The
Australian Defence Force's (ADF) ranks of
officers
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fr ...
and enlisted personnel in each of its three service branches of the
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...
(RAN), the
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), who ...
, and the
Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF) inherited their rank structures from their
British counterparts. The insignia used to identify these ranks are also generally similar to those used in the British Armed Forces.
The following tables show the "equivalent rank and classifications" for the three services, as defined in the ADF Pay and Conditions Manual.
"Equivalent rank" means the corresponding rank set out under Regulation 8 of the ''Defence Force Regulations 1952''.
Commissioned officer ranks
Warrant officer ranks
: As Army WO2s hold a Warrant, while the RAN CPO and RAAF FSGT do not, WO2s are addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am" by junior ranks, which extends to OCDTs and SCDTs.
Non-commissioned officer ranks
Other ranks
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Insignia
Commissioned officers
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the navy, army and air force respectively.
Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the navy, army and air force respectively.
History of Royal Australian Navy enlisted ranks
The historical changes to rank insignia for enlisted personnel of the navy.
History of Australian Army enlisted ranks
See also
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Royal Australian Navy ranks and uniforms
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of D ...
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Australian Army officer rank insignia
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Australian Army enlisted rank insignia
Like the British Army, the Australian Army does not use the term 'enlisted' to describe its non-commissioned ranks. Instead, personnel who are not commissioned officers are referred to as other ranks.Jobson 2009, p. 11. These are soldiers, non-com ...
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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) rank insignia
Notes
References
External links
ADF Badges of rankcopyright
ADF Pay & Conditions Manual - Equivalent ranks and classifications
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