Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for Air Forces of African states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4	OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Algerian Air Force				No equivalent						No equivalent			No insignia
Algerian Air Force	Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	No equivalent	Airman 1st Class		Airman
National Air Force of Angola	No equivalent			No equivalent							No insignia		No equivalent
National Air Force of Angola	No equivalent		Chief Master Sergeant Sargent-chefe	No equivalent		Master Sergeant Primeiro-sargento	Staff Sergeant Segundo-sargento	Sergeant Furriel	Corporal Primeiro-cabo	Airman 1st Class Segundo-cabo	Airman Soldado		No equivalent
Benin	No air force
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing											No equivalent		No insignia
Botswana Defence Force Air Wing	Warrant Officer Class I		Warrant Officer Class II	Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Leading Aircraftsman	No equivalent		Aircraftsman
Burkina Faso Air Force				No equivalent					No equivalent				No insignia
Burkina Faso Air Force	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		No equivalent	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Burundi	No air force
Cameroon Air Force				No equivalent									No insignia
Cameroon Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Flight sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Leading aircraftman Soldat Première		Aircraftman Soldat
Cape Verde	No air force
Central African Air Force													No insignia
Central African Air Force	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Adjudant	Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Career Sergeant Sergent	Sergeant Sergent	Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Chadian Air Force	No equivalent								No equivalent				No insignia
Chadian Air Force	No equivalent			Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		No equivalent	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Comoros	No air force
Air Force of the DR Congo									No equivalent				No insignia
Air Force of the DR Congo	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-Chef	Warrant Officer Class I Adjudant de Première Classe	Warrant Officer Class II Adjudant	Sergeant Major First Class Premier Sergent Major	Sergeant Major Sergent Major	Sergeant First Class Premier Sergent	Sergeant Sergent		No equivalent	Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de Première Classe		Private Soldat de Seconde Classe	Recruit Recrue
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4	OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Congolese Air Force				No equivalent									No insignia
Congolese Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe		Private Soldat
Djibouti Air Force				No equivalent
Djibouti Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Egyptian Air Force				No equivalent						No equivalent			No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer			Flight Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Aircraftman
	Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول)		Mosa'id (مساعد)			Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)	Raqib (رقيب)		'arif (عريف)		Jondi (جندي)
Equatorial Guinea Air Force	No equivalent						No equivalent				No equivalent
Equatorial Guinea Air Force	No equivalent		Sergeant Major Brigada	Master Sergeant Sargento primero		Sergeant Sarjento	No equivalent		Senior Corporal Cabo primero	Corporal Cabo	No equivalent		Private Soldado de primera
Eritrean Air Force	No equivalent			No equivalent						No equivalent			No insignia
Eritrean Air Force	No equivalent		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	No equivalent	Private 1st Class		Private
Ethiopian Air Force				No equivalent									No insignia
Ethiopian Air Force	Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private 1st Class		Private
Gabon Air Force				No equivalent
Gabon Air Force	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Gambia	No air force
Ghana Air Force										No equivalent			No insignia
Ghana Air Force	Warrant Officer Class I		Warrant Officer Class II	Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	No equivalent	Leading Aircraftsman		Aircraftsman
Guinea-Bissau	No air force
Ivory Coast Air Force				No equivalent
Ivory Coast Air Force	Warrant Officer Major Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de Première classe		Private Soldat de Deuxième classe
Kenya Air Force											No insignia
Kenya Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Lance Corporal	Aircraftman
Lesotho	No air force
Liberia	No air force
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4	OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Libyan Air Force	No equivalent			No equivalent						No equivalent			No insignia
Libyan Air Force	No equivalent		Master sergeant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	No equivalent	Airman		Airman basic
Madagascar Air Force													No insignia
Madagascar Air Force	Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Major	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef	Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant major Sergent Major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Malian Air Force				No equivalent									No insignia
Malian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe		Private Soldat
Mauritania Islamic Air Force				No equivalent					No equivalent		No equivalent
Mauritania Islamic Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		No equivalent	Lance Corporal Caporal	No equivalent		Private Soldat 2^e classe
Mauritius	No air force
Royal Moroccan Air Force													No insignia
Royal Moroccan Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant Major Sergent-major		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Mozambique Air Force	No equivalent												No equivalent
Mozambique Air Force	No equivalent			Sergeant major Intendente		First Sergeant Primeiro-sargento	Second Sergeant Segundo-sargento		Third Sergeant Terceiro-sargento	Corporal Cabo	Private First Class Primeiro soldado		No equivalent
Namibian Air Force											No insignia
Namibian Air Force	Warrant officer 1st class		Warrant officer 2nd class	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Niger Air Force				No equivalent
Niger Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe		Private Soldat
Nigerian Air Force											No insignia
Nigerian Air Force	Air Warrant Officer	Master Warrant Officer	Warrant officer	Flight Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Lance Corporal	Aircraftman
Rwandan Air Force									No equivalent		No equivalent		No insignia
Rwandan Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	Sergeant Major Sergent-major		First Sergeant 1er Sergeant	Sergeant Sergent		No equivalent	Corporal Caporal	No equivalent		Private Soldate
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4	OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
São Tomé and Príncipe	No air force
Senegalese Air Force				No equivalent									No insignia
Senegalese Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Adjudant-chef		Warrant Officer Class 2 Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat de première classe		Private Soldat
Seychelles Air Force
Seychelles Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone	No air force
Somali Air Force							No equivalent				No insignia
Somali Air Force	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal	Warrant Officer Class 1 Sadex Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle	Warrant Officer Class 3 Xarígle		Sergeant Sadex Alífle	No equivalent		Corporal Laba Alífle	Lance Corporal Alífle	Aircraftman Dable
South African Air Force											No equivalent		No insignia
South African Air Force	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Flight sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Lance corporal	No equivalent		Aircraftman
Sudanese Air Force				No equivalent									No insignia
Sudanese Air Force	Musaid awwal		Musaid	No equivalent		Raqib awwal	Raqib		Arif	Wakil arif	Jundi		Mustajidd
Swaziland	No air force
Tanzania Air Force							No equivalent				No insignia
Tanzania Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1 Maafisa Wateule 1		Warrant Officer Class 2 Maafisa Wateule 2	Flight Sergeant Sajenti Kuruka		Sergeant Sajenti	No equivalent		Corporal Koplo	Lance Corporal Koplo Mdogo	Aircraftsman Mtu Ndege
Tunisian Air Force				No equivalent
Tunisian Air Force	Sergeant Major Adjudant-chef Major	Master Sergeant Adjudant-chef	Sergeant 1st class Adjudant	No equivalent		Staff Sergeant Sergent-chef	Sergeant Sergent		Corporal Caporal-chef	Lance Corporal Caporal	Private First Class Soldat Première		Private Soldat
Zambian Air Force											No insignia
Zambian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff sergeant		Sergeant			Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Air Force of Zimbabwe							No equivalent			No equivalent			No insignia
Air Force of Zimbabwe	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Master sergeant	Flight sergeant	Sergeant	No equivalent		Corporal	No equivalent	Senior aircraftman	Leading aircraftman	Aircraftman
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-5		OR-4	OR-3	OR-2		OR-1

Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa

Enlisted

See also