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  2. RAF officer ranks - Wikipedia

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    The thinnest braid, as found on the pilot officer's rank (and in the middle of the squadron leader's rank), is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm); the flying officer's braid common to all the ranks except air commodore and pilot officer, is 1 ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm), and the thickest braid, as found on all air officer ranks, is 2 inches (5.1 cm).

  3. Comparative officer ranks of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers British Army [1] Field marshal: General: Lieutenant-general: Major-general: Brigadier [a] Colonel: Lieutenant-colonel: Major: Captain: Lieutenant: Second lieutenant Royal Air Force [2] Marshal of the RAF: Air chief marshal: Air marshal: Air vice-marshal: Air commodore: Group ...

  4. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    Comparative officer ranks of World War II; World War II German Army ranks and insignia; Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine; Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II; Japan - naval ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II

  5. Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) - Wikipedia

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    While many ranks might have equivalents in other air forces, in reality the Luftwaffe military had a far greater responsibility; while officers of the Royal Air Force, the British Air Force, were graded to a higher rank when performing higher rank functions, Luftwaffe officers maintained their rank while performing functions, regardless of size ...

  6. Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

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    In the UK the separation between "other" ranks and "officer" ranks can, on occasion, become permeable. Within the British armed services, both Sir Fitzroy Maclean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career progression with the British army, both rising from the rank of private to brigadier during World War II. In the US military such ...

  7. RAF other ranks - Wikipedia

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    In 1939, the rank of Warrant Officer II was abolished and the rank of Warrant Officer I was renamed Warrant Officer. [5] RAF Warrant Officers were given equivalent status to the continuing Army rank of Warrant Officer Class I.

  8. Template:RAF Officer Ranks - Wikipedia

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    Royal Air Force epaulette rank insignia: rank title [1] Marshal of the Royal Air Force: Air Chief Marshal: Air Marshal: Air Vice-Marshal: Air Commodore: Group Captain: Wing Commander: Squadron Leader: Flight Lieutenant: Flying Officer: Pilot Officer: Officer cadet: abbreviation MRAF [note 1] Air Chf Mshl Air Mshl AVM Air Cdre Gp Capt Wg Cdr Sqn ...

  9. Pilot officer - Wikipedia

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    Following reforms to the Royal Air Force's promotion system, wherein previously, university graduates passed out of RAF Cranwell at a higher substantive rank than their non-graduate peers, pilot officer rank is now only applicable to ground branches. Aircrew and engineers receive their commissions as flying officers and skip the rank altogether ...