Air Force ranks and insignia of Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force

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The Ranks of Pakistan Air Force are primarily based on Royal Air Force rank structure, though ranks for other ranks personnel and insignia differ. Insignia for officer ranks were changed from the British influenced ranks to a Turkish style one on 5 July 2006.^[1]

Officer ranksEdit

Officer rank badges are displayed on the shoulders.

PAF Ranks ^[2]	NATO Equivalent	Details
Marshal of the Air Force (5-Star)	OF-10	Never awarded
Air Chief Marshal (4-Star)	OF-9
Air Marshal (3-Star)	OF-8
Air Vice Marshal (2-Star)	OF-7
Air Commodore (1-Star)	OF-6
Group Captain	OF-5
Wing Commander	OF-4
Squadron Leader	OF-3
Flight Lieutenant	OF-2
Flying Officer	OF-1
Pilot Officer	OF-1

Junior Commissioned OfficersEdit

PAF Ranks	Insignia	NATO Equivalent
Chief Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Assistant Warrant Officer

Non-Commissioned OfficersEdit

The Non-Commissioned Officers rank badges are displayed on arms.

PAF Ranks	Insignia	NATO Equivalent
Chief Technician		OR-9
Senior Technician		OR-8
Corporal Technician		OR-8
Junior Technician		OR-7
Senior Aircraftman		OR-5, OR-6
Junior Aircraftman		OR-4
Leading Aircraftman		OR-3
Aircraftman		OR-1, OR-2

ReferencesEdit

↑ "PAF changes officers’ rank insignia". 6 July 2006. http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=14307&Cat=2&dt=7/6/2006. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
↑ "PAF Ranks". INTER SERVICES RANKS. Pakistan Air Force. http://www.paf.gov.pk/ranks.html. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

External linksEdit

Pakistan Air Force Officer Ranks

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[Rank_change-0] "PAF changes officers’ rank insignia". 6 July 2006. http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=14307&Cat=2&dt=7/6/2006. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[PAF_Ranks-1] "PAF Ranks". INTER SERVICES RANKS. Pakistan Air Force. http://www.paf.gov.pk/ranks.html. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

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Category Air Force Army Navy

v t e Pakistan Armed Forces comparative commissioned military ranks</span>
Pay grade / Branch of Inter-service	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	O-11 (Obs.)
Approximate insignia^[1]^[2] NATO equivalent	10px						10px	10px	10px	10px
Air Force	P/Of.	F/Of.	Flt. Lt.	Sq. Ldr.	Wg. Cdr.	Gp. Capt.	Air Cdre	AVM	AM	ACM	MPAF^[3]
Army	2Lt	1Lt	Cpt	Maj	Lt. Col	Col	Brig	Maj-Gen	Lt-Gen.	Gen	FM^[2]
Navy	Mid	SLt.	Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt.	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	Adm	FAdm^[3]
Marines^[4]	Mid	SLt.	Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt.	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	NE	NE
^[2] Grade authorized for use by Ayub Khan (for self-appointment) in 1962; since then it was never awarded ^[3] Grade never created or authorized ^[4] Not a separate branch, appointments directly from the Navy

v t e Junior commissioned officer ranks
	BPS-13	BPS-14	BPS-15	BPS-16
Air Force	AWO^[1]	WO^[1]	WO^[1]	CWO
Army	10px Naib Subedar	10px Naib Subedar	10px Sbd	10px Sbd-Maj
Navy	NE	NE	NE	CWO
Marines	NE	NE	NE	NE
^[1] Grade depends on the service type authorized by the MoD

v t e Non-commissioned officer ranks
Inter-Service Pay Grade		BPS-7	BPS-8	BPS-9	BPS-10	BPS-11	BPS-12	BPS-12
Air Force	NE	AC	LAC	SAC	JTech	Cpl. Tech	STech	NE
Army	Soldier	20px LNk	20px Nk	20px Hvld	20px CQSgt	20px Hvld-Maj	20px QSgt	20px Battal Sgt-Maj
Navy	NE	OS-II	AB	LH	PO	CPO	FCPO	MCPO
Marines	NE	NE	NE	NE	PO	CPO	NE	NE
<center>^[2] Grade depends on the BPS-13\|service type authorized by the MoD

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