flight sergeant
Senior enlisted airman
Flight sergeant is a non-commissioned officer rank in air forces, particularly the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth air forces.
It sits between sergeant and warrant officer, typically held by experienced enlisted personnel with supervisory responsibilities.
The rank has no direct equivalent in the U.S.
Air Force, where technical sergeant or master sergeant occupy similar positions in the hierarchy.
- non-commissioned officerEnlisted leader rank
- RAFBritish air force
- air forceMilitary aviation branch
- airmanOne who pilots aircraft
- corporalOf the flesh
warrant · stripes · rank · chain of command · aircrew · military · chevron · squadron · enlisted · mess · mess hall · discipline · uniform · dress uniform · bomber · crew · barracks · salute
- RAFRAF, Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Battle of Britain
- air cadetsuniforms, drill, ground school, gliding, ranks
- Air Force Ranksairman, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain, major
- NCO rankscorporal, lance corporal, petty officer, chief petty officer, NCO
- Air Forcesquadron leader, wing commander, group captain, air marshal, F-15
- sergeant ranks
flight sergeantcommissioned officer
Formally appointed military leader
officer · flying officer · group captain · wing commander · squadron leader
flight sergeantcivilian
Non-military person
non-combatant · private citizen · conscientious objector · pacifist