ARR Ranks

Here is an incomplete list of the ARR ranks.
For explanatory reasons, I am adding the following:
1) The ranks from Sergent-major to Plutonier-adjutant are for the non-flying NCO that deal with matters such as training the conscripts, guarding (part of the guarding company of each Flotila), cooking etc.
2) The ranks of Maistru-militar (3rd, 2nd, 1st class and principal) are for tecknical NCO (NOT WARRANT OFFICERS), who deal with problems regarding airplanes, guns etc.
3) The ranks of Adjutant aviator are for flyind NCO. They pilot plaines.
I am lacking the ranks for ofiţer de echipaj (they are warrant officers) . If anybody has some info on them please share.



Attached File ( Number of downloads: 486 )
 Gradele_A.R.R..doc

List of Rank Equivalents
[included in my book 'Rumanian Air Force. The Prime Decade (1938-1947)' , published by Squadron /Signal in Texas, USA]

ARR Ranks---Translation---USAAF Ranks

Elevi Students Cadets
Elev soldat av. Student Private Av. Cadet Private
Elev caporal av. Student Corporal Av. Cadet Corporal
Elev sergent av. Student Sergeant Av. Cadet Sergeant

Subofiteri Under-officers N.C.O.’s
Adjutant stagiar av. Junior Warrant Officer Av. Staff Sergeant
Adjutant av. Warrant Officer Av. Technical Sergeant
Adjutant major av. Major Warrant Officer Av. Master Sergeant
Adjutant sef av. Chief Warrant Officer Av. First Sergeant
Ofiter echipaj clasa a III-a av. Deputy 2nd Lieut. Av. Warrant Officer Jr. Gr.
Ofiter echipaj clasa a II-a av. Deputy Lieutenant Av. Flight Officer
Ofiter echipaj clasa I-a av. Deputy Captain Av. Chief Warrant Officer

Ofiteri Officers Officers
Sublocotenent av. 2nd Lieutenant Av. 2nd Lieutenant
Locotenent av. Lieutenant Av. 1st Lieutenant
Cãpitan av. Captain Av. Captain
Locotenent comandor av. Lieutenant Commander Av. Major
Cãpitan comandor av. Captain Commander Av. Lieutenant Colonel
Comandor av. Commander Av. Colonel

Generali Generals Generals
General de escadrã av. General of Air Squad Av. Major General
General comandant av. General Commander Av. Lieutenant General
General inspector av. General Inspector Av. General

Maresal de aviatie Air Marshall N/A
(Regele Mihai I.) (King Michael I.)

[Note: ‘Av.’ means ‘aviator’. Ranks of technical N.C.O.’s were not included]

Col. Dénes

This post has been edited by Dénes on November 23, 2004 02:08 pm

I know the ranks. My problem is how the ofiter de echipaj were represented on the uniform. On the attached document I gave a picture of all the ranks except the ones of ofiteri de echipaj. The document is quite corect. My great-grandfather was took part in WW2 as a member of the 2nd Bombardment Flotilla Guard Company and he confirmed these ranks in most part. Unfortunately he died at the age of 82 before I got to ask him about ofiter de echipaj.

HONOR ET PATRIA

Ml. B.

Judged by the photos of the best known Ofiter echipaj cl. III av.fighter pilot, Ioan Milu, the rank symbol was identical to that of Sublocotenent (2nd Lt.), namely a single golden ribbon on the ARR uniform's cuffs.

Col. Dénes