Armed Forces Equivalent Ranks Order

Men Women

Royal New Zealand New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand New Zealand Naval New Zealand Royal New Zealand Navy: Women’s Air Force: Forces Army Air Force Royal New Zealand New Zealand Royal Women’s Auxilliary Naval Service Women’s Royal New Zealand Air Force Army Corps Nursing Corps Officers Officers Officers Officers Officers Officers Officers Vice-Admiral Lieutenant-General Air Marshal No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent Rear-Admiral Major-General Air Vice-Marshal No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent Commodore, 1st and Brigadier Air Commodore No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent 2nd Class Captain Colonel Group Captain Superintendent Colonel Matron-in-Chief Group Officer Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Wing Commander Chief Officer Lieutenant-Colonel Principal Matron Wing Officer Lieutentant- Major Squadron Leader First Officer Major Matron Squadron Officer Commander Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant Second Officer Captain Charge Sister Flight Officer

Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer Third Officer Lieutenant Sister Section Officer

Senior Commis- sioned Officer Lieutenant Flying Officer Third Officer Lieutenant Sister Section Officer (Branch List) { { Pilot Officer Acting Pilot Officer Probationary Assistant Section Acting Sub-Lieuten- 2nd Lieutenant but junior to Third Officer 2nd Lieutenant No equivalent Officer ant Navy and Army { ranks) Commissioned Officer No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent (Branch List) { Midshipman Ratings Soldiers Airmen Ratings Soldiers Soldiers Airwomen No equivalent Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer, and No equivalent Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Warrant Officer (W) Class I Master Aircrew ranks No equivalent Warrant Officer, No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent Class II

Chief Petty Officer Staff Sergeant Flight Sergeant Chief Wren Staff Sergeant Staff Sergeant Flight Sergeant (W)

Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant Petty Officer Wren Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant (W)

Leading Rating (but {

junior to Army Bombardier Leading Wren Corporal Corporal Corporal (W) ranks) { Corporal { Corporal No equivalent Lance Bombardier No equivalent Lance Corporal Lance Corporal No equivalent { Lance Corporal No equivalent Gunner Leading Trooper Aircraftman Able Rating Sapper Aircraftman, Wren Leading Aircaraft- Ordinary Rating Signalman 1st Class Probationary Wren { Private Private woman Private Aircraftman, { Aircraftwoman Driver 2nd Class { Craftsman Boy { Cadet Aircrew ranks { No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent Apprentice Regular Force Boy Entrant No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent { Cadet { Apprentice