Senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force
Comparative military ranks
Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth)
Navies, coast guard
Air forces (Commonwealth system)
Flag commissioned officers
Field marshal
Admiral of the fleet
Marshal of the air force
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Air chief marshal
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Air marshal
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Air vice-marshal
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Air commodore
Senior commissioned officers
Colonel
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Group captain
Lieutenant colonel
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Major or commandant
Corvette captain or Lieutenant commander
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Junior commissioned officers
Captain
Lieutenant
Flight lieutenant
First lieutenant or lieutenant
Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant
Flying officer
Second lieutenant or junior lieutenant
Ensign or midshipman
Pilot officer
Officer cadet
Officer cadet
Flight cadet
Non-commissioned officers
Warrant officer or sergeant major
Warrant officer or chief petty officer
Warrant officer
Sergeant
Petty officer
Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
Corporal or bombardier
Leading seaman
Corporal
Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist
Able seaman
Leading aircraftman
Private or gunner or trooper or sapper
Seaman
Aircraftman or airman or aviator
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A Royal Air Force flight sergeant
Flight sergeant (commonly abbreviated to Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, FSGT or, currently correctly in the RAF, FS[1]) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force[2] and several other air forces which have adopted all or part of the RAF rank structure. It is equivalent to a staff sergeant or colour sergeant in the British Army, a colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, and a chief petty officer in the Royal Navy, and has a NATO rank code of OR-7.[3] In the RAF, flight sergeant ranks above chief technician and below warrant officer.
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^"RAF Ranks". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^"Key to Rank codes April 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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