Air Force Marshal (UK)
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May 21, 2022
The Royal Air Force Marshal is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. In peacetime, it was given to officers appointed Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff of the Air Force to retire. The rank of a living Air Force Marshal is maintained for life, but now the highest rank of active officers is the general. Although promotion to Marshal has been suspended since the reduction of the Air Force in the 1990s, it may be appointed during the war and may be given to the British royal family and certain senior officers at the discretion of the monarch even in peacetime. Yes (although the appointment in peacetime is an honor). In 2012, Charles, Prince of Wales was appointed Marshal for his assistance to Queen Elizabeth II, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. Was appointed to. The Air Force Marshal is a five-star rank and, unlike the Air Force Lieutenant General, can be correctly regarded as a Marshal. The NATO rank is OF-10, which is equivalent to Marshal of the Army (British Army) and Admiral of the Navy (British Navy). The rank of Marshal Air Force was established in 1919, and a total of 27 people were promoted to Marshal, starting with the first promotion of Hugh Trenchard in 1927. Of these, 22 are professional military personnel and 5 are British royal families. King George V was not officially an Air Force Marshal, but was the Commander-in-Chief, and within his authority he sometimes wore Air Force uniforms and ranks. He first wore it in public in 1935 (the year before his demise). With the exception of the monarch and royalty, only Sholto Douglas and Arthur Harris were promoted to Marshal without serving as Chief of the General Staff, both of whom served as commanders in World War II. Harris was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command, and Douglas was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command, Middle East Command and Coastal Command.