All adult aafc members are responsible for the protection of cadets with whom they interact and are mandated to adhere to the standards of behaviour prescribed in the defence youth safety framework and aafc code of conduct. The australian air force cadets aafc has zero tolerance for child abuse. It directly continues the traditions of the australian flying corps afc formed on 22 october 1912.
It operates the majority of the adf s fixed wing aircraft although both the australian army and royal australian navy also operate aircraft in various roles. The royal australian air force raaf formed in march 1921 is the aerial warfare branch of the australian defence force adf. This is unless it is made clear otherwise.
It includes a reference to the equivalent rank in the navy and air force. In chapters 1 to 17 a reference to a rank is a reference to an army rank. Equivalent ranks and classifications 1 4 1 overview.
The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries that have historical british influence and it is sometimes used as the english translation of an equivalent rank in. Air chief marshal is a four star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the royal air force where it is the most senior peacetime air force rank. Along with the australian army cadets aac and the australian navy cadets anc it is part of the australian defence force cadets.
The parent force of the aafc is the royal australian air force raaf. The australian air force cadets aafc known as the air training corps airtc until 2001 is a federal government funded youth organisation. Ranks and special insignia of the royal australian air force.
The three australian services inherited their rank structures from their british counterparts the insignia used to identify these ranks are also generally. Royal australian air force raaf. Royal australian navy ran.
The adf comprises the.
Australian air force officer ranks. The rank structure of the royal australian air force raaf has been inherited from the royal air force raf. The raf based its officer ranks on the royal navy and its airmen ranks on the british army. Unlike the raf raaf rank abbreviations are always written in uppercase without spaces e g. Pilot officer is written as pltoff not plt off.
The duke of edinburgh holds the rank of marshal of the royal australian air force mraaf along with the honorary ranks of marshal of the royal air force and marshal of the royal new zealand air force. If you wish to do something for your country and fly high then joining the air force is the best option for you. The australian defence force s adf ranks of officers and enlisted personnel in each of its three service branches of the royal australian navy ran the australian army and the royal australian air force raaf inherited their rank structures from their british counterparts the insignia used to identify these ranks are also generally similar to those used in the british armed forces. This article lists the ranks of officers and enlisted personnel in the australian defence force s adf three service branches.
This article lists the ranks of officers and enlisted personnel in the australian defence force s adf three service branches. The australian defence force s adf ranks of officers and enlisted personnel in each of its three service branches of the royal australian navy ran the australian army and the royal australian air force raaf inherited their rank structures from their british counterparts the insignia used to identify these ranks are also generally similar to those used in the british armed forces. If you wish to do something for your country and fly high then joining the air force is the best option for you.
The duke of edinburgh holds the rank of marshal of the royal australian air force mraaf along with the honorary ranks of marshal of the royal air force and marshal of the royal new zealand air force. Pilot officer is written as pltoff not plt off. Unlike the raf raaf rank abbreviations are always written in uppercase without spaces e g.
The raf based its officer ranks on the royal navy and its airmen ranks on the british army. The rank structure of the royal australian air force raaf has been inherited from the royal air force raf.
