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Unlike the RAF, RAAF rank abbreviations are always written in uppercase without spaces (e.g. Pilot Officer is written as PLTOFF, not Plt Off). Also, the RAAF does not have the ranks of Senior Aircraftman, Junior Technician, Chief Technician or Master Aircrew.
The rank insignia is very similar to that of the RAF, with the exception of Leading Aircraftman (LAC)/Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) which is one chevron (two bladed propeller in RAF). Both officers and airmen wear rank insignia on the chest when wearing
The most senior active rank of the RAAF, [[Air Marshal (Australia)|Air Marshal]]{{spaced endash}} a [[three-star rank]], is held by the [[Chief of Air Force (Australia)|Chief of Air Force]].{{efn|Other joint 3-star positions available to RAAF officers are [[VCDF]], [[CJOPS]], and [[CCDG]].}} On the occasions that the [[Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Chief of the Defence Force]] is an office of the RAAF, the rank of [[Air chief marshal (Australia)|Air Chief Marshal]] in awarded to the officer. The rank of [[Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force]] has never been held as an active rank and it is currently held as an honorary rank by HRH [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]].<ref name=allison>{{cite book |author1=Allison, Ronald |author2=Riddell, Sarah |title=The Royal encyclopedia |page=30 |publisher=Macmillan Press |year=1991 }}</ref>
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