Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda	No air force
Royal Australian Air Force[1][2] v t e
	Warrant Officer of the Air Force			Warrant officer			Flight sergeant				Sergeant												Corporal						Leading aircraftman/ aircraftwoman						Aircraftman/ aircraftwoman
Bahamas	No air force
Bangladesh Air Force[3] v t e																																				No insignia
	মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Māsṭār ōẏārēnṭ ôphisār						সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Siniẏar ōẏārēnṭ ôphisār		ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার Ōẏārēnṭ ôphisār		সার্জেন্ট Sārjēnṭ												কর্পোর‍্যাল Kôrpōral						লীডিং এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান Līḍing ēẏārkrāphṭmaen						এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-১ Ēẏārkrāphṭmaen-1	এয়ারক্র্যাফটম্যান-২ Ēẏārkrāphṭmaen-2
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing[4] 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[5] v t e																													No insignia
	Pegawai waran 1 (udara)						Pegawai waran 2 (udara)		Staf sarjan (udara)		Sarjan (udara)												Koperal (udara)				Lans koperal (udara)		Prebet/Soldadu (udara)
Cameroon Air Force[6][7][8] v t e																																			No insignia
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Royal Canadian Air Force[9][10] v t e
	Chief warrant officer						Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant												Master corporal				Corporal		Aviator (trained)						Aviator (basic)
	Adjudant(e)-chef						Adjudant(e)-maître		Adjudant(e)		Sergent(e)												Caporal(e)-chef				Caporal(e)		Aviateur (formé)/ Aviatrice (formée)						Aviateur (confirmé)/ Aviatrice (confirmée)
Cyprus Air Forces[11] v t e																																			Arm/corps insignia only
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís						Αρχισμηνίας Archisminías		Επισμηνίας Episminías		Σμηνίας Sminías												Υποσμηνίας Yposminías				Ανθυποσμηνίας Anthyposminías								Σμηνίτης Sminítis
Fiji	No air force
Gabonese Air Force[12] v t e
	Adjudant-chef major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat
Ghana Air Force[13] 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)
Indian Air Force[14] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master warrant officer मास्टर वारंट अफसर						Warrant officer वारंट अफसर		Junior warrant officer जूनियर वारंट अफसर		Sergeant सार्जेंट												Corporal कॉरपोरल						Leading aircraftsman लीडिंग एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन						Aircraftsman एयरक्राफ्ट्समैन
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
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[15] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Senior 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)
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)
Royal Malaysian Air Force v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	Pegawai waran udara I						Pegawai waran udara II		Flait sarjan		Sarjan udara												Koperal udara				Laskar udara kanan		Laskar udara I						Laskar udara II	Perajurit muda
Mauritius	No air force
Mozambique Air Force v t e
									Intendente		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento						Terceiro-sargento				Cabo		Primeiro soldado
Namibian Air Force[16] 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[17] v t e
	Warrant Officer								Flight Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading Aircraftman						Aircraftman
Nigerian Air Force[18] 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	Chief technician	Senior technician												Corporal technician				Junior technician		Senior aircraftman			Leading aircraftman			Aircraftman
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
Rwandan Air Force[19] 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
Seychelles Air Force[20] 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[21] 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[22] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Aircraftman
Sri Lanka Air Force[23] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master warrant officer						Warrant officer		Flight sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Leading aircraftman						Aircraftman
Swaziland	No air force
Tanzania Air Force v t e																													No insignia
	Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza						Afisa mteule daraja la pili		Sajinitaji		Sajenti												Koplo				Koplo usu		Mtu ndege
Togolese Air Force[24] v t e																																			No insignia
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat de 1ère classe						Soldat de 2ème classe
Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard[25] v t e
	Warrant officer I						Warrant officer II				Sergeant												Corporal						Senior technician			Senior aircraftman			Junior aircraftman/ Junior technician
Tuvalu	No air force
Royal Air Force[26] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal (RAF Regiment only)		Air specialist (class 1) technician		Air specialist (class 1)		Air specialist (class 2)		Air recruit
Royal Air Force[26] (Aircrew) v t e
	Master aircrew								Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew
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)
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth
• Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers