Ranks of the RAAF
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The Royal Australian Air Force inherited its rank structure from the Royal Air Force. The RAF based its officer ranks on the Royal Navy, and its airmen ranks on the British Army.
Unlike the RAF, RAAF rank abbreviations are always written in uppercase without spaces (eg. PLTOFF, not Plt Off). Also, the RAAF does not have the ranks of Senior Aircraftsman, Junior Technician, Chief Technician or Master Aircrew.
Rank Insignia is very similar to that of the RAF, with the exception of LAC/W (which is one chevron (two bladed propellor in RAF)). Both officers and airmen wear rank on the shoulder, however it is worn on the sleeve of the ceremonial jacket (lower sleeve for officers, upper sleeve for airmen). The word 'Australia' appears immediately below all rank insignia worn on the shoulder.
The rank of Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force is held by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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[edit] Officers
| CODE | RAAF | ABBREVIATION | ARMY | NAVY |
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| Air Officers | ||||
| O-10 | Air Chief Marshal | ACM | General | Admiral |
| O-9 | Air Marshal | AIRMSHL | Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral |
| O-8 | Air Vice Marshal | AVM | Major General | Rear Admiral |
| O-7 | Air Commodore | AIRCDRE | Brigadier | Commodore |
| Senior Officers | ||||
| O-6 | Group Captain | GPCAPT | Colonel | Captain |
| O-5 | Wing Commander | WGCDR | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander |
| O-4 | Squadron Leader | SQNLDR | Major | Lieutenant Commander |
| Junior Officers | ||||
| O-3 | Flight Lieutenant | FLTLT | Captain | Lieutenant |
| O-2 | Flying Officer | FLGOFF | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant |
| O-1 | Pilot Officer | PLTOFF | Second Lieutenant | Acting Sub Lieutenant |
| Officer Trainee | ||||
| - | Officer Cadet | OFFCDT | Staff Cadet (SCDT)(RMC rank only) | Midshipman (MIDN) |
| - | Officer Cadet (OCDT)(ADFA rank only) | |||
[edit] Airmen
| CODE | RAAF | ABBREVIATION | ARMY | NAVY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrant Officers | ||||
| E-9 | Warrant Officer of the Air Force | WOFF-AF | Warrant Officer (RSM-A) | Warrant Officer of the Navy |
| E-9 | Warrant Officer | WOFF | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer |
| Senior Non-commissioned Officers | ||||
| E-8 | Flight Sergeant | FSGT | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Chief Petty Officer |
| E-7 | No equivalent | Staff Sergeant | No equivalent | |
| E-6 | Sergeant | SGT | Sergeant | Petty Officer |
| Junior Non-commissioned Officers | ||||
| E-5 | Corporal | CPL | Corporal | Leading Seaman |
| E-4 | No equivalent | Lance Corporal | No equivalent | |
| Airmen | ||||
| E-3 | Leading Aircraftman/Woman | LAC/W | Private(P) | Able Seaman |
| E-1/2 | Aircraftman/Woman | AC/W | Private | Seaman |
[edit] Insignia
Note: NATO 'OF' codes are different to US 'O' and 'E' codes as used above
| NATO Code RAAF Code |
OF-10 - |
OF-9 O-10 |
OF-8 O-9 |
OF-7 O-8 |
OF-6 O-7 |
OF-5 O-6 |
OF-4 O-5 |
OF-3 O-4 |
OF-2 O-3 |
OF-1 O-2 |
OF-1 O-1 |
Student Officer | |
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| Rank | Marshal of the RAAF | ACM | AIRMSHL | AVM | AIRCDRE | GPCAPT | WGCDR | SQNLDR | FLTLT | FLGOFF | PLTOFF | OFFCDT | |
[edit] See also
- Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia
- Australian Army officer rank insignia
- Australian Army enlisted rank insignia
