Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force
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| Ensign | |
| Command | |
|---|---|
| State | Isselmere-Nieland |
| Headquarters - Building |
Daurmont |
| Secretary of State | Bríogaith níb hÉamidh, MP |
| Chief of Aerospace Staff | MRASF Sir Nathaniel Ketteridge, Bt |
| Establishment - RINAF - RINASF - The Service |
1927 2003 2004 |
| Arms | |
| Aerospace Service | |
Royal Air Force
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Orbital Defence Force
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| Base Police | |
| Budget (USD, 2007) | |
| Total - Per capita |
$10.718 trillion $431,270.57 |
| Percentages - GDP - National budget - Defence budget |
2.25% 6.41% 34.18% |
| References | |
| 1 See Dynamic and formal equivalence. | |
The Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force (RINAF) was established in 1927 as the air component of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland's armed forces and until 1947 was administered by the Air Ministry, after which it became a department within the amalgamated Ministry of Defence. The RINAF arose from the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Flying Corps, formed in 1916 from air units of the Observers Corps of the Royal Artillery.
In 2003, the Royal Air Force formally became the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force (RINASF), with the traditional functions of the Air Force devolving to an organisation known as Air Combat Command and the new space defence functions falling to a newly created Orbital Defence Command. In 2004, the Council of State elevated both commands to the status of Forces within the RINASF, giving rise to speculation that the Orbital Defence Force would become a fifth service within the UKINDF. As yet, there has been no active official support for such a separation of the RINASF.
Ranks and insignia
| Code | Ministerial Ranks | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n/a) | Minister of Defence | (n/a) | |
| (n/a) | Minister of State for the Armed Forces | ||
| (n/a) | Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force | ||
| Code | Chiefs of Staff | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| (n/a) | Chief of the Defence Staff[1] (CDS) |
Rank insignia of serving officer | |
| (n/a) | Chief of the Aerospace Staff[2] (CASS) | ||
| (n/a) | Chief of the Air Staff[2] (CAS) | ||
| Code | Mark of Distinction[3] | Sleeve Insignia | Epaulettes[4] |
| OF-11 | Air Grand Marshal of Isselmere-Nieland (AGMIN)[5] |
Three bands[6] surmounted by crown[7] | Erne bearing batons[8] crossed encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown over the coat of arms circled by four five-pointed stars |
| Code | General Ranks | Sleeve Insignia | Epaulettes |
| OF-10b | Marshal-General of the Royal Aerospace Force[5][9] (MGRASF) |
Half-band within two bands surmounted by crown | Erne bearing batons crossed encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown over the coat of arms |
| OF-10a | Marshal of the Royal Air Force[9][10] (MRAF) |
Two bands surmounted by crown | Erne bearing batons encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown |
| OF-9b | Air Chief Marshal (ACM) |
Band surmounted by four bars and crown | Crown over three stylised roses surmounting sabre crossing baton |
| OF-9a | Air Marshal (AM) |
Band surmounted by three bars and crown | Crown over two stylised roses surmounting sword crossing baton |
| OF-8 | Air Lieutenant Marshal (ALM) |
Band surmounted by two bars and crown | Crown over stylised rose surmounting sword crossing baton |
| OF-7 | Air Vice Marshal (AVM) |
Band surmounted by crown | Crown surmounting sword crossing baton |
| OF-6 | Air Commodore (ACmdre) |
Four bars surmounted by crown | Crown surmounting three pips |
| Code | Senior Officers | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| OF-5 | Group Captain (G/C or GCapt) |
Four bars | |
| OF-4 | Wing Commander (WgCdr) |
Three bars | |
| OF-3 | Squadron Leader (S/L or SLdr) |
Thin bar within two bars | |
| Code | Junior Officers/Subalterns | Sleeve and Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| OF-2 | Flight Lieutenant (FLt) |
Two bars | |
| OF-1b | Flying Officer (FO) |
Thin bar surmounting bar | |
| OF-1a | Pilot Officer (PO) |
Bar | |
| Code | Officer Cadets | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| OF-D | Pilot Cadet (PCdt) |
Thin bar | |
| SO | Officer Cadet (OCdt) |
Stylised tern | |
| Code | Warrant Officers | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| OR-10b | His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces[9][11] (HMWODF) |
Coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by crown | |
| OR-10a | Chief Warrant Officer of the Aerospace Force[9][12] (CWOASF) |
Coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves surmounted by stylised rose | |
| OR-9d | Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force[9] (CWOAF) |
Coat of arms encircled by laurel leaves | |
| OR-9c | Chief Warrant Officer of Higher Formation[9] (CWOHF) |
Coat of arms over Air Force symbol | |
| OR-9b | Base Chief Warrant Officer[9] (BCWO) |
Coat of arms over stylised tern bearing missiles | |
| OR-9a | Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) |
Coat of arms | |
| OR-8 | Master Warrant Officer (MWO) |
Crown encircled by laurel leaves | |
| OR-7 | Warrant Officer (WO) |
Crown | |
| Code | Non-commissioned Officers | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| OR-6b | Flight Sergeant (FSgt) |
Three chevrons surmounted by crown | |
| OR-6a | Technical Sergeant[13] (TSgt) |
Three chevrons surmounted by stylised tern | |
| OR-5b | Sergeant (Sgt) |
Three chevrons | |
| OR-5a | Senior Technician (ST) |
Three chevrons, topmost dark or royal blue | |
| OR-4 | Corporal (Cpl) |
Two chevrons | |
| Code | Aircraftmen/-women | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
| OR-3 | Junior Technician (JT) |
Chevron | |
| OR-2c | Senior Aircraftman (SAC) |
Three-bladed propeller | |
| OR-2b | Leading Aircraftman (LAC) |
Two-bladed propeller | |
| OR-2a | Aircraftman (AC) |
(n/a) | |
| OR-1 | Airman Recruit (ACR) | ||
References
UKINDF logo | |
| Branches of service | |
|---|---|
| Naval Service Royal Navy Royal Marines | |
| Army | |
| Aerospace Service Royal Air Force Orbital Defence Force | |
| Strategic Defence Force | |
| Royal Gendarmerie | |
| Leadership | |
| Headquarters | Daurmont, UKIN |
| Commander-in-Chief | King Henry V |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Chief of Defence Staff | |
| Personnel | |
| Available for military service | 1,412,964,593 (males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007) |
| Fit for military service | 989,075,215 (males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007) |
| Reaching military age annually | 29,146,181 (males & females 15-49 y.o., est. 2007) |
| Military age | 18 y.o. |
| Total personnel | 72,644,046 |
| Labour Force | 2.225% |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $28.228 billion USD (est. 2007) |
| Percent of GDP | 6.11% |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Isselmere-Nieland Defence Industries |
| History | |
| History of Isselmere-Nieland | |
| Ranks and insignia | |
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