Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted

The following are the ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted personnel for each member nation.

Other Ranks (OR 1 - 9)

NATO Code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2				OR-1

Albania (Edit)
Albania (Edit)	Kryekapter				Kapter		Rreshter		Tetar						Nëntetar					Ushtar IV		Ushtar III	Ushtar II		Ushtar I

Belgium (Edit)																							No insignia
	Adjudant-Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		1er sergent-major		1er sergent-chef	1er sergent	Sergent		1er caporal-chef		Caporal-chef		Caporal		1er soldat				Private Recruit
	Adjudant-Majoor		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		1ste sergeant-majoor		1ste sergeant-chef	1ste sergeant	Sergeant		1ste korporaal-chef		Korporaal-chef		Korporaal		1ste soldaat				Soldat recure

Bulgaria (Edit)																	No Equivalent		No Equivalent
Bulgaria (Edit)	Офицерски кандидат				старшина		старши сержант		сержант		младши сержант		ефрейтор				No Equivalent		No Equivalent				редник

Canada (Edit)
	Chief Warrant Officer				Master Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Sergeant		Master Corporal		Corporal				Aviator		Aviator (Basic)				Aviator (Recruit)
	Adjudant-chef				Adjudant-maître		Adjudant		Sergent		Caporal-chef		Caporal				Aviateur		Aviateur (Confirmé)				Aviateur (Recrue)

Czech Republic (Edit)
Czech Republic (Edit)	štábní praporčík				nadpraporčík		praporčík		nadrotmistr		rotmistr		rotny				četař		desátník				svobodník	vojín

Denmark (Edit)									No equivalent
Denmark (Edit)	Chefsergent				Seniorsergent		Oversergent		No equivalent		Sergent		Korporal				Flyverspecialist		Flyveroverkonstabel				Flyverkonstabel	Flyverkonstabelelev

Estonia (Edit)	No equivalent																						No insignia
Estonia (Edit)	No equivalent

France (Edit)							No equivalent																No Insignia
France (Edit)	Major		Adjudant-chef		Adjudant		No equivalent		Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef				Caporal		Aviateur de première classe				Aviateur

Germany (Edit)

	Oberstabsfeldwebel				Stabsfeldwebel		Hauptfeldwebel		Oberfeldwebel	Feldwebel	Stabsunteroffizier	Unteroffizier	Oberstabsgefreiter		Stabsgefreiter		Hauptgefreiter	Obergefreiter	Gefreiter				Flieger
Germany (Officer designate) (Edit)	No equivalent				No equivalent								No equivalent				No equivalent		No equivalent				No equivalent

							Oberfähnrich		Fähnrich		Fahnenjunker

Greece (Professional) (Edit)											No Equivalent						No Equivalent		No Equivalent
					(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΜΕΕ-ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (MEE-EPOP-EMTh)	(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)	(ΣΜΥ) (SMY)	(ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ) (EPOP-EMTh)			(ΕΠΟΠ) (EPOP)										(ΕΠΟΠ) (EPOP)
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistis ^[1]				Αρχισμηνίας Archisminias		Επισμηνίας Episminias		Σμηνίας Sminias				Υποσμηνίας Yposminias										Σμηνίτης Sminitis
Greece (Conscripts) (Edit)	No Equivalent				No Equivalent		No Equivalent		No Equivalent				No Equivalent										No Insignia
Greece (Conscripts) (Edit)	No Equivalent				No Equivalent		No Equivalent		No Equivalent		Κληρωτός Σμηνίας Klirotos Sminias		No Equivalent										Σμηνίτης Sminitis

Iceland (Edit)	No Air Force

Italy (Edit)																							No insignia
Italy (Edit)	Primo Maresciallo Luogotenente	Primo Maresciallo		Maresciallo di Prima Classe	Maresciallo di Seconda Classe	Maresciallo di Terza Classe	Sergente Maggiore Capo		Sergente Maggiore		Sergente		Primo aviere Capo Scelto	Primo Aviere Capo	Primo Aviere Scelto	Aviere Capo	Primo Aviere		Aviere Scelto				Aviere

Latvia (Edit)																							No insignia
Latvia (Edit)	Augstākais virsseržants				Galvenais virsseržants		Štāba virsseržants		Virsseržants		Seržants		Kaprālis				Dižkareivis		No equivalent				Kareivis

Lithuania (Edit)
Lithuania (Edit)	Seržantas majoras				Viršila		Štabo seržantas		Vyresnysis seržantas		Seržantas		Grandinis				Vyresnysis eilinis		Eilinis				Jaunesnysis eilinis

Luxembourg (Edit)	No Air Force

Netherlands (Edit)
Netherlands (Edit)	Adjudant-Onderofficier						Sergeant-majoor		Sergeant der 1e klasse		Sergeant		Korporaal der 1e klasse				Korporaal		Soldaat der 1ste klasse		Soldaat der 2de klasse		Soldaat der 3de klasse

Norway (Edit)
Norway (Edit)	Sersjantmajor				Kommandersersjant		Stabssersjant		Oversersjant		Sersjant		Seniorspesialist		Ledende spesialist		Spesialist		Visespesialist				Flysoldat ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Poland (Edit)
Poland (Edit)
	Starszy chorąży sztabowy		Starszy chorąży		Chorąży		Młodszy chorąży		Starszy sierżant		Sierżant		Plutonowy		Starszy kapral		Kapral		Starszy szeregowy				Szeregowy

Spain (Edit)
Spain (Edit)	Suboficial mayor		Subteniente		Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento		Cabo mayor		Cabo primero				Cabo		Soldado de primera				Soldado

Portugal (Edit)
Portugal (Edit)	Sargento- -Mor				Sargento- -Chefe		Sargento- -Ajudante		Primeiro- -Sargento	Segundo- -Sargento	Furriel	Segundo- -Furriel	Cabo- -Adjunto				Primeiro- -Cabo	Segundo- -Cabo	Soldado				Soldado- -Recruta

Turkey (Edit)																									No Insignia
Turkey (Edit)	Astsubay Kıdemli Başçavuş				Astsubay Başçavuş		Astsubay Kıdemli Üstçavuş	Astsubay Üstçavuş	Astsubay Kıdemli Çavuş			Astsubay Çavuş			Uzman Çavuş					Çavuş		Uzman Onbaşı	Onbaşı		Er

Royal Air Force (Edit)					No equivalent						No equivalent												No insignia
Royal Air Force (Edit)	Warrant officer				No equivalent		Flight sergeant	Chief technician	Sergeant		No equivalent		Corporal				Lance corporal RAF Regiment only		Senior aircraftman/woman technician	Senior aircraftman/woman		Leading aircraftman/woman	Aircraftman/Woman
Royal Air Force (Aircrew) (Edit)					No equivalent						No equivalent		No equivalent				No equivalent		No equivalent				No equivalent
Royal Air Force (Aircrew) (Edit)	Master aircrew				No equivalent		Flight sergeant aircrew		Sergeant aircrew		No equivalent		No equivalent				No equivalent		No equivalent				No equivalent

United States (Edit)																							No insignia
United States (Edit)	Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	Command Chief Master Sergeant		Chief Master Sergeant	Senior Master Sergeant		Master Sergeant		Technical Sergeant		Staff Sergeant		Senior Airman				Airman First Class		Airman				Airman Basic

NATO Code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4				OR-3		OR-2				OR-1

Notes

↑
The Norwegian armed forces ranks displayed on this page reflects one of many proposals for new ranks and insignia for enlisted personnel in a new military personnel system approved by the parliament on June 12th 2015. Ranks and insignia are planned to be decided by the chief of the armed forces by the autumn 2015. The new system is in the process of being introduced by 1. January 2016 and will be fully implemented in 2020.^[2]^[3]
- Military ranks and insignia of Norway

References

↑ The Greek Warrant Officer is included in OR-9, however he is afforded the privileges of an officer, see STANAG 2116 note 14.
↑ "Officers in the new system" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
↑ "New system approved" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. Retrieved 2015-08-05.

External links

History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance - UK Government site

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Military ranks and insignia by country

List of comparative military ranks

Africa

Egypt
- Army
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Gabon
Morocco
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda

Americas

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Mexico Army Navy Nicaragua Uruguay Venezuela United States Officers: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Enlisted: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Other: Marine Corps Warrant officer

Former	United States Army enlisted World War I World War II

Comparative	Army (Officers) Air force (Officers)

Asia

Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bangladesh Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Army Navy Air Force Cambodia China Army Navy Air Force India Army Air Force Navy Indonesia Iran Army Navy Air Force Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Korea Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Pakistan Army Air Force Navy Philippines Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Army Navy Air Force Syria Taiwan Army Navy Thailand Vietnam

Former	Democratic Kampuchea Imperial Japan Army Navy Mengjiang Manchukuo South Vietnam

Comparative	Army (Officers) Air force (Officers)

Europe

Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Army Navy Air Force Estonia Finland France Army Navy Gendarmerie Air Force Germany Rank information Rank insignia Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland Land Forces Coast Guard Ireland Army Naval Service Air Corps Italy Army Navy Air Force Carabinieri Finance Guard Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Army Navy Air Force Between 1994 and 2010 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Army Navy Air Force Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Army officers Army other ranks Navy officers Navy ratings Air Force officers Air Force other ranks Vatican

Former	Austria–Hungary Czechoslovakia Hungarian People's Republic East Germany Nazi Germany Army Navy Air Force People's Militia SA SS Nazi Party Kingdom of Greece Army Navy Air Force Kingdom of Hungary Russian Empire Soviet Union 1918–35 1935–40 1940–43 1943–55 1955–91 Kingdom of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia

Comparative	Army (Officers) Air force (Officers)

Oceania

Australia Fiji New Zealand

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Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted

Other Ranks (OR 1 - 9)

See also

Notes

References

External links