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The Royal Australian Air Force inherited its rank structure from the Royal Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The Royal Australian Air Force is organised into a number of operational support and training formations located at bases across Australia. Australian Flying Corps 1913 - 1920 Airco DH 5 Airco DH6 Armstrong Whitworth F This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force bases. This is a list of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft squadrons. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF traces its history back to the Imperial Conference held in London in 1911 where it was decided aviation should be developed within the Air Command is the operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF Operation Astute is a United Nations -authorised Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 The Airfield Defence Guard (ADG mustering of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF performs specialist ground defence tasks to protect air power assets from hostile ground action Sculpture The central sculpture was designed by Inge King to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the RAAF and was unveiled in 1973 The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAF based its officer ranks on the Royal Navy, and its airmen ranks on the British Army. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
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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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) | |||
Airmen
| CODE | RAAF | ABBREVIATION | ARMY | NAVY |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| Rank | Marshal of the RAAF | ACM | AIRMSHL | AVM | AIRCDRE | GPCAPT | WGCDR | SQNLDR | FLTLT | FLGOFF | PLTOFF | OFFCDT | |
See also
- Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia
- Australian Army officer rank insignia
- Australian Army enlisted rank insignia
External links
See Air Chief Marshal for other countries which use this rank Air Chief Marshal is the highest active rank of the Royal Australian See Air Marshal for other countries which use this rank Air Marshal is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Air Air Vice-Marshal ( AVM) is an Air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. Air Commodore ( Air Cdre in the RAF, AIRCDRE in the RNZAF and RAAF, A/C in the former RCAF) is a rank in Group Captain ( Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former Wing Commander ( Wg Cdr in the RAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, W/C in the former RCAF) is a commissioned Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence Flight Lieutenant ( Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior Flying Officer ( Fg Off in the RAF FLGOFF in the RAAF FGOFF in the RNZAF F/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF is a junior commissioned Pilot Officer ( Plt Off officially in the RAF PLTOFF in the RAAF and RNZAF P/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF is the lowest commissioned Officer Cadet is a rank held by military Cadets during their training to become Commissioned officers The term Officer Trainee is used interchangeably A Warrant Officer ( WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. Flight Sergeant ( Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, F/S, FSgt or FS) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the British Royal Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations Leading Aircraftman (LAC (or Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW is a rank in some Air forces between Aircraftman and Senior Aircraftman and having Aircraftman ( AC) or Aircraftwoman ( ACW) is the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force and the Air forces of several other Commonwealth Marshal of the Air Force may be used as a generic term for a rank in some Air forces which use a similar title with their air force's name inserted as their most senior rank See Air Chief Marshal for other countries which use this rank Air Chief Marshal is the highest active rank of the Royal Australian See Air Marshal for other countries which use this rank Air Marshal is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Air Air Commodore ( Air Cdre in the RAF, AIRCDRE in the RNZAF and RAAF, A/C in the former RCAF) is a rank in Group Captain ( Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former Wing Commander ( Wg Cdr in the RAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, W/C in the former RCAF) is a commissioned Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence Flight Lieutenant ( Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior Flying Officer ( Fg Off in the RAF FLGOFF in the RAAF FGOFF in the RNZAF F/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF is a junior commissioned Pilot Officer ( Plt Off officially in the RAF PLTOFF in the RAAF and RNZAF P/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF is the lowest commissioned Officer Cadet is a rank held by military Cadets during their training to become Commissioned officers The term Officer Trainee is used interchangeably The following image shows the badges of rank and special insignia for officers and enlisted personnel in the Australian Defence Force Australian Army Officers receive a commission that is personally signed by the Governor-General of Australia, acting for the Queen Like the British Army the Australian Army does not use the term 'enlisted' to describe its non-commissioned ranksDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic