftman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 2nd class</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1950 – 1951)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority3_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a_(1950-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-5_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4a_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"> </td> <td colspan="8"><b>No insignia</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Master_technician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Master technician (page does not exist)">Master technician</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Senior_technician" title="Senior technician">Senior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Corporal_technician" title="Corporal technician">Corporal technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Junior_technician" title="Junior technician">Junior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a><sup id="cite_ref-LeadingAircraftman_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeadingAircraftman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 1st class</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman 2nd class</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1951 – 1953) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b_(1919-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b_%281919-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a_(1950-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281950-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-5_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4a_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>No insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Master_technician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Master technician (page does not exist)">Master technician</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Senior_technician" title="Senior technician">Senior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Corporal_technician" title="Corporal technician">Corporal technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Junior_technician" title="Junior technician">Junior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Senior aircraftman</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1953 – 1964) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a_(1953-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281953-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281953-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281953-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281953-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/British_RAF_OR-7a_%281953-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a_%281953-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-5_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-5_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4a_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4a_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3_(1950-1964).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281950-1964%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>No insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Master_technician&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Master technician (page does not exist)">Master technician</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Senior_technician" title="Senior technician">Senior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Corporal_technician" title="Corporal technician">Corporal technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Junior_technician" title="Junior technician">Junior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Senior aircraftman</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1964 – 2005)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority4_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3_(1964-2005).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3_%281964-2005%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>No insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Junior_technician" title="Junior technician">Junior technician</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Senior aircraftman/ woman</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman/ woman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman/ woman</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(2005 – 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority4_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>No insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman_technician" title="Senior aircraftman technician">Senior aircraftman/<br />woman technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Senior aircraftman/ woman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman/ woman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman/ woman</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(2010 – 2022) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/British_RAF_OR-9b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/British_RAF_OR-9b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/British_RAF_OR-9b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/British_RAF_OR-3.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/British_RAF_OR-3.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/British_RAF_OR-3.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>No insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a> only)</span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman_technician" title="Senior aircraftman technician">Senior aircraftman/<br />woman technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Senior aircraftman/ woman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman/ woman</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman/ woman</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(2022 – present) </th> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/British_RAF_OR-9b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/British_RAF_OR-9b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/British_RAF_OR-9b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/British_RAF_OR-9.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/British_RAF_OR-7b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-7a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/British_RAF_OR-7a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-7a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/British_RAF_OR-6.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/British_RAF_OR-4.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/British_RAF_OR-3.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/British_RAF_OR-3.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/British_RAF_OR-3.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2c.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/British_RAF_OR-2c.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2c.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/British_RAF_OR-2b.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_OR-2a.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/50px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/75px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/British_RAF_OR-2a.svg/100px-British_RAF_OR-2a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>No insignia</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant officer (United Kingdom)">Warrant officer</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">Chief technician</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/RAF_Regiment" title="RAF Regiment">RAF Regiment</a> only)</span> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman_technician" title="Senior aircraftman technician">Air specialist (class 1) technician</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Senior_aircraftman" title="Senior aircraftman">Air specialist (class 1)</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Air specialist (class 2)</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Air recruit</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>NATO code</th> <th colspan="6">OR-9</th> <th colspan="2">OR-8</th> <th colspan="2">OR-7</th> <th colspan="6">OR-6</th> <th colspan="6">OR-5</th> <th colspan="4">OR-4</th> <th colspan="2">OR-3</th> <th colspan="6">OR-2</th> <th colspan="2">OR-1 </th></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>Aircrew</dt></dl> <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; text-align:center;"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="22">Senior NCOs </th> <th colspan="6">Junior NCOs </th> <th colspan="8">Enlisted </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1946 – 1950)<sup id="cite_ref-Air_of_Authority5_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Air_of_Authority5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-9_(1946-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png/50px-RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png/75px-RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_I_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="379" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png/50px-RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png/75px-RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_II_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png/50px-RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png/75px-RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_III_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png/50px-RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png/75px-RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_IV_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png/50px-RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png/75px-RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png/100px-RAF_Aircrew_Cadet_rank.png 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="270" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Master_aircrew" title="Master aircrew">Master aircrew</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_I&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew I (page does not exist)">Aircrew I</a> </td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew II (page does not exist)">Aircrew II</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew III (page does not exist)">Aircrew III</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_IV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew IV (page does not exist)">Aircrew IV</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aircrew_Cadet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aircrew Cadet (page does not exist)">Aircrew Cadet</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">(1950 – 1953) </th> <td colspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-9_(1946-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/75px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg/100px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-9_%281946-1953%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="89" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_RAF_(Aircrew)_OR-7_(1950-1953).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7_%281950-1953%29.svg/50px-British_RAF_%28Aircrew%29_OR-7_%281950-1953%29.svg.png" decoding="async" 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</td> <td colspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> aircrew </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>NATO code</th> <th colspan="6">OR-9</th> <th colspan="2">OR-8</th> <th colspan="2">OR-7</th> <th colspan="6">OR-6</th> <th colspan="6">OR-5</th> <th colspan="4">OR-4</th> <th colspan="2">OR-3</th> <th colspan="6">OR-2</th> <th colspan="2">OR-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_other_ranks&action=edit&section=17" 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/British_Army_Other_Ranks_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="British Army Other Ranks rank insignia">British Army Other Ranks rank insignia</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_Ground_Trades" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Royal Air Force Ground Trades">List of Royal Air Force ground trades</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_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">RAF officer ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_Air_Forces_Enlisted" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted">Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted</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_Navy_ratings_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Navy ratings rank insignia">Royal Navy ratings rank insignia</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">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_other_ranks&action=edit&section=18" 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 .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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B. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220701015252/http://rafweb.org/Ranks-Uniform/Ranks6B.htm">"Technician Trades 1964 - present"</a>. <i>Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rafweb.org/Ranks-Uniform/Ranks6B.htm">the original</a> on 1 July 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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London: Grub Street. p. 285. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-909808-02-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-909808-02-7"><bdi>978-1-909808-02-7</bdi></a>. <q>Air Ministry Order A.80/1963 of 6 March 1963 replaced the AC1 and AC2 with just 'Aircraftman' with effect from 1 April 1964</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Observers+and+Navigators%3A+And+Other+Non-Pilot+Aircrew+in+the+RFC%2C+RNAS+and+RAF&rft.place=London&rft.pages=285&rft.pub=Grub+Street&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1-909808-02-7&rft.aulast=Jefford&rft.aufirst=C.G.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARAF+other+ranks" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoods2010" class="citation news cs1">Woods, Lesley, ed. (12 April 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160323181530/http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm?storyid=F2704E04-5056-A318-A8A32544D3DCB41E">"New Rank for the RAF Regiment"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> website</i>. www.RAF.mod.uk. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm?storyid=F2704E04-5056-A318-A8A32544D3DCB41E">the original</a> on 23 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 March</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Royal+Air+Force+website&rft.atitle=New+Rank+for+the+RAF+Regiment&rft.date=2010-04-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.raf.mod.uk%2Fnews%2Farchive.cfm%3Fstoryid%3DF2704E04-5056-A318-A8A32544D3DCB41E&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARAF+other+ranks" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhite2021" class="citation news cs1">White, Debbie (21 November 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230602183222/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/farewell-to-airmen-as-raf-goes-gender-neutral-hx8cpgttm">"RAF goes gender-neutral as aviators replace airmen"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i>. 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<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 href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Chaplains_Branch" title="Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch">RAF Chaplains Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Intelligence" title="RAF Intelligence">RAF Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Legal_Branch" title="RAF Legal Branch">RAF Legal Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Medical_Services" title="RAF Medical Services">RAF Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Mary%27s_Royal_Air_Force_Nursing_Service" title="Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service">Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Police" title="Royal Air Force Police">RAF Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_ground_trades" title="List of Royal Air Force ground trades">RAF ground trades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Music_Services" title="Royal Air Force Music Services">RAF Music Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force" title="RAF Search and Rescue Force">RAF Search and Rescue Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Mountain_Rescue_Service" title="Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service">RAF Mountain Rescue Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Marine_Branch" title="Royal Air Force Marine Branch">RAF Marine Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Air_Cadets" title="Royal Air Force Air Cadets">RAF Air Cadets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_operations" title="List of Royal Air Force operations">Operations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">reserve forces</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/Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force" title="Royal Auxiliary Air Force">Royal Auxiliary Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Volunteer_Reserve" title="Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve">RAF Volunteer Reserve</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">equipment</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_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force">List of RAF aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_Kingdom_military_aircraft" title="List of active United Kingdom military aircraft">current</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Future of the Royal Air Force">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_missiles_of_the_RAF" title="List of missiles of the RAF">List of RAF missiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_RAF_Regiment" title="List of equipment of the RAF Regiment">List of equipment of the RAF Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">personnel</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/RAF_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">Officer ranks</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Other ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_personnel" title="List of Royal Air Force personnel">List of notable personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_senior_officers_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of serving senior officers of the Royal Air Force">List of serving senior officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personnel_numbers_in_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Personnel numbers in the Royal Air Force">Personnel numbers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">appointments</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/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Air_Staff" title="Assistant Chief of the Air Staff">Assistant Chief of the Air Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Member_for_Personnel" title="Air Member for Personnel">Air Member for Personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Secretary" title="Air Secretary">Air Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Member_for_Materiel" title="Air Member for Materiel">Air Member for Materiel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant-General_of_the_RAF_Regiment" title="Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment">Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force">Warrant Officer of the RAF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">symbols and uniform</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/Royal_Air_Force_Ensign" title="Royal Air Force Ensign">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Badge of the Royal Air Force">Badge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_roundels" title="Royal Air Force roundels">Roundels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the Royal Air Force">Uniform</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heraldic_badges_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force">Heraldic badges</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">associated civil<br />organisations</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_Training_Corps" title="Air Training Corps">Air Training Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Cadet_Force" title="Combined Cadet Force">Combined Cadet Force (RAF section)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Forces_Association" title="Royal Air Forces Association">RAF Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Centre_of_Aviation_Medicine" title="RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine">RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Benevolent_Fund" title="RAF Benevolent Fund">RAF Benevolent Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Football_Association" title="Royal Air Force Football Association">RAF Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Museum" title="Royal Air Force Museum">RAF Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="History of the Royal Air Force">history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Timeline of the Royal Air Force">timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Future of the Royal Air Force">future</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons page"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span> <a 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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_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 href="/wiki/RAF_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">Air Force officers</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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