Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers
The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.
Officers (OF 1 - 10)
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albanian Air Force |
No equivalent |
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Gjenerallejtnant | Gjeneralmajor | Gjeneralbrigad | Kolonel | Nënkolonel | Major | Kapiten | Toger | Nëntoger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgian Air Component |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Senior Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Brigadegeneraal | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein-commandant | Kapitein | Luitenant | Onderluitenant | Aspirant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Senior Lieutenant | Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Генерал | Генерал-лейтенант | Генерал-майор | Бригаден генерал | Полковник | Подполковник | Майор | Капитан | Старши лейтенант | Лейтенант | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Canadian Air Force |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatian Air Force |
No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stožerni general | General zbora | General pukovnik | General bojnik | Brigadni general | Brigadir | Pukovnik | Bojnik | Satnik | Natporučnik | Poručnik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Danish Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estonian Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kindral General |
Kindralleitnant Lieutenant General |
Kindralmajor Major General |
Brigaadikindral Brigadier General |
Kolonel Colonel |
Kolonelleitnant Lieutenant Colonel |
Major Major |
Kapten Captain |
Leitnant First Lieutenant |
Nooremleitnant Second Lieutenant |
Lipnik Ensign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Air and Space Force |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Air Force |
No Equivalent | Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Stabshauptmann | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | Oberfähnrich | Fähnrich | Fahnenjunker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hellenic Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | 2nd Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Πτέραρχος | Αντιπτέραρχος | Υποπτέραρχος | Ταξίαρχος | Σμήναρχος | Αντισμήναρχος | Επισμηναγός | Σμηναγός | Υποσμηναγός | Ανθυποσμηναγός | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colonel General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vezérezredes | Altábornagy | Vezérőrnagy | Dandártábornok | Ezredes | Alezredes | Őrnagy | Százados | Főhadnagy | Hadnagy | Honvédtisztjelölt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | No air force | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian Air Force |
No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generale | Generale di Squadra Aerea con Incarichi Speciali | Generale di Squadra Aerea | Generale di Divisione Aerea | Generale di Brigata Aerea | Colonnello | Tenente Colonnello | Maggiore | Primo capitano | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvian Air Force |
No equivalent |
No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālmajors | Brigādes ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvežleitnants | Majors | Kapteinis | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuanian Air Force |
No equivalent |
No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generolas leitenantas | Generolas majoras | Brigados generolas | Pulkininkas | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Majoras | Kapitonas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Leitenantas | Kariūnas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | No air force | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montenegrin Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Pukovnik | General Potpukovnik | General Major | Brigardir General | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Netherlands Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Commodore | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein | Eerste-luitenant | Tweede-luitenant | Vaandrig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Norwegian Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalløytnant | Generalmajor | Brigader | Oberst | Oberstløytnant | Major | Kaptein | Løytnant | Fenrik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Polish Air Force |
No equivalent | Various | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marszałek Polski | Generał | Generał broni | Generał dywizji | Generał brygady | Pułkownik | Podpułkownik | Major | Kapitan | Porucznik | Podporucznik | Podchorąży | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portuguese Air Force |
Various | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marechal | General | Tenente General | Major General | Brigadeiro General | Coronel | Tenente Coronel | Major | Capitão | Tenente | Alferes | Aspirante-a-Oficial | Cadete Aluno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romanian Air Force |
No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mareșal | General | General-Locotenent | General-Maior | General de Flotilă Aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-Comandor | Locotenent-Comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovak Air Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generál | Generálporučík[note 1] | Generálmajor | Brigádny Generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General polkovnik | Generalpodpolkovnik | Generalmajor | Brigadir General | Polkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Major | Stotnik | Nadporočnik | Poročnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spanish Air Force |
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Capitán General | General del Aire | Teniente General | General de División | General de Brigada | Coronel | Teniente Coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | Oficial Cadete | Alumno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkish Air Force |
Various [note 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mareşal | Orgeneral | Korgeneral | Tümgeneral | Tuğgeneral | Albay | Yarbay | Binbaşı | Yüzbaşı | Üsteğmen | Teğmen | Asteğmen | Harbiyeli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Air Force |
No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshal of the RAF | 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 Air Force |
No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General of the Air Force | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia) |
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United States Space Force |
No equivalent | No equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer trainee (Various insignia) |
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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.
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-10).
See also
Notes
- The appropriate branch of service badge is pinned just under the top button of the for all ranks excluding full General.
- Student officer insignia denotes school grade rather than military seniority.
References
- Davis, Brian L. (1989). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia. Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0713717372.
External links
- History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance—UK Government site
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