Air force officer rank insignia

To assist in the comparison of different countries' air force officer rank insignia, NATO rank codes have been used. These are established codes for determining the seniority of officer and other ranks in NATO countries for a particular joint task group or command structure, although specific appointments designate a higher level of seniority over other equivalent rank codes in a given situation. Officer ranks go from OF-1 up to OF-10; OF(D) being a special category for trainee officers awaiting a commission. The system should not be confused with the pay grades used in the US military. While countries outside the NATO command structure (including some NATO member countries such as France) do not strictly fall into this classification structure and there may be instances of overlap the codes still provide a useful gauge in determining what ranks are broadly equivalent.

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student Officer
Argentina
	No equivalent	Brigadier General (Brigadier General)	Brigadier Mayor (Brigadier-Major)	Brigadier (Brigadier)	No equivalent	Comodoro (Commodore)	Vicecomodoro (Vice-Commodore)	Mayor (Major)	Capitán (Captain)	Primer Teniente (First Lieutenant)	Teniente (Lieutenant)	Alférez (Ensign)
Australia (Edit)
	Marshal of the RAAF	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Officer Cadet
Bangladesh (Edit)	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer
Belgium (Edit)	No Equivalent								Capitaine-commandant Capitaine Kapitein-commandant Kapitein			No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Général	Lieutenant général	Général-major	Général de Brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
		Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigadegeneraal	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor		Luitenant	Onderluitenant
Brazil					No equivalent
	Marechal-do-ar (Marshal of the Air)	Tenente-brigadeiro (Lieutenant-Brigadier)	Major-brigadeiro (Major-Brigadier)	Brigadeiro-do-ar Brigadier)	No equivalent	Coronel (Colonel)	Tenente-coronel (Lieutenant-Colonel)	Major (Major)	Capitão (Captain)	Primeiro-tenente (First Lieutenant)	Segundo-tenente (Second Lieutenant)	Aspirante (Aspirant)
Canada (Edit)
	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
		General	Lieutenant General	Major-general	Brigadier-general	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Officer Cadet
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant		Élève-Officier
Chile (Edit)	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	Air General	Aviation General	Air Brigade General	Commodore	Aviation Colonel	Group Commander	Squadron Commander	Flight Captain	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant	Ensign
Czech Republic (Edit)	No Equivalent												No Equivalent
		armádní generál	generálporučík	generálmajor	brigádní generál	plukovník	podplukovník	major	kapitán	nadporučík	poručík	podporučík
Denmark (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant	Sekondløjtnant
Dominican Republic (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	Teniente General	Mayor General	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitan	Primer Teniente	Segundo Teniente	Cadete
France (Edit)	No equivalent
		Général d´armée aérienne	Général de corps aérien	Général de division aérienne	Général de brigade aérienne	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant	Élève-officier
Greece (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Πτέραρχος	Αντιπτέραρχος	Υποπτέραρχος	Ταξίαρχος	Σμήναρχος	Αντισμήναρχος	Επισμηναγός	Σμηναγός	Υποσμηναγός	Ανθυποσμηναγός
		Pterarchos	Antipterarchos	Ypopterarchos	Taxiarchos	Sminarchos	Antisminarchos	Episminagos	Sminagos	Yposminagos	Anthyposminagos
India (Edit)											no equivalent
	Marshal of the IAF	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Italy (Edit)												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Generale awarded only to the Chief of Defense Staff	Generale di Squadra Aerea con Incarichi Speciali	Generale di Squadra Aerea	Generale di Divisione Aerea	Generale di Brigata Aerea	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore	Capitano	Tenente	Sottotenente
Malaysia (Edit)
	Marshal of the Air Force	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Sublieutenant
	Marsyal Tentera Udara	Jeneral	Leftenan Jeneral	Mejar Jeneral	Brigedier Jeneral	Kolonel	Leftenan Kolonel	Mejar	Kapten	Leftenan	Leftenan Muda
Mexico (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	General de División	General de Ala	General de Grupo	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitan Primero	Capitán Segundo	Teniente	Subteniente	No Equivalent
Netherlands (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
		Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Commodore	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein	Eerste-luitenant	Tweede-luitenant	Vaandrig
New Zealand (Edit)		No Equivalent
	Marshal of the RNZAF		Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Officer Cadet
Poland (Edit)												No equivalent	Various
	Marszałek Polski1	Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan	Porucznik	Podporucznik		Podchorąży
Portugal (Edit)													Vários
	Marechal1	General	Tenente- -General	Major- -General	Brigadeiro- -General	Coronel	Tenente- -Coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes	Aspirante-a-Oficial	Cadete- -Aluno
Romania (Edit)												No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Mareșal1	General	General-locotenent	General-maior	General de flotilă aeriană	Comandor	Căpitan-comandor	Locotenent-comandor	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent
Thailand (Edit)
	จอมพลอากาศ	พลอากาศเอก	พลอากาศโท	พลอากาศตรี	พลอากาศจัตวา	นาวาอากาศเอก	นาวาอากาศโท	นาวาอากาศตรี	เรืออากาศเอก	เรืออากาศโท	เรืออากาศตรี	นักเรียนนายเรืออากาศ
	Marshal of the Air Force	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice Marshal	Air Comodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Air Cadet
Sweden	No equivalent
	No equivalent	General	Generallöjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadgeneral	Överste	Överstelöjtnant	Major	Kapten	Löjtnant	Fänrik
Ukraine (Edit)					No equivalent							No equivalent
	Генерал армії України	Генерал-полковник	Генерал-лейтенант	Генерал-майор		Полковник	Підполковник	Майор	Капітан	Старший лейтенант	Лейтенант Молодший лейтенант		Курсмант
	General Armii Ukrainy	General Polkovnyk	Lieutenant general	Major general		Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Major	Kapitan	Senior Lieutenant	Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant		Cadet
United Kingdom (Edit)
	Marshal of the Royal Air Force1	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice-Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Acting Pilot Officer	Officer Cadet
United States (Edit)												Various	Various
	General of the Air Force1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Trainee	Officer Cadet
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student Officer

• ¹ Honorary/War time rank.
• ² Rank no longer in use.

Note that the NATO officer rank codes (OF-1 to OF-10) are differently numbered from the US officer rank codes (O-1 to O-11).

See also

• Air force officer ranks
• United States Air Force officer rank insignia
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
• RAF officer ranks