"warrant officer to flying officer on 29 April 1940, and confirmed in his rank a year later, on 29 April 1941. On 1 March 1942, he was promoted to temporary flight lieutenant. Harrop became a squadron leader on 1 January 1946. On 1 November 1947, Harrop was reverted to the rank of flight lieutenant, with a seniority date from 1 September 1945. He retired from the RAF on 24 June 1948, and was allowed to retain the rank of squadron leader. William Harrop (RAF officer) Squadron Leader William Harrop was a British World War I flying ace credited with five"
"Committee, is the only RAF officer in such a post. Throughout the history of the RAF, 139 RAF officers have held the rank and it has also been awarded in an honorary capacity to senior members of the British Royal Family and allied foreign monarchs. Although no serving RAF officer has been promoted to marshal of the Royal Air Force since the British defence cuts of the 1990s, British air chief marshals are not the most senior officers in the RAF as several officers continue to retain the RAF's highest rank. Additionally, Lord Stirrup was granted an honorary promotion to"
"name is no longer to be found in the Air Force List. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the British Royal Air Force (RAF). In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff (CAS), who were promoted to it on their last day of service. While surviving marshals of the RAF retain the rank for life, the highest rank to which officers on active service are promoted is now air chief"
"in terminology. Over the years, this structure has seen significant changes: for example, there was once a separate system for those in technical trades, and the ranks of chief technician and junior technician continue to be held only by personnel in technical trades. RAF other ranks fall into four categories: Warrant Officers, Senior Non-Commissioned Officers, Junior Non-Commissioned Officers and Airmen. All Warrant Officers in the RAF are equal in terms of rank, but the most senior Non-Commissioned appointment is known as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer. The Royal Air Force operates several units and centres for the"
"Oberstabsfeldwebel Oberstabsfeldwebel (OStFw or OSF) is the highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. It is grouped as OR9 in NATO, equivalent to a Sergeant Major in the United States Army / Chief Master Sergeant (United States Air Force), and a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the British Army / Warrant officer (Royal Air Force). Attainment of this rank requires at least sixteen years since promotion to feldwebel and at least six years since promotion to hauptfeldwebel In army/ air force context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as ""Herr Oberstabsfeldwebel"" also informally /"
"Marshal of the Royal Air Force Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the British Royal Air Force (RAF). In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff (CAS), who were promoted to it on their last day of service. While surviving marshals of the RAF retain the rank for life, the highest rank to which officers on active service are promoted is now air chief marshal. Although general promotions to Marshal of the Royal Air Force have"
"be called up. The Army and RAF officers hold an acting rank up to and including lieutenant colonel (the highest substantive rank being that of lieutenant) or its equivalent in the other services. Until 2018 CCF(Army) and CCF(RAF) Officers were in special categories of the reserves of their service. Conversely, CCF(RN) Officers were 'appointed' and did not hold commissions. However, from 2018 all CCF officers will hold a Cadet Force Commission and, as civilians, are no longer subject to Service law. CCF(RN) ranks are the same as for RN (and RNR) officers with the suffix (CCF)RNR, but their rank braid"
"appointed by warrant and is equivalent to both the army's WO1 and the navy's WO (the equivalent of the army's WO2 is now flight sergeant, although previously there was no equivalent). The most senior non-commissioned member is the warrant officer appointed Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF). In the Belgian Army and Luxembourg Army, the ranks are ""Adjudant"", ""Adjudant-Chef"" and ""Adjudant-Major"" (or ""Adjudant-Majoor"" in Dutch). In Dutch, they are collectively known as ""Keuronderofficier"" (""elite NCOs""). ""Adjudant-Onderofficier"" is the only rank of warrant officer in the Royal Netherlands Army. In the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force, the cadre"
"Flight sergeant Flight sergeant (commonly abbreviated to Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, FSGT or, currently correctly in the RAF, FS) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force 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. In the RAF, flight sergeant ranks above chief technician and below warrant officer. The rank was introduced into"
"Field marshal (United Kingdom) Field Marshal has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736. A five-star rank with NATO code OF-10, it is equivalent to an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force in the Royal Air Force (RAF). A Field Marshal's insignia consists of two crossed batons surrounded by yellow leaves below St Edward's Crown. Like Marshals of the RAF and Admirals of the Fleet, Field Marshals traditionally remain officers for life, though on half-pay when not in an appointment. The rank has been used sporadically throughout"
"warrant officer are known as warrant officers (RAF Air Cadets), and as with other RAF Air Cadets NCO ranks, they are civilian members of the ATC or CCF (RAF) and are not members of the Royal Air Force and have no obligation to, or commitment to duties within the regular or reserve Royal Air Force. Nor do they command any seniority within or over members of the regular or reserve Royal Air Force. The senior warrant officer in the RAF Air Cadets is called the Commandant Air Cadets Warrant Officer (CACWO), and holds a similar position to the Chief of"
"in the years from 1939 to 1945. Oberstabsfeldwebel Oberstabsfeldwebel (OStFw or OSF) is the highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. It is grouped as OR9 in NATO, equivalent to a Sergeant Major in the United States Army / Chief Master Sergeant (United States Air Force), and a Warrant Officer Class 1 in the British Army / Warrant officer (Royal Air Force). Attainment of this rank requires at least sixteen years since promotion to feldwebel and at least six years since promotion to hauptfeldwebel In army/ air force context NCOs of this rank were formally"
"militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф""""! Hauptfeldwebel (rank) Hauptfeldwebel (HptFw or HF) is the third highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. The Hauptfeldwebel was introduced by the German Wehrmacht in 1938 not as a military rank but as the assignment to “company sergeant (de: Kompaniefeldwebel or Spiess). Most experienced Protégée-NCO with the rank Stabsfeldwebel or Oberfeldwebel (more seldom Feldwebel) have been assigned to that distinguished position. The assignment Spiess/Hauptfeldwebel, equivalent to the company sergeant major in Anglo-phonic armed forces, has been used before in the GDR National People's Army from 1956 until"
"Other ranks (UK) Other ranks (ORs) in the Royal Marines, British Army, Royal Air Force and in the armies and air forces of many other Commonwealth countries are those personnel who are not commissioned officers, usually including non-commissioned officers (NCOs). (In the Royal Navy, these personnel are called ""ratings"" rather than ""other ranks"". Non-commissioned member is the equivalent term for the Canadian Armed Forces.) Colloquially, members of the other ranks are known as ""rankers"". The term is often considered to exclude warrant officers, and occasionally also excludes NCOs. Formally, a regiment consists of the ""officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and"
"David Hayden David James Hayden MC (born c.1979) is the first Royal Air Force non-commissioned officer to win the Military Cross. Hayden was born in Germany and attended the Gleed Boys' School in Spalding, where he grew up. His father (who died in June 2005, aged 49) was a tank driver in the Queen's Royal Hussars, becoming a Warrant Officer Class 2. Hayden joined the RAF Regiment in 1997 and after a number of tours including time with No.2 RAF Force Protection Wing at RAF Leeming - with which he served in Afghanistan for the first time - he is"
"The holder of this appointment is the most senior warrant officer, and therefore other ranks, of the Royal Air Force; and accordingly, the most senior airman in the country. He stepped down as CASWO in 2016 and was succeeded by Jon Crossley. On 13 October 2016, Martland was granted a commission and made a flight lieutenant. He was promoted to squadron leader on 14 May 2018. During his posting to RAF Brize Norton between 2007 and 2010, Martland was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. This is a medal awarded to non-commissioned officers who have served a minimum of twenty years"
"(The RSM-A holds the unique rank of warrant officer (WO), which is senior to WO1). Other appointments include: Unit level appointments: Australian Army enlisted rank insignia Like the British Army, the Australian Army does not use the term 'enlisted' to describe its non-commissioned ranks. Instead, personnel who are not commissioned officers are referred to as other ranks. These are soldiers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and warrant officers (WOs). Warrant officers are appointed by a warrant which is signed by the Chief of the Army. The insignia for non-commissioned ranks are identical to the British Army up to the rank of warrant"
"appointment, with further courses as they progress up the rank structure. Commissioned officers formerly wore a gilt 'VRT' pin upon their rank braid to denote being commissioned officers of the Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch), while Warrant Officers and NCOs wore a gilt 'ATC' pin. Both officers and NCOs wear embroidered rank slides with the lettering 'RAF AIR CADETS', and on No. 1 Service Dress officers and NCOs wear gilt 'RAF AC' pins to reflect the new RAFAC/Cadet Forces Commission. Officers were commissioned into the Training Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - the RAFVR(T). The RAFVR(T) is non-combatant"
"with two chevrons above for E-8 senior master sergeants and three chevrons above for E-9 chief master sergeants in the Air Force NCO insignia. In 2015, the Air Force announced its promotion overhaul and newly established boards for master sergeant. In the Vietnam People's Army, master sergeant (""thượng sĩ"") is the highest rank of non-commissioned officer. Master sergeant A master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries. In the Hellenic Army, master sergeant (Επιλοχίας) is the second rank of non-commissioned officer. The rank is above the staff sergeant (Λοχίας) and"
"Captain, these ranks are held by members of the RAFR or Regular RAF. All Air Cadets Officers hold a maximum substantive rank of Flying Officer, all other Air Cadets ranks above that of Flying Officer are acting (either paid or unpaid) ranks. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch), often abbreviated to RAFVR(T), is a Volunteer Reserve element of the Royal Air Force specifically appointed in a training role within the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Members of the RAFVR(T) have no call-up liability and often operate part-time with the Air Experience"
"and three year diplomas in: The highest rank a commissioned officer can attain in the Air Force is Air Vice Marshal. There may however be an exception when an Air Force officer is appointed as Chief of the Defence Force for which the individual which ascend to the rank of Air Marshal. The highest rank an enlisted member can attain is Warrant Officer Class 1. Namibian Air Force The Namibia Air Force was commissioned on 13 March 2005 at Grootfontein Air Force Base. Following the independence of Namibia from South Africa in 1990, the Air defense wing of the defense"
"the British Army—Ferdinand Foch of France and Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia, in recognition of their contributions in the First and Second World Wars respectively—while only one, Sir William Robertson, held every rank in the British Army, from private soldier to field marshal. Footnotes General Specific Field marshal (United Kingdom) Field Marshal has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736. A five-star rank with NATO code OF-10, it is equivalent to an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force in the Royal Air Force (RAF). A Field Marshal's"
"Stabsfeldwebel Stabsfeldwebel (StFw or SF) is the second highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. It is grouped as OR8 in NATO, equivalent to a First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or Senior Master Sergeant in the US Armed forces, and to Warrant Officer Class 2 in the British Army and Royal Navy. Promotion to the rank requires at least twelve years total active duty, of which at least eleven years have elapsed since promotion to unteroffizier, with at least ten years since promotion to stabsunteroffizier, and nine years since promotion to feldwebel. In army/ air force"
"is the highest rank for all the other service branches. Officer rank insignia of the Myanmar Air Force are now on light blue shoulder boards with the rank insignia. In Myanmar armed forces, Non-Commissioned Officers are refer to as Sayar, meaning Teacher, by both enlisted men and officers. For example, Warrant Officers, Regimental Sergeant Majors and Company Sergeant Major are refer to as BO LAY , literally meaning ""SUB CAPTATIN"", Sergeant are refer to as Sayar and Corporal/Lance Corporal as Sayar Lay. These unofficial rank are in used throughout the daily life of all branches of Myanmar Armed Forces. Non-Commissioned"
"Flight sergeant is also used in many cadet organisations around the world, such as the Air Training Corps, Combined Cadet Force (RAF Section), Australian Air Force Cadets, and Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Flight sergeant Flight sergeant (commonly abbreviated to Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, FSGT or, currently correctly in the RAF, FS) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force 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"
"Hauptfeldwebel (rank) Hauptfeldwebel (HptFw or HF) is the third highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. The Hauptfeldwebel was introduced by the German Wehrmacht in 1938 not as a military rank but as the assignment to “company sergeant (de: Kompaniefeldwebel or Spiess). Most experienced Protégée-NCO with the rank Stabsfeldwebel or Oberfeldwebel (more seldom Feldwebel) have been assigned to that distinguished position. The assignment Spiess/Hauptfeldwebel, equivalent to the company sergeant major in Anglo-phonic armed forces, has been used before in the GDR National People's Army from 1956 until 1990 as well. The equivalent assignment to the"
"and that of the non-commissioned officers, actually included only one rank: that rank function was dissolved in 2009. Since this date, the rank of ""Major"" () is the most senior elevated rank, attached this time however to the non-commissioned officer corps of the French Army, the French Air Force, the National Gendarmerie The Major of the Gendarmerie, is the most elevated rank of Non-Commissioned Officer Corps () of the French Navy. To ascend to the rank of ""Major"" (), the Chief warrant officer () or the Principal Master () must pass a series of professional selection tests dites « de"
"Master aircrew Master aircrew (MAcr) is the warrant-officer rank held by aircrew in the Royal Air Force. It is equivalent to warrant officer in other trades, and is effectively the highest non-commissioned aircrew rank. It has a NATO rank code of OR-9. People holding this rank used to be referred to by different titles depending on their specialisation: This rank is the sole survivor of a system of separate ranks for aircrew which existed between 1 July 1946 and 1950 (another system for technical staff existed between 1950 and 1964). Other designations, such as master pilot and master navigator, once"
"coat of arms in 1976) for a WO1; and the Australian Commonwealth coat of arms surrounded by a laurel wreath for the RSM-A. The Royal Australian Navy rank of warrant officer (WO) is the navy's only rank appointed by warrant and is equivalent to the army's WO1 (the equivalent of the army's WO2 rank is now chief petty officer, although previously there was no equivalent). The most senior non-commissioned member of the navy is the warrant officer appointed Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N). The Royal Australian Air Force rank of warrant officer (WOFF) is the air force's only rank"
"Air Cadets and University Air Squadrons (UAS) continue to hold the VR(T) commission. RAF Air Cadets Officers use the rank system identical to the regular RAF, but the highest substantive rank is Flying Officer. Higher ranks within the Air Cadet organisation are acting appointments, up to Wing Commander. Other senior ranked appointments are generally full-time staff positions (such as Regional Commandants and Commandant Air Cadets) held by regular and reserve (RAFR/FTRS) RAF officers. In certain circumstances, Honorary Appointments within the RAF Air Cadets may be made, however the rank may vary. The following air forces use a similar or identical"
"Chief warrant officer Chief warrant officer is a military rank used by the United States Armed Forces, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Pakistan Air Force, the Israel Defense Forces, the South African National Defence Force, the Lebanese Armed Forces and, since 2012, the Singapore Armed Forces. In the United States Armed Forces, chief warrant officers are commissioned officers, not non-commissioned officers (NCOs) like in other NATO forces. In the Canadian Armed Forces, a chief warrant officer or CWO is the most senior non-commissioned member (NCM) rank for army and air force personnel. Its equivalent rank for navy personnel is chief"
"Flying officer Flying officer (Fg Off in the RAF and IAF; FLGOFF in the RAAF; FGOFF in the RNZAF; formerly F/O in all services and still frequently in the RAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these cases a Flying Officer usually ranks above pilot officer and immediately below flight lieutenant. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-1 and"
"number of Canadian Forces personnel. RAF Blenheim Crescent has no RAF personnel present, and is commanded by an officer of the U.S. Air Force at the rank of colonel. RAF Blenheim Crescent Royal Air Force Blenheim Crescent (RAF Blenheim Crescent) is a non-flying Royal Air Force station, in Ruislip, in Greater London, England, presently used by the United States military for administration. The primary units assigned to the base are branch offices of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development; the Office of Naval Research Global, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Joint NATO National Support Element, and the"