Ranks of Officers
The current system of officer ranks and insignia dates from 1988 and is a revision of the ranks and insignia used from 1955 to 1965. The rank of Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang (First Class General) was never held and was abolished in 1994.
| Rank image | Name | Usual translation (Alternate translation) |
U.S. Air Force equivalent (NATO rank code) |
Commonwealth air forces equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 空军一级上将 Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang (abolished 1994; rank never held) |
General of the Air Force (First Class General of the Air Force) |
General of the Air Force (OF-10) |
Marshal of the Air Force | |
| 空军上将 Kong Jun Shang Jiang |
Air Force Colonel General (Second Class General) |
General (OF-9) |
Air Chief Marshal | |
| 空军中将 Kong Jun Zhong Jiang |
Air Force Lieutenant General | Lieutenant General (OF-8) |
Air Marshal | |
| 空军少将 Kong Jun Shao Jiang |
Air Force Major General | Major General (OF-7) |
Air Vice-Marshal | |
| 空军大校 Kong Jun Da Xiao |
Air Force Senior Colonel (Air Force Brigadier) |
Brigadier General (OF-6) |
Air Commodore | |
| 空军上校 Kong Jun Shang Xiao |
Air Force Colonel | Colonel (OF-5) |
Group Captain | |
| 空军中校 Kong Jun Zhong Xiao |
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel (OF-4) |
Wing Commander | |
| 空军少校 Kong Jun Shao Xiao |
Air Force Major | Major (OF-3) |
Squadron Leader | |
| 空军大尉 Kong Jun Da Wei (abolished 1998) |
Air Force Senior Captain (Air Force Captain) |
Captain (OF-2) |
Flight Lieutenant | |
| 空军上尉 Kong Jun Shang Wei |
Air Force Captain (Air Force Senior Lieutenant) |
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| 空军中尉 Kong Jun Zhong Wei |
Air Force First Lieutenant (Air Force Lieutenant) |
First Lieutenant (OF-1) |
Flying Officer | |
| 空军少尉 Kong Jun Shao Wei |
Air Force Junior Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant (OF-1) |
Pilot Officer | |
| 空军学员 Kong Jun Xue Yuan |
Air Force Officer Cadet | Officer Cadet (OF-D) |
Officer Cadet |
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