IAF Officer Rank Structure | Ranks of the Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force (IAF) is one amongst few highly sophisticated and powerful Air Forces of the world. Here you can get an insight of Rank Structure of Indian Air Force. Initially, when a candidate is inducted in IAF he will undergo training thereafter the candidate is inducted as a commissioned officer in IAF and awarded rank of Flying Officer. Thereafter on promotion, the rank increases with that also increase the responsibility which the candidate has to shoulder. The Head of Indian Air Force is known as Air Chief Marshal.

While the Marshal of the Air Force is a five-star honorary/wartime rank. Till date only one officer Shri Arjan Singh, DFC has been awarded this rank.

The following is the list of officers arranged hierarchically i.e. ranks in order from lowest to highest.

Rank Shoulder Sleeve
Flying Officer
Flight Lieutenant
Squadron Leader  
Wing Commander  
Group Captain  
Air Commodore  
Air Vice Marshal  
Air Marshal  
Air Chief Marshal  
Marshal of the Air Force  

 

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6 comments

  1. Vishnu Sudhakar

    Useful

  2. If I have cleared through AFCAT, What rank would I get when I enter into Air force? I have written exam for ground duty.

  3. Sir,
    After clearing afcat I like to know the sequence of promotion and upto which can promotion go furthur( especially ground duty non technical) ?

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