Guidance

Key to rank codes April 2020

Updated 9 October 2020

Armed Forces Pension Scheme: uprating of 2020 to 2021 tri-service regulars benefits

  1. We are directed to inform you that the existing rates of Service Retired Pay and Pensions, Service Invaliding Retired Pay and Pensions, Service attributable Retired Pay and Pensions, certain Gratuities and Resettlement Grants have been revised.

  2. The revised rates, which are contained in the annexes listed, apply to all personnel who are members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme and whose last day of service is on or after the 31 March 2020.

  3. The tables are compiled in a tri-service format based on NATO grade codings. The key to their equivalent ranks is shown here.

  4. These revised tables will be available within the Personnel-Military-Pensions Website.

Service Retired Pay - Officers: Annex A
Lump Sum - Officers: Annex B
Pensions - Other Ranks: Annex C
Lump Sum - Other Ranks: Annex D
Attributable Family Long Term Compensation and Lump Sum: Annex E
Resettlement Grants - Officers, and Other Ranks: Annex F
Supplements for Professional Aviators: Annex G
Supplements for Nurses: Annex H
RN Clearance Divers Supplements: Annex I
Representative Rates of Pay - Officers and other Ranks: Rep Rates
Representative Rates of Pay - Chaplains: Chaplain Reps

. Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force
OF 2 Lt (RN), Capt (RM) Captain Flight Lieutenant
OF 2     Flight Lieutenant (Specialist Aircrew)
OF2 Commissioned from the ranks (OCFR) Applies if has 5 years commissioned service at LE rates of pay Applies if has 5 years commissioned service at LE rates of pay Applies if has 5 years commissioned service at LE rates of pay
OF 3 Lt Cdr (RN), Major (RM) Major Squadron Leader
OF 4 Commander (RN), Lt Col (RM), Lt Colonel Wing Commander
OF 5 Captain (RN) (less than 6 yrs in rank), Col (RM) Colonel, Deputy Chaplain General Group Captain
OF 6 Commodore (RN)*, Capt (RN) (6 yrs or more in rank (preserved)); Brigadier (RM) and Col (RM) (OF6) (promoted prior to 1 July 00)** Brigadier Air Commodore
  Chaplain Chaplain Class 2, 3, 4 Below Chaplain Class 1
  Chaplain Class 1 (Principal Chaplian) Chaplain Class 1 Chaplain Class 1

*Relates to the introduction of substantive 1 Star rank in RN/RM as outlined in DCI Gen 136/97

**Relates to rank realignment for RM, effective from 1 Jul as outlined in DCI Gen 39/99. As of 1 April 2000, the QARNNS became part of the Royal Navy. Rank titles have changed to fit with the Royal Navy structure.

Other Ranks

Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force
OR 3 Able Rating, Marine and below Below Corporal Aircraft-man/Aircraftwoman
OR 4 Leading Rating (RN), Corporal (RM) Corporal Corporal
OR 6 Petty Officer (RN), Sergeant(RM) Sergeant Sergeant
OR 7 Chief Petty Officer (RN)*, Colour Sergeant (RM) Staff Sergeant Flight Sergeant
OR 8 Warrant Officer 2 (RM) Warrant Officer 2  
OR 9 Warrant Officer (RN), Warrant Officer (RM) Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer

*Relates to the implementation of the WOII rate for Royal Navy artificers and technicians. Substantive WO2 rate introduced in place of non-substantive rate of Charge Chief Petty Officer (CCPO). If served as CCPO for 2 years on 1 April 2004, pension will be paid as that for WO2. DCI RN 146 2003 refers.