Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas
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Rank comparison chart of air forces of North and South American states.
Officers
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Brigadier general | Brigadier mayor | Brigadier | Comodoro mayor | Comodoro | Vicecomodoro | Mayor | Capitán | Primer teniente | Teniente | Alférez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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General de fuerza aeréa | General de división aeréa | General de brigada aeréa | Coronel aviador | Teniente coronel aviador | Mayor aviador | Captáin aviador | Teniente aviador | Subteniente aviador | Cadete
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Marechal-do-ar | Tenente-brigadeiro do Ar | Major-brigadeiro | Brigadeiro | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente
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General | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier-general | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Général(e) | Lieutenant(e)-général(e) | Major(e)-général(e) | Brigadier(ère)-général(e) | Colonel(le) | Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) | Major(e) | Capitaine | Lieutenant(e) | Sous-lieutenant(e) | Élève-officier(ère) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General de aire | General de aviación | General de brigada aérea | Comodoro | Coronel de aviación | Comandante de grupo | Comandante de escuadrilla | Capitán de bandada | Teniente | Subteniente | Alférez | Cadete
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General del aire | Mayor general del aire | Brigadier general del aire | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente
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General del Aire | Teniente general | General de división | General de brigada | Primer coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Primer teniente | Teniente | Subteniente |
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Teniente general | Mayor general | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Primer teniente | Segundo teniente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General del aire | Teniente general | Brigadier general | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente |
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General de avación | General de brigada aérea | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente |
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Ministro de defensa nacional | General jefe de estado mayor | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán primero | Capitán segundo | Teniente | Subteniente |
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General de división | General de ala | General de grupo | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitan primero | Capitán segundo | Teniente | Subteniente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General de ejército | Mayor general | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente |
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General de fuerza aerea | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente | Subteniente
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General del aire | Teniente general | Mayor general | Coronel | Comandante | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | Cadete F.A.P.
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Air vice marshal | Air commodore | Group captain | Wing commander | Squadron leader | Flight lieutenant | Flying officer | Pilot officer | Officer cadet
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General of the Air Force | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer trainee |
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer trainee |
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General del Aire | Brigadier general | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente segundo | Alférez |
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General en jefe | Mayor general | General de division | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Primer teniente | Teniente
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