Senior aircraftman
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Senior aircraftman (SAC) or senior aircraftwoman (SACW)[1][2][3] was a rank in the Royal Air Force, ranking between leading aircraftman and senior aircraftman technician (SAC(T)) (although SACs in non-technical trades progressed directly to corporal) and having a NATO rank code of OR-2. The rank, which was non-supervisory, was introduced on 1 January 1951. The rank badge was a three-bladed propeller. The rank was renamed Air Specialist (class 1) (AS1) in the Royal Air Force in July 2022.[4]
The rank is also used in the Air Force of Zimbabwe.[5]
Rank insignia
[edit]The senior aircraftman rank badge is a three-bladed propeller and it is worn of the shoulder when in working dress and on the upper sleeve in service dress.
Senior aircraftman (technician)
[edit]From March 2005, SACs in technical trades who had attained the Operational Performance Standard were promoted to Senior aircraftman technician SAC Tech and given a new badge of rank, consisting of the three-bladed propeller inside a circle. This new rank was introduced, to distinguish airmen trained to work unsupervised from those who were not, and is equivalent to the old junior technician rank.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Chapter 7: Distinguishing Insignia" (PDF). AP 1358: Uniform Dress and Appearance Regulations. RAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Pay and benefits: Airmen/airwomen". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ The spellings "aircraftsman" and "aircraftswoman", despite being occasionally seen even in official documents, are incorrect in any air force.
- ^ RAF Ranks
- ^ "RANKS AND BADGES IN THE AFZ". Air Force of Zimbabwe Website. Air Force of Zimbabwe. 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.