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Indian Air Force (IAF) is one amongst few highly sophisticated and powerful Air Forces of the world. Here you can get an insight of Rank Structure of Indian Air Force. Initially, when a candidate is inducted in IAF he will undergo training thereafter the candidate is inducted as a commissioned officer in IAF and awarded rank of Flying Officer. Thereafter on promotion, the rank increases with that also increase the responsibility which the candidate has to shoulder. The Head of Indian Air Force is known as Air Chief Marshal.
While the Marshal of the Air Force is a five-star honorary/wartime rank. Till date only one officer Shri Arjan Singh, DFC has been awarded this rank.
The following is the list of officers arranged hierarchically i.e. ranks in order from lowest to highest.
| Rank | Shoulder | Sleeve |
| Flying Officer |  |
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| Flight Lieutenant |  |
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| Squadron Leader |  |
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| Wing Commander |  |
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| Group Captain |  |
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| Air Commodore |  |
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| Air Vice Marshal |  |
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| Air Marshal |  |
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| Air Chief Marshal |  |
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| Marshal of the Air Force |  |
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If I have cleared through AFCAT, What rank would I get when I enter into Air force? I have written exam for ground duty.
The first rank you will get is Flight Lieutenant.
Is flight lieutenant for technical or nontechnical or both?
Yes it’s for both branches of IAF.
Sir,
After clearing afcat I like to know the sequence of promotion and upto which can promotion go furthur( especially ground duty non technical) ?