Ranks of the Royal Air Force

This is the list of Officer Ranks in the RAF with their NATO rank codes and USAF equivalents.

From bottom to top:

• Pilot Officer (OF-1, Second Lieutenant)
  
• Flying Officer (OF-1, First Lieutenant)
  
• Flight Lieutenant (OF-2, Captain)
  
• Squadron Leader (OF-3, Major)
  
• Wing Commander (OF-4, Lieutenant Colonel)
  
• Group Captain (OF-5, Colonel)
  
• Air Commodore (OF-6, Brigadier General)
  
• Air Vice-Marshal (OF-7, Major General)
  
• Air Marshal (OF-8, Lieutenant General)
  
• Air Chief Marshal (OF-9, General)
  
• Marshal of the Royal Air Force (OF-10, General of the Air Force, wartime/honorary rank only)