RAF Other Ranks
The term used in the Royal Air Force to refer to all ranks below commissioned officer level is Other Ranks (ORs). It includes Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs), and airmen.
Read more about RAF Other Ranks: Ranks, Origins, Changes in 1939—Warrant Officers, Changes in 1946—Aircrew, Changes in 1950—Technicians and Aircrew, Changes in 1951—Junior Ranks, Changes in 1964—Technicians, Changes in 2005—phasing Out of Junior Technician, Introduction of Lance Corporal
Famous quotes containing the word ranks:
“Every woman who vacates a place in the teachers’ ranks and enters an unusual line of work, does two excellent things: she makes room for someone waiting for a place and helps to open a new vocation for herself and other women.”
—Frances E. Willard (1839–1898)