Air Force ranks and insignia of Pakistan

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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 ranks

Officer rank badges are displayed on the shoulders.

PAF Ranks [2]	Current insignia	Former insignia	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 Officers

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

Non-Commissioned Officers

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

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

See also

• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistani Armed Forces

References

External links

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Pakistan Armed Forces comparative commissioned military ranks
Pay grade / Branch of Inter-service	O-1	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10 (Obs.)
Approximate insignia[1][2] NATO equivalent
Air Force	P/Of.	F/Of.	Flt. Lt.	Sq. Ldr.	Wg. Cdr.	Gp. Capt.	Air Cdre	AVM	AM	ACM	MAF[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

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

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	LNk	Nk	Hvld	CQSgt	Hvld-Maj	QSgt	Battal Sgt-Maj
Navy	NE	OS-II	AB	LH	PO	CPO	FCPO	MCPO
Marines	NE	NE	NE	NE	PO	CPO	NE	NE
[2] Grade depends on the BPS-13|service type authorized by the MoD