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Rank insignia in theFrench Air and Space Force are worn on the sleeve or on shoulder marks of uniforms

Although they all wear the same insignia and titles, officers are divided into:

• Regular officers of the air force
• Officers of the Armed Forces Commisariat Corps
• Officers of the technical and administrative corps of the armed forces

NATO rank	Rank insignia		Name		Description
	Shoulder	Sleeve	French	English translation
OF-9			Général d'armée aérienne	Air army general	In command of an air force.
OF-8			Général de corps aérien	Air corps general	In command of an air force corps.
OF-7			Général de division aérienne	Air division general	In command of adivision.
OF-6			Général de brigade aérienne	Air brigade general	In command of abrigade, or of arégion in theGendarmerie.

NATO rank	Rank insignia		Name		Notes
	Shoulder	Sleeve	French	English translation
OF-5			Colonel	Colonel
OF-4			Lieutenant-colonel	Lieutenant colonel
OF-3			Commandant	Commandant	Is equivalent to amajor in most English-speaking countries.

NATO rank	Rank insignia		Name		Notes
	Shoulder	Camouflage	French	English translation
OF-2			Capitaine	Captain
OF-1			Lieutenant	Lieutenant
			Sous-lieutenant	Sub-lieutenant
			Aspirant	Aspirant	An Officer Designate rank. Technically it is not a commissioned rank but it is still treated in all respects as one. Aspirants are either officers in training in military academies or voluntaries, serving as temporary officers. The aspirant must have been previouslyélève officier (Officer Cadet). They can afterwards be commissioned as asous-lieutenant.
			Élève officier	Officer cadet	A rank held during the first years at the officer academies.

NATO rank	Rank insignia	Name		Notes
	Shoulder	French	English translation
OR-9		Major	Major	The seniorsub-officer rank, since 1 January 2009 this grade is attached to thesous-officiers. Prior to this date it was an independentcorps between thesous-officiers and theofficiers. There are relatively fewmajors in the army, about one per regiment or brigade. As they could hold equivalent administrative tasks asofficiers they are more common in theArmée de l'Air. Note the difference with many army rank systems of other countries where the termmajor is used for a rank above that ofcaptain. For example, the rank of "major" in the US Army or British army is equivalent to the rank of "commandant" in the French army.
		Adjudant-chef	Chief Adjutant	Chief Warrant Officer; often same responsibilities as the lieutenant.
OR-8		Adjudant	Adjutant	Warrant Officer; often same responsibilities as an adjudant-chef.
OR-6		Sergent-Chef	Chief sergeant	Addressed as "chef". Typically a platoonsecond-in-command (equivalent to a Commonwealth sergeant or a US sergeant first class).
OR-5		Sergent	Sergeant	Typically in command of a "group" (i.e. squad; equivalent to a commonwealth corporal or US staff sergeant)
		Élève sous-officier	NCO student	NCO candidates at theEOPN.

Etymologically theadjudant is theadjoint ("joint (assistant)") of an officer, and thesergeant "serves" (Latin:serviens = English: servant).

Aspirants are cadet officers still in training.Sous-lieutenants are junior officers and are often aided byadjudants oradjudants-chefs, who are experienced NCOs/warrant officers.

Fulllieutenants are experienced junior officers, served by sergeants when commanding their unit.

A four chevronsergent-chef-major rank existed until 1947. It was a ceremonial rank usually given to the most senior or experienced NCO in a unit, similar to acolour sergeant in the British Army. It was discontinued in the post-war army due to its redundancy.

NATO rank	Rank insignia	Name		Notes
	Shoulder	French	English translation
OR-4		Caporal-chef	Chief corporal	Often same responsibilities as a sergent.
OR-3		Caporal	Corporal	In command of anéquipe - literally a team (fireteam). Presently this size unit is atrinôme in the army.
OR-2		Aviateur de première classe	Aviator first class
OR-1		Aviateur de deuxième classe	Aviator second class

There are also distinctions to distinguish volunteers and conscripts, and bars for experience (one for five years, up to four can be obtained).

Chief Military Chaplain
Deputy Chief Military Chaplain
Regional military chaplain
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