Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force

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

Officers

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						OF(D)						Student officer
Royal Danish Air Force[2] v t e
			General		Generalløjtnant		Generalmajor		Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstløjtnant		Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant			Løjtnant			Sekondløjtnant						Sergent (Officerselev)
Shirt insignia
Danish Pay Grade[3]			M406		M405		M404		M403		M402		M401		M332 M331 M322		M321		M312			M311			M310

Other ranks

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
Royal Danish Air Force[2] v t e
	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

NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-5	OR-1
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
	Technical	Administrations	Operations
Shoulder board

Clerical personnel

• Clerical personnel
• 
  Air Force Dean
• 
  Air Force Chaplain
• 
  Air Force Conscript Chaplain

Types of rank insignia

Rank (example)	MTS		Pilot suit	Pullover	Service
	Home	INTOPS			Shirt	Sleeve
Chefsergent[4]			None
Kaptajn[4]

Historical ranks

Officer ranks

Rank group	General/Flag/Air officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
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

References

External links

• "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.

This page was last edited on 27 March 2024, at 14:25