## Commissioned Officers | Rank Group | Japanese | Romanized | English | | --------------- | -------------- | --------------------- | ------------------ | | Flag Officers | 幕僚長たる空将 | Bakuryōchō-taru-kūshō | General | | | 空将 | Kūshō | Lieutenant general | | | 空将補 | Kūshō-ho | Major general | | Senior Officers | 1 等空佐 | Ittō kūsa | Colonel | | | 2 等空佐 | Nitō kūsa | Lieutenant colonel | | | 3 等空佐 | Santō kūsa | Major | | Junior Officers | 1 等空尉 | Ittō kūi | Captain | | | 2 等空尉 | Nitō kūi | First lieutenant | | | 3 等空尉 | Santō kūi | Second lieutenant | | | 准空尉 | Jun kūi | Warrant officer | ## Non-Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Personnel | Rank Group | Japanese | Romanized | English | | ---------- | ------------ | --------------- | ---------------------- | | NCO | 空曹長 | Kūsōchō | Senior master sergeant | | | 1 等空曹 | Ittō kūsō | Master sergeant | | | 2 等空曹 | Nitō kūsō | Technical sergeant | | | 3 等空曹 | Santō kūsō | Staff sergeant | | Enlisted | 空士長 | Kūshichō | Senior Airman | | | 1 等空士 | Ittō kūshi | Airman first class | | | 2 等空士 | Nitō kūshi | Airman | | | 自衛官候補生 | Jieikan kōhosei | Recruit |