Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for air forces of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force [1] v t e
	Warrant Officer of the Air Force			Warrant officer			Flight sergeant				Sergeant												Corporal						Leading aircraftman						Aircraftman
Bahamas	No air force
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing [2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Private (or equivalent)
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)			Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1 (Udara)			Warrant Officer 2 Pegawai Waran 2 (Udara)		Staff Sergeant Staf Sarjan (Udara)		Sergeant Sarjan (Udara)												Corporal Koperal (Udara)				Lance Corporal Lans Koperal (Udara)		Private (or equivalent)
Burundi	No air force
Cameroon Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef						Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant				Flight sergeant Sergent-chef						Sergeant Sergent						Corporal Caporal-chef				Lance Corporal Caporal		Leading aircraftman Soldat Première						Aircraftman Soldat
Royal Canadian Air Force [3] v t e
	Canadian Forces chief warrant officer	Command chief warrant officer	Senior appointment chief warrant officer		Chief warrant officer		Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant												Master corporal				Corporal		Aviator (trained)						Aviator (basic)
	Adjudant-chef des Forces canadiennes	Adjudant-chef du commandement	Adjudant-chef- nomination supérieure		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant-maître		Adjudant		Sergent												Caporal-chef				Caporal		Aviateur (formé)						Aviateur (confirmé)
Dominica	No air force
Fiji	No air force
Gambia	No air force
Ghana Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading Aircraftsman						Aircraftsman
Grenada	No air force
Guyana Air Corps v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Haitian Air Force v t e
Indian Air Force [4] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master warrant officer						Warrant officer		Junior warrant officer		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading aircraftsman						Aircraftsman
Irish Air Corps [5] v t e																																				No insignia
	Regimental sergeant major Maor-sáirsint reisiminte						Regimental quartermaster sergeant Ceathrúsháirsint reisiminte		Flight sergeant Sáirsint eitleoige		Flight quartermaster sergeant Ceathrúsháirsint eitleoige						Sergeant Sáirsint						Corporal Ceannaire				Airman 3 star Eitleoir, 3 réalta		Airman 2 Star Eitleoir, 2 réalta						Apprentice Printíseach	Recruit Earcach
Jamaican Air Wing v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Kenya Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Aircraftman
Kiribati	No air force
Lesotho Air Squadron v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Liberian Air Wing [6] v t e
	Chief master sergeant						Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant						Senior airman/woman						Airman/woman first class				Airman/woman		Airman/woman basic
Malawi Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Malian Air Force [7] v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat
Marshall Islands	No air force
Mauritius	No air force
Federated States of Micronesia	No air force
Namibian Air Force [8] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Aircraftman				Leading aircraftman		Private (or equivalent)
Nauru	No air force
Royal New Zealand Air Force [9] v t e
	Warrant Officer								Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading Aircraftman						Aircraftman
Nigerian Air Force [10] v t e																													No insignia
	Air warrant officer			Master warrant officer			Warrant officer		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Aircraftman
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Assistant Warrant Officer		Senior Technician												Corporal Technician				Junior Technician		Senior Aircraftman			Leading Aircraftman			Aircraftman
Palau	No air force
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private
Philippine Air Force [11] v t e
	Chief master sergeant			Senior master sergeant			Master sergeant		Technical sergeant		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Airman first class						Airman second class						Recruit
Rwandan Air Force [12] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II		Sergeant major		Staff sergeant						Sergeant										Corporal								Private
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No air force
Saint Lucia	No air force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No air force
Samoa	No air force
Senegalese Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de première classe						Soldat
Seychelles Air Force [13] v t e
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone	No air force
Republic of Singapore Air Force [14] v t e																																			No insignia	No insignia
	Master sergeant						Staff sergeant		First sergeant		Second sergeant						Third sergeant						Corporal first class		Corporal		Lance corporal		Private first class						Private	Recruit
Solomon Islands	No air force
South African Air Force [15] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Aircraftman
South Sudan Air Force v t e
	Regimental Sergeant Major						Sergeant Major				Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private
Sudanese Air Force [16] v t e																													No insignia
							مساعد Mosa'id		رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib												عريف 'arif				وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif		جندي Jundiun
Tanzania Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1 Maafisa Wateule 1						Warrant officer class 2 Maafisa Wateule 2		Flight sergeant Sajenti Kuruka		Sergeant Sajenti												Corporal Koplo				Lance corporal Koplo Mdogo		Aircraftman Mtu Ndege
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard [17] v t e
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II				Sergeant												Corporal						Senior technician			Senior aircraftman			Junior Aircraftman/ Junior technician
Tuvalu	No air force
Ugandan Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Royal Air Force [18] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal RAF Regiment only		Senior aircraftman/ woman technician		Senior aircraftman/ woman		Leading aircraftman/ woman		Aircraftman/ woman
Royal Air Force [18] (Aircrew) v t e
	Master aircrew								Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
United States Air Force [19] v t e																																			No insignia
	Senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman	Chief master sergeant of the Air Force	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau	Command chief master sergeant	First sergeant	Chief master sergeant	First sergeant	Senior master sergeant	First sergeant	Master sergeant	Technical sergeant						Staff sergeant						Senior airman				Airman first class		Airman						Airman basic
Vanuatu	No air force
Zambian Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Air Force of Zimbabwe [20] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Master technician	Warrant officer class 2	Master sergeant	Flight sergeant	Sergeant												Corporal				Senior aircraftman		Leading aircraftman						Aircraftman
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

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