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Rank insignia in the
French Air and Space Force
are worn on the sleeve or on shoulder marks of uniforms
Officers
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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
Generaux
- general officers
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Officiers superieurs
- senior officers
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Officiers subalternes
- junior officers
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-
Aspirant eleve de l'Ecole de l'air
(EA)
(officer candidate, air force academy)
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Aspirant eleve de l'Ecole militaire de l'air
(EMA)
(officer candidate, military flight school)
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Eleve officier de l'Ecole de l'air
(EA)
(officer cadet, air force academy)
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Eleve officier du personnel navigant
(EOPN)
(navigation officer cadet)
Sous-officiers
- sub-officers, i.e. non-commissioned officers
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Etymologically the
adjudant
is the
adjoint
("joint (assistant)") of an officer, and the
sergeant
"serves" (
Latin
:
serviens
= English: servant).
Aspirants
are cadet officers still in training.
Sous-lieutenants
are junior officers and are often aided by
adjudants
or
adjudants-chefs
, who are experienced NCOs/warrant officers.
Full
lieutenants
are experienced junior officers, served by sergeants when commanding their unit.
A four chevron
sergent-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 a
colour sergeant
in the British Army. It was discontinued in the post-war army due to its redundancy.
Militaires du rang
- Troop ranks
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There are also distinctions to distinguish volunteers and conscripts, and bars for experience (one for five years, up to four can be obtained).
Military chaplains
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Chief Military Chaplain
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Deputy Chief Military Chaplain
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Regional military chaplain
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Military chaplain
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