Ranks and insignia of enlisted personnel in NATO air forces

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)
	No equivalent						No equivalent		No equivalent		Kapter i Parë			Kapter			Reshstar						No equivalent		Tetar		Ushtar i Parë						No equivalent
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
	Офицерски кандидат						старшина		старши сержант		сержант						младши сержант						ефрейтор										редник
Canada (Edit)
	Chief Warrant Officer						Master Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Sergeant						Master Corporal						Corporal		Private		Private (Basic)						Private (Recruit)
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant-maître		Adjudant		Sergent						Caporal-chef						Caporal		Soldat								Soldat, recrue
Croatia (Edit)																																No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik		Razvodnik		Pozornik					Vojnik
Czech Republic (Edit)
	štábní praporčík						nadpraporčík		praporčík		podpraporčík						štábní rotmistr						nadrotmistr		rotmistr	rotný	četař		desátník		svobodník		vojín
Denmark (Edit)											No equivalent
	Chefsergent						Seniorsergent		Oversergent								Sergent						Korporal		Flyverspecialist		Flyveroverkonstabel						Flyverkonstabel Flyverkonstabelelev
France (Edit)									No equivalent																								No Insignia
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Sergent-chef						Sergent						Caporal-chef		Caporal		Aviateur de première classe						Aviateur
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Germany (Edit)
	Oberstabsfeldwebel						Stabsfeldwebel		Hauptfeldwebel		Oberfeldwebel			Feldwebel			Stabsunterofizier			Unteroffizier			Oberstabsgefreiter	Stabsgefreiter	Hauptgefreiter	Obergefreiter	Gefreiter						Flieger
Greece (Professional) (Edit)																	No Equivalent								No Equivalent		No Equivalent
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistis						Μόνιμος Αρχισμηνίας Monimos Archisminias	Αρχισμηνίας ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ Archisminias EPOP-EMTh	Μόνιμος Επισμηνίας Monimos Episminias	Επισμηνίας ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ Episminias EPOP-EMTh	Μόνιμος Σμηνίας Monimos Sminias			Σμηνίας ΕΠΟΠ-ΕΜΘ Sminias EPOP-EMTh									Υποσμηνίας ΕΠΟΠ Yposminias EPOP										Σμηνίτης ΕΠΟΠ Sminitis EPOP
Greece (Conscripts) (Edit)	No Equivalent						No Equivalent		No Equivalent		No Equivalent												No Equivalent										No Insignia
																	Κληρωτός Σμηνίας Klirotos Sminias																Σμηνίτης Sminitis
Iceland (Edit)	No Air Force
Italy (Edit)																							Primo aviere capo scelto Primo aviere capo Primo aviere scelto Aviere capo										No insignia
	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		Aviere scelto						Aviere
Luxembourg (Edit)	No Air Force
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
Poland (Edit)
	Starszy chorąży sztabowy			Starszy chorąży			Chorąży		Młodszy chorąży		Starszy sierżant						Sierżant						Plutonowy	Starszy kapral	Kapral		Starszy szeregowy						Szeregowy
NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Spain (Edit)
	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero		Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado
Portugal (Edit)																																	No insignia
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento			Segundo-sargento			Furriel			Segundo-Furriel			Cabo-adjunto		Primeiro-cabo		Primeiro-cabo						Soldado
Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) (Edit)							No Equivalent																										No Insignia
	Master Aircrew			Warrant Officer					Flight Sergeant Flight Sergeant Aircrew	Chief Technician	Sergeant Sergeant Aircrew												Corporal		Lance Corporal RAF Regiment Only		Senior Aircraftman/Woman Technician Senior Aircraftman/Woman				Leading Aircraftman/Woman		Aircraftman/Woman
United States (Edit)																																	No insignia
	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

See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted

External links

• History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance - UK Government site