Other Air Forces
The rank of pilot officer is also used in a number of the air forces in the Commonwealth, including the Bangladesh Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Sri Lanka Air Force. The rank is no longer used by the Indian Air Force and all trainee cadets are commissioned into the force as flying officers.
The Royal Canadian Air Force used the rank until the three armed services were unified into the Canadian Forces in 1968 and army-type ranks were adopted. A Canadian pilot officer then became a second lieutenant. In official French Canadian usage, a pilot officer's rank title was sous-lieutenant d'aviation. The Royal Malaysian Air Force used "young lieutenant".
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An RAAF pilot officer's sleeve/shoulder insignia
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A Hellenic Air Force anthiposminagos (pilot officer's) rank insignia
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An Indian Air Force pilot officer's rank insignia; rank is no longer used
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A RTAF pilot officer's rank insignia
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PAF pilot officer's rank insignia.
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