Air Force ranks and insignia of Chile
Ranks and insignia, similar to the Royal Air Force but adapted to suit the origins of the Chilean Air Force, are worn on shoulder collars and cuffs. General officers have the Condor eagle in their shoulder collars while officer cadets have a unique symbol, that of the Aviation School "Captain Manuel Ávalos Prado", on their shoulder collars. On the NCOs and enlistees, only Subofficer Majors and Subofficers wear both shoulder and cuff insignia, while Graduate Soldiers wear a double capital letter E (for the Air Force Specialties School "First Sergeant Adolfo Menandier Rojas") on their shoulder collars alongside their unique cuff marking.
Officer ranks (SS.OO.)
The officer ranking system and insignia are similar to the RAF pattern of ranks, save for the General officer ranks, modified to suit the British style ranks, and the Colonel rank.[1] Other ranks with foreign influences are that of Air Brigade General, a general officer rank in the French Air Force, and Air General, a general officer rank in the Spanish Air Force and the Bolivian and Colombian air forces.
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| Rank | General del Aire | General de Aviación | General de Brigada Aérea | Comodoro | Coronel de Aviación | Comandante de Grupo | Comandante de Escuadrilla | Capitán de Bandada | Teniente | Subteniente | Alférez | Cadete |
| Abbreviation | (C.J.) | (G.D.A.) | (G.B.A.) | (-) | (C.D.A.) | (C.D.G.) | (C.D.E.) | (C.D.B.) | (TTE.) | (STE.) | (ALF.) | - |
| Translation | Air General | Aviation General | Air Brigade General | Commodore | Aviation Colonel | Group Commander | Squadron Commander | Flight Captain | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Ensign | Cadet Officer |
| Equivalent | Air Chief Marshal | Air Marshal | Air Vice-Marshal | Air Commodore (optional rank for senior Group Captains) | Group Captain | Wing Commander | Squadron Leader | Flight Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Pilot Officer | Acting Pilot Officer | Officer Cadet |
Noncommissioned and enlisted ranks
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| Rank | Suboficial Mayor | Suboficial | Sargento 1° | Sargento 2° | Cabo 1° | Cabo 2° | Cabo | Alumno | Soldado Conscripto |
| Abbreviation | (SOM) | (SOF) | (SG1) | (SG2) | (CBO1) | (CBO2) | (CBO) | - | - |
| Translation | Sub-officer Major | Sub-officer | First Sergeant | Second Sergeant | First Corporal | Second Corporal | Corporal | Student | Conscript Soldier |
| Equivalent | Warrant Officer Class One | Warrant Officer Class Two | Flight Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Senior Aircraftman (Air Groups and Topography Service), Lance Corporal(Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, Personnel Command and Logistics) | Leading Aircraftman | Student NCO | Aircraftman |
References
- "FREEhosting.cz - Hosting web strnek zdarma". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- Grados Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "fach.cl". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- "FREEhosting.cz - Hosting web strnek zdarma". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
