Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force
Appearance
The Royal Danish Air Force ranks follow the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence. The ranks used are based on the Royal Air Force, with some minor changes. For example, three strips in the RAF is an OF-4, while only an OF-3 in Denmark.[1]
Current ranks
[edit]Officers
[edit]The highest officer's rank is OF-9 (General) which is reserved for the Chief of Defence (only when this seat is occupied by an Air Force officer). Similarly, OF-8 (Lieutenant general) is reserved for the Vice Chief of Defence. OF-7 (Major general) is used by the chief of the Air Staff and OF-6 (Brigadegeneral) by the chief of a brigade as well as keepers of high-office positions.
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||
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Royal Danish Air Force[2] |
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General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | ||||||||||||||
Shirt insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish Pay Grade[3] | M406 | M405 | M404 | M403 | M402 | M401 | M332 M331 M322 |
M321 | M312 | M311 | M310 |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Danish Air Force[2] |
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Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent (Officerselev) |
Korporal | Flyverspecialist | Flyveroverkonstabel | Flyverkonstabel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoulder board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish Pay Grade[3] | M232 | M231 | M221 | M212 | M211 | M113 | M112 |
Additional ranks
[edit]NATO Code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-5 | OR-1 | ||
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Service uniform | ||||||
Shoulder board | ||||||
Danish[2] | Flyvevåbnets Chefsergent | Myndighedschefsergent/ Wingchefsergent |
Myndighedsbefalingsmand/ Eskadrillebefalingsmand/ Afdelingsbefalingsmand |
Befalingsmandselev | Flyverkonstabelelev | Værnepligtig menig |
English | Chief Master Sergeant of the Royal Danish Air Force | Wing Command Senior Enlisted Leader |
Squadron Command Senior Enlisted Leader |
Sergeant trainee | Aircraftman, trainee | Conscript |
Colour structure for OR-1–3 | |||
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Technical | Administrations | Operations | |
Shoulder board |
Clerical personnel
[edit]-
Air Force Dean
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Air Force Chaplain
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Air Force Conscript Chaplain
Types of rank insignia
[edit]Rank (example) |
MTS | Pilot suit | Pullover | Service | ||
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Home | INTOPS | Shirt | Sleeve | |||
Chefsergent[4] | None | |||||
Kaptajn[4] |
Historical ranks
[edit]Officer ranks
[edit]Rank group | General/Flag/Air officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1950–1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Kaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Flyverløjtnant 1 | Flyverløjtnant 2 | ||||||||||||||||
?–?[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Kaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Flyverløjtnant 1 | Flyverløjtnant 2 | ||||||||||||||||
?–?[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Kaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | |||||||||||||||
1983–? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant |
Other ranks
[edit]Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1959–1962[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overfenrik | Fenrik | Oversergent | Sergent | Korporal | Flyverelev | Math | Mathelev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1989[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seniorsergent af 1. grad | Seniorsergent af 2. grad | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent (conscipted) |
Korporal | Korporal (conscipted) |
Overkonstabel af 1. grad | Overkonstabel af 2. grad | Konstabel |
Rank insignia 1951-1962
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marrup, Karsten (1 May 2017). "Stop galskaben med midlertidige tillagte grader!" [Stop the madness with temporary added ranks!]. OLFI (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Historik" [History]. forpers.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ a b "FKOBST F.628-1 Uniformsbestemmelse for Flyvevåbnet" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Danish). Air Force Command. July 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Møller, N. Olaf (1956). "Flyvevåbnets Gredstegn M.V." (in Danish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Chief of the Army (1971). "Gradstegn m.v. for personel af Flyvevåbnet og Flyverhjemmeværnet". Grundbog for Hærens menige: HRN 212-10 (in Danish). Copenhagen: S. L. Møllers Bogtrykkeri. p. 266. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ United States Department of the Army (1962). "Military Uniforms - DA Pam 355-120 - 1959 to 1962 - Part 2". Archive.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Davis, Brian L. (1988). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia. Blandford Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-7137-1737-8. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Flyvevåbnets gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Badges and Insignia of the Danish Air Force" (PDF). forsvaret.dk. Danish Defence. November 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.