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The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule. By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and ...
Other Ranks. In Myanmar Armed Forces, Lance corporals and Corporals are commonly referred to as Saya ( ဆရာ, lit. 'teacher') by both enlisted staffs and officers. Warrant officers (Class 1 and Class 2) are referred to as Bo Lay ( ဗိုလ်လေး, lit. 'little lieutenant' ), Sergeant and Staff Sergeant are referred to as Saya Gyi.
The rank's Burmese title and insignia is the same for all branches. But Myanmar Navy uses different English translation, to be harmonized with the naval terms. "ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး" is translated as "General" for army and air force, and as "Admiral" for navy.
In the Royal Air Force, the comparable rank is pilot officer. The equivalent in the Royal Navy is midshipman. United States Second lieutenant insignia of the United States Armed Forces. In the United States, second lieutenant is the normal entry-level rank for most commissioned officers in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
Structure. Pay grades are divided into three groups: [1] enlisted (E), warrant officer (W), and officer (O). Enlisted pay grades begin at E-1 and end at E-9; warrant officer pay grades originate at W-1 and terminate at W-5; and officer pay grades start at O-1 and finish at O-10. [a] Not all of the uniformed services use all of the grades; for ...
S. Senior general (Myanmar) Categories: Military ranks by country. Military of Myanmar.
Commissioned officer ranks ... Botswana Defence Force Air Wing. Major general: Brigadier: ... Rank group Army sergeant majors
Air vice marshal: Air commodore: Group captain: Wing commander: Squadron leader: Flight lieutenant: Flying officer: Pilot officer. Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet