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

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### Officers

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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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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

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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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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

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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

| Technical  | Administrations  | Operations
Shoulder board  |  |  |

### Clerical personnel

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* Clerical personnel
* Air Force Dean

* Air Force Chaplain

* Air Force Conscript Chaplain

## Types of rank insignia

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Rank
(example) | MTS  | Pilot suit  | Pullover  | Service

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Home  | INTOPS  | Shirt  | Sleeve
Chefsergent[4] |  |  | None  |  |
Kaptajn[4] |  |  |  |  |  |

## Historical ranks

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### Officer ranks

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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

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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

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Rank insignia of Royal Danish Airforce, 1951-1962.

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b c "Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. ^ a b "Historik" [History]. forpers.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
4. ^ a b "FKOBST F.628-1 Uniformsbestemmelse for Flyvevåbnet" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Danish). Air Force Command. July 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
5. ^ Møller, N. Olaf (1956). "Flyvevåbnets Gredstegn M.V." (in Danish). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ United States Department of the Army (1962). "Military Uniforms - DA Pam 355-120 - 1959 to 1962 - Part 2". Archive.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
8. ^ 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

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* "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.

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Danish Defence

Royal Danish Army Royal Danish Navy Royal Danish Air Force Danish Home Guard

Command organisations|

* Defence Command
* Defence Staff
* Army Command
* Naval Command
* Air Command
* Joint Arctic Command
* Home Guard Command
* Special Operations Command

Leadership|

* Chief of Defence
* Chief of the Defense Staff
* Army
* Chief of the Army
* Sergeant Major of the Army
* Navy
* Chief of the Navy
* Master chief petty officer
* Air Force
* Chief of the Air Force
* Chief Master Sergeant of the RDAF
* Home Guard
* Chief of the Home Guard
* Command Sergeant Major of the Home Guard

Joint Service|

* Acquisition and Logistics Organization
* Administration of Conscientious Objector
* The Ark Project
* Emergency Management Agency
* Estates and Infrastructure Organisation
* Financial Management Agency
* Health Services
* Intelligence Service
* Internal Auditor
* Judge Advocate Corps
* Maintenance Service
* Personnel Service

Higher education facilities|

* Royal Danish Defence College
* Royal Danish Military Academy
* Royal Danish Naval Academy
* Royal Danish Air Force Academy

Units|

| Army|

* Danish Artillery Regiment
* Engineer Regiment
* Guard Hussar Regiment
* Intelligence Regiment
* Jutland Dragoon Regiment
* Royal Life Guards
* Schleswig Foot Regiment
* Signal Regiment
* Logistic Regiment

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Navy|

* 1st Squadron
* 2nd Squadron
* Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
* Danish Task Group

Air Force|

* Air Squadron 515
* Air Squadron 660
* Air Squadron 690
* Air Squadron 721
* Air Squadron 722
* Air Squadron 723
* Air Squadron 724
* Air Squadron 727
* Air Squadron 730
* Mobile Air Control Centre
* Control and Reporting Centre Karup
* Combat Support Wing

Special Forces|

* Jaeger Corps
* Frogman Corps
* Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
* SSR (Home Guard)

Ranks and insignia|

* Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army
* Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy
* Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force
* Ranks and insignia of Home Guard
* Badges of the Danish Military

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Africa|

* Algeria
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* Sudan
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* Togo
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* Zimbabwe

States with
limited recognition|

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Former|

* People's Republic of Angola
* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* Kingdom of Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Katanga
* People's Republic of Mozambique
* Rhodesia
* South West Africa
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
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* Belize
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* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
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* Cuba
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* Ecuador
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* Suriname
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* Enlisted:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Other:
* Marine Corps
* Space Force
* Warrant officer
* Opposing forces
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Canada (pre-Unification)
* Confederate States of America
* Union
* Army
* Navy
* Costa Rica
* Empire of Brazil
* Panama
* Republic of Texas
* Army
* Navy
* United States Army enlisted
* World War I
* World War II

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Timor
* India
* Army
* Air Force
* Navy
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* North
* South
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
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* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Marines
* Civil Armed Forces
* Maritime Security Agency
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Artsakh
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan (Republic of China)

Former|

* China
* Empire
* Republic (1912–1949)
* Dutch East Indies
* East Turkestan (Second Republic)
* People's Republic of Kampuchea
* Imperial Iran
* Imperial Japan
* Army
* Navy
* Korea
* Empire
* Liberation Army
* Kingdom of Laos
* Manchukuo
* Mengjiang
* Mongolian People's Republic
* Vietnam
* State
* South
* South Yemen
* Tibet
* Tuva

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Home Guard
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Army
* Navy
* Gendarmerie
* Air and Space Force
* Foresters
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Land Forces
* Coast Guard
* Ireland
* Italy
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Carabinieri
* Finance Guard
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* North Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Cossacks
* Between 1994 and 2010
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Army officers
* Army other ranks
* Navy officers
* Navy ratings
* Air Force officers
* Air Force other ranks
* Vatican

States with
limited recognition|

* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* Transnistria

Former|

* Albania
* Kingdom
* People's Socialist Republic
* Austria–Hungary
* Army
* Navy
* Bulgaria
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* German Empire
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Germany
* Kingdom of Greece
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* France
* Napoleonic Grand Army
* Hungary
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Italy
* Kingdom
* Social Republic
* Ottoman Empire
* Polish People's Republic
* Republika Srpska
* Romania
* Kingdom
* Socialist Republic
* Russian Empire
* White Movement
* Slovakia (First Republic)
* Soviet Union
* 1918–35
* 1935–40
* 1940–43
* 1943–55
* 1955–91
* Spain
* 2nd Republic
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* State
* Yugoslavia
* Kingdom
* Socialist Federal Republic
* Federal Republic

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Language|

| Anglophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

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Arabophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Francophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Hispanophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Lusophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Military police
* Officers
* Enlisted

Post-Soviet states|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Commonwealth of Nations|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

European Union|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

NATO|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air Force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Comparative ranks of

* Highest ranks
* Star ranking
* Officers of World War I
* Officers of World War II
* Women's Services in World War II
* Marine forces
* Space forces
* Gendarmeries
* UK and US

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