Ranks and insignia of space forces

Comparison of ranks and insignia of all current and former space forces, to include aerospace forces and air and space forces or air forces with space units and formations.

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Ranks and insignia of space forces

Ranks[edit]

Officers[edit]

Enlisted[edit]

Former ranks[edit]

Officers[edit]

Enlisted[edit]

Insignia[edit]

Flags[edit]

Emblems[edit]

Notes[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Rank group	General/Flag/Air officers							Senior officers				Junior officers						Officer cadet
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t e
Royal Australian Air Force^[1] v t e	Marshal of the RAAF		Air chief marshal	Air marshal	Air vice-marshal	Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander	Squadron leader	Flight lieutenant		Flying officer		Pilot officer		Officer cadet
Brazilian Air Force^[2] v t e
Brazilian Air Force^[2] v t e	Marechal-do-ar		Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar	Major-brigadeiro	Brigadeiro			Coronel		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente
Royal Canadian Air Force^[3]^[4] v t e
			General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
			Général(e)	Lieutenant(e)-général(e)	Major(e)-général(e)	Brigadier(ère)-général(e)		Colonel(le)		Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le)	Major(e)	Capitaine		Lieutenant(e)		Sous-lieutenant(e)		Élève-officier(ère)
PLA Strategic Support Force v t e
PLA Strategic Support Force v t e			上将 Shàngjiàng	中将 Zhōngjiàng	少将 Shàojiàng			大校 Dàxiào	上校 Shàngxiào	中校 Zhōngxiào	少校 Shàoxiào	上尉 Shàngwèi		中尉 Zhōngwèi		少尉 Shàowèi		学员 Xuéyuán
Colombian Aerospace Force^[5] v t e
Colombian Aerospace Force^[5] v t e			General del aire		Mayor general del aire	Brigadier general del aire		Coronel		Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente
French Air and Space Force^[6] v t e
French Air and Space Force^[6] v t e			Général d´armée aérienne	Général de corps aérien	Général de division aérienne	Général de brigade aérienne		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Commandant	Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Aspirant			Élève-officier
German Air Force^[7] v t e																					Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
German Air Force^[7] v t e			General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstleutnant	Major	Stabshauptmann	Hauptmann	Oberleutnant		Leutnant		Oberfähnrich	Fähnrich	Fahnenjunker
Iranian Air Force v t e
			ارتشبد Arteshbod	سپهبد Sepahbod	سرلشکر Sarlashkar	سرتیپ Sartip	سرتیپ دوم Sartip dovom	سرهنگ Sarhang		سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom	سرگرد Sargord	سروان Sarvan		ستوان یکم Sotvan yekom	ستوان دوم Sotvan dovom		ستوان سوم Sotvan sevom
			General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Second brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain		First lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Third lieutenant
IRGC Aerospace Force^[8] v t e
			ارتشبد پاسدار Arteshbod pasdar	سپهبد پاسدار Sepahbod pasdar	سرلشکر پاسدار Sarlashkar pasdar	سرتیپ پاسدار Sartip pasdar	سرتیپ دوم پاسدار Sartip dovom pasdar	سرهنگ پاسدار Sarhang pasdar		سرهنگ دوم پاسدار Sarhang dovom pasdar	سرگرد پاسدار Sargord pasdar	سروان پاسدار Sarwan pasdar		ستوان یکم پاسدار Sotwan yekom pasdar	ستوان دوم پاسدار Sotwan dovom pasdar		ستوان سوم پاسدار Sotwan sevom pasdar	دانشجوی دانشگاه افسری امام حسین ع Daneshjoye daneshgah afsari imam Hosein
			General	Lieutenant general	Major general	brigadier general	Second brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain		First lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Third lieutenant	Imam Hossein University officer cadet
Israeli Air Force^[9] v t e
Israeli Air Force^[9] v t e				רב-אלוף Rav aluf	אלוף Aluf	תת-אלוף Tat aluf		אלוף משנה Aluf mishne		סגן-אלוף Sgan aluf	רב סרן Rav seren	סרן Seren		סגן Segen		סגן-משנה Segen mishne		קצין אקדמאי בכיר Katzín akademai bakhír			קצין מקצועי אקדמאי Katzín miktsoí akademai
Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[10] v t e
Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[10] v t e			幕僚長たる空将 Bakuryōchō-taru-kūshō	空将 Kūshō	空将補 Kūshō-ho			1等空佐 Ittō kūsa		2等空佐 Nitō kūsa	3等空佐 Santō kūsa	1等空尉 Ittō kūi		2等空尉 Nitō kūi	3等空尉 Santō kūi		准空尉 Jun kūi
Royal Netherlands Air Force^[11] v t e
Royal Netherlands Air Force^[11] v t e			Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Commodore		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein		Eerste luitenant		Tweede luitenant
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[12] v t e
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[12] v t e	Marshal of the RNZAF			Air marshal	Air vice-marshal	Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander	Squadron leader	Flight lieutenant		Flying officer		Pilot officer		Officer cadet
Korean People's Army Air Force^[13] v t e
Korean People's Army Air Force^[13] v t e	인민군원수 Inmingun-wonsu	차수 Chasu	대장 Daejang	상장 Sangjang	중장 Chungjang	소장 Sojang		대좌 Daechwa	상좌 Sangjwa	중좌 Chungjwa	소좌 Sojwa	대위 Taewi		상위 Sangwi	중위 Chungwi		소위 Sowi
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Marshal of the Pakistan 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
	سالار فضائیہ		امیرسالار فضائیہ	سالار فضائیہ	سالار فضائیہ مقابل	عَمِيد الفضاء		سردار جماعت		شارف الجناح	قائدِ دستہ	نقیبِ پرواز		منصبِ طیار
Russian Aerospace Forces^[14] v t e
Russian Aerospace Forces^[14] v t e			Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii	Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik	Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt	Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór		Полко́вник Polkóvnik		Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik	Майо́р Majór	Kапита́н Kapitán		Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt	Лейтенант Leytenant		Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt	Курсант Kursant
Spanish Air and Space Force^[15] v t e
Spanish Air and Space Force^[15] v t e	Capitán general		General del aire	Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán		Teniente		Alférez
Royal Thai Air Force^[16] v t e
Royal Thai Air Force^[16] v t e	จอมพลอากาศ Chom phon akat		พลอากาศเอก Phon akat ek	พลอากาศโท Phon akat tho	พลอากาศตรี Phon akat tri			นาวาอากาศเอก Nawa akat ek		นาวาอากาศโท Nawa akat tho	นาวาอากาศตรี Nawa akat tri	เรืออากาศเอก Ruea akat ek		เรืออากาศโท Ruea akat tho		เรืออากาศตรี Ruea akat tri		นักเรียนนายเรืออากาศ Nak-rian nairuea akat

Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Royal Australian Air Force^[21]^[1] v t e
Royal Australian Air Force^[21]^[1] v t e	Warrant Officer of the Air Force	Warrant officer	Flight sergeant			Sergeant				Corporal						Leading aircraftman/ aircraftwoman		Aircraftman/ aircraftwoman
Brazilian Air Force^[2] v t e
Brazilian Air Force^[2] v t e	Suboficial					Primeiro-Sargento		Segundo-Sargento	Terceiro-Sargento	Cabo		Taifeiro-mor				Soldado	Taifeiro primeira classe	Soldado segunda classe	Taifeiro segunda classe
Royal Canadian Air Force^[3]^[4] v t e
	Chief warrant officer		Master warrant officer		Warrant officer	Sergeant				Master corporal				Corporal		Aviator (trained)		Aviator (basic)
	Adjudant(e)-chef		Adjudant(e)-maître		Adjudant(e)	Sergent(e)				Caporal(e)-chef				Caporal(e)		Aviateur (formé)/ Aviatrice (formée)		Aviateur (confirmé)/ Aviatrice (confirmée)
PLA Strategic Support Force v t e
PLA Strategic Support Force v t e	一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng	二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng	三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng		四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng	上士 Shàngshì		中士 Zhōngshì		下士 Xiàshì						上等兵 Shàngděngbīng		列兵 Lièbīng
Colombian Aerospace Force^[5] v t e
Colombian Aerospace Force^[5] v t e	Técnico jefe de comando conjunto	Técnico jefe de comando	Técnico jefe		Técnico subjefe	Técnico primero		Técnico segundo		Técnico tercero				Técnico cuarto		Aerotécnico
French Air and Space Force^[6] v t e
French Air and Space Force^[6] v t e	Major	Adjudant-chef	Adjudant			Sergent-chef		Sergent		Caporal-chef				Caporal		Aviateur 1^e classe		Aviateur 2^e classe
German Air Force^[7] v t e
German Air Force^[7] v t e	Oberstabsfeldwebel		Stabsfeldwebel		Hauptfeldwebel	Oberfeldwebel	Feldwebel	Stabsunteroffizier	Unteroffizier	Stabskorporal	Korporal	Oberstabsgefreiter	Stabsgefreiter	Hauptgefreiter	Obergefreiter	Gefreiter		Flieger
German Air Force (Officer designate) v t e
German Air Force (Officer designate) v t e					Oberfähnrich	Fähnrich		Fahnenjunker
Iranian Air Force v t e
	استوار یکم Ostovar yekom		استوار دوم Ostovar dovom		گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom	گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom		گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom		سرجوخه Sarjukheh				سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom		سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom		سرباز Sarbaz
	Chief warrant officer		Warrant officer junior grade		Sergeant first class	Sergeant second class		Sergeant third class		Corporal				Private first class		Private second class		Private
IRGC Aerospace Force^[8] v t e
	رزم‌دار یکم Razmdar yekom pasdar		رزم‌دار دوم Razmdar dovom pasdar		رزم‌آور یکم Razmavar yekom pasdar	رزم‌آور دوم Razmavar dovom pasdar		رزم‌آور سوم Razmavar sevom pasdar		رزم‌یار Razmyar pasdar				سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom pasdar		سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom pasdar		سرباز Sarbaz pasdar
	Chief warrant officer		Warrant officer junior grade		Sergeant first class	Sergeant second class		Sergeant third class		Corporal				Private first class		Private second class		Private
Israeli Air Force^[9] v t e																No insignia
Israeli Air Force^[9] v t e	רב-נגד Rav nagad	רב-סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhír	רב-סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב-סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב-סמל Rav samal	סמל ראשון Samal rishon		סמל Samal		רב טוראי Rav turai						טוראי Turai
Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[10] v t e
Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[10] v t e	空曹長 Kūsōchō				1等空曹 Ittō kūsō	2等空曹 Nitō kūsō		3等空曹 Santō kūsō		空士長 Kūshichō				1等空士 Ittō kūshi		2等空士 Nitō kūshi		自衛官候補生 Jieikan kōhosei
Royal Netherlands Air Force^[11] v t e
Royal Netherlands Air Force^[11] v t e	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
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[12] v t e
Royal New Zealand Air Force^[12] v t e	Warrant Officer				Flight Sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal						Leading Aircraftman		Aircraftman
Korean People's Army Air Force^[13] v t e
Korean People's Army Air Force^[13] v t e	특무상사 T'ŭkmu-sangsa		상사 Sangsa		중사 Chungsa	하사 Hasa		상급병사 Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa		중급병사 Chungŭp-pyŏngsa				하급병사 Hagŭp-pyŏngsa		전사 Chŏnsa
Pakistan Air Force v t e
Pakistan Air Force v t e	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Assistant Warrant Officer	Senior Technician				Corporal Technician				Junior Technician		Senior Aircraftman	Leading Aircraftman	Aircraftman
Russian Aerospace Forces^[14] v t e
Russian Aerospace Forces^[14] v t e	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik	Пра́порщик Práporshchyk	Старшина́ Starshyná		Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt	Сержа́нт Serzhánt		Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt		Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor				Рядово́й Ryadovóy
Spanish Air and Space Force^[15] v t e
Spanish Air and Space Force^[15] v t e	Suboficial mayor	Subteniente	Brigada		Sargento primero	Sargento		Cabo mayor		Cabo primero				Cabo		Soldado de primera		Soldado
Royal Thai Air Force^[16] v t e																		No insignia

Rank group	General/Flag/Air officers						Senior officers			Junior officers				Officer cadet
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (2011–2015) v t e		(2013–2015)	(2011–2013)
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (2011–2015) v t e		Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii		Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik	Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt	Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór	Полко́вник Polkóvnik	Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik	Майо́р Majór	Kапита́н Kapitán	Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt	Лейтенант Leytenant	Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt	Курсант Kursant
Russian Space Forces (2010–2011) v t e
Russian Space Forces (2010–2011) v t e		Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii		Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik	Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt	Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór	Полко́вник Polkóvnik	Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik	Майо́р Majór	Kапита́н Kapitán	Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt	Лейтенант Leytenant	Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt	Курсант Kursant
Russian Space Forces (1994–1997 / 2001–2011) v t e		(1997–2010)	(1994–1997)
Russian Space Forces (1994–1997 / 2001–2011) v t e		Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii		Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik	Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt	Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór	Полко́вник Polkóvnik	Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik	Майо́р Majór	Kапита́н Kapitán	Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt	Лейтенант Leytenant	Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt	Курсант Kursant
Rank group	General/Flag/Air officers						Senior officers			Junior officers				Officer cadet

Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (2011–2015) v t e
Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (2011–2015) v t e	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik		Пра́порщик Práporshchyk	Старшина́ Starshyná	Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt	Сержа́нт Serzhánt	Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt	Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor	Рядово́й Ryadovóy
Russian Space Forces (2010–2011) v t e
Russian Space Forces (2010–2011) v t e	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik		Пра́порщик Práporshchyk	Старшина́ Starshyná	Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt	Сержа́нт Serzhánt	Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt	Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor	Рядово́й Ryadovóy
Russian Space Forces (1994–1997 / 2001–2010) v t e
Russian Space Forces (1994–1997 / 2001–2010) v t e	Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik		Пра́порщик Práporshchyk	Старшина́ Starshyná	Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt	Сержа́нт Serzhánt	Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt	Ефре́йтор Efréĭtor	Рядово́й Ryadovóy
United States Space Force (2020–2021)											No insignia
United States Space Force (2020–2021)	Senior enlisted advisor to the chairman	Chief master sergeant of the Space Force	Chief master sergeant	Senior master sergeant	Master sergeant	Technical sergeant	Sergeant	Specialist 4	Specialist 3	Specialist 2	Specialist 1
Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs		Enlisted