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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).
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Commonwealth of Nations states. Officers. Rank group ... Royal Air Force [25. Marshal of the RAF: Air chief marshal:
Former military ranks of the Royal Air Force (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Military ranks of the Royal Air Force" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces. Officers (OF 1–10) NATO code ... Royal Air Force [30. Marshal of the RAF: Air chief ...
The Ghana Air Force and Air Force of Zimbabwe (previously Royal Rhodesian Air Force) also use the same basic system, but replace pilot officer and flying officer with air sub lieutenant and air lieutenant. The Royal Thai Air Force uses the RAF ranks also. The Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force also previously used the system.
This is a template for showing a table of the Officer ranks of the Royal Air Force with their identifying epaulettes and insignia. The table can be expanded on pages allowing for more information to be associated with the ranks. The basic table can be added to a page with {
Upon the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the British Army, specifically the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). [2] The RFC ranks of Flight Sergeant (equivalent to Staff Sergeant ), Sergeant , Corporal and Air Mechanic were directly adopted.
RAF rank system refers to military ranks of the Royal Air Force and the air forces of other countries, especially in the Commonwealth of Nations, which use similar systems. For details of this system, see: