Plt Off

Military abbreviation · British Military Rank

Plt Off
Stands forPilot Officer
CategoriesMilitary

Plt Off stands for Pilot Officer, a british military rank abbreviation.

Lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force, NATO grade OF-1, worn as a single thin sleeve stripe. Despite the name, pilot officers serve in every RAF branch, not only flying.

Example: Plt Off Nash graduated from RAF College Cranwell and began flying training.

Usage notes

The RAF created its own officer rank titles in 1919, avoiding army ranks such as second lieutenant. Officer training is at RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Junior RAF officers wear their rank as thin and medium rings on the sleeve or as slides on the shoulder.

More british military rank abbreviations

  • Lt Cdr – Lieutenant Commander (Royal Navy)
  • Mid – Midshipman (Royal Navy)
  • Mne – Marine (Royal Marines)
  • MRAF – Marshal of the Royal Air Force
  • OC – Officer Commanding
  • OCdt – Officer Cadet
  • Pte – Private (British Army)
  • Rfn – Rifleman
  • RQMS – Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
  • RSM – Regimental Sergeant Major
  • SAC – Senior Aircraftman
  • Sig – Signaller

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