Ranks and insignia of the Royal New Ingrean Air Force officers

The following ranks and insignia are for the officers of the Royal New Ingrean Air Force.

Ranks

Air officers

NATO equivalent	Rank	Cuff insignia	Shoulder insignia
OF-10	Marshal of the Royal New Ingrean Air Force
OF-9	Air Chief Marshal
OF-8	Air Marshal
OF-7	Air Vice Marshal
OF-6	Air Commodore

Senior officers

NATO equivalent	Rank	Cuff insignia	Shoulder insignia
OF-5	Colonel
OF-4	Lieutenant-Colonel
OF-3	Major

Junior officers

NATO equivalent	Rank	Cuff insignia	Shoulder insignia
OF-2	Captain
OF-1	Lieutenant
	Second Lieutenant

Officer cadets

NATO equivalent	Rank	Cuff insignia	Shoulder insignia
OF(D)	Officer Cadet	Officer Cadet	Officer Cadet

History

Background and origins

When the Royal New Ingrean Air Force was founded in 1938, the officer ranks and insignia were copied straight from Ingrean Air Force. Under this system, the ranks (from top to bottom) were as follows:

• Marshal of the Royal New Ingrean Air Force
• Air Chief Marshal
• Air Marshal
• Air Vice-Marshal
• Air Commodore
• Group Captain
• Wing Commander
• Squadron Leader
• Flight Lieutenant
• Flying Officer
• Pilot Officer

At the formation of the Air Force, the name of the ranks also referred to the unit an officer commanded, e.g. A wing commander would be in charge of a wing, a squadron leader commanded a squadron, &c. However, by the time Japan declared war on New Ingrea in late 1941, this situation no longer applied to air units, with a unit often commanded by an officer of the next highest rank. On some ground units, the connexion remained in certain instances.

This system of Imperial ranks and insignia remained in place until the reforms made to the Defence Force in 1972. As well as a major downsizing and reorganisation in structure, the Air Force also opted to adopt Army style ranks for it's staff and junior officers. The ranks of senior officers and NCO's remained as they were, as did the Ingerish style insignia that had been in use since 1938. This system, as reformed in 1972, remains in place today.

See also

• New Ingrean Defence Force ranks and insignia
  • Ranks and insignia of the Royal New Ingrean Navy officers
  • Ranks and insignia of the Royal New Ingrean Navy ratings
  • Ranks and insignia of New Ingrean Army officers
  • Ranks and insignia of New Ingrean Army other ranks
  • Ranks and insignia of the Royal New Ingrean Air Force other ranks