Chom Phon Akat ( th, จอมพลอากาศ) or Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force is a
5-star rank
A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries.Oxford English Dictionary (OED), 2nd Edition, 1989. "five" ... "five-star adj., ... (b) U.S., applied to a general or admiral whose badge of rank includes five stars;" The rank is t ...
and the most senior rank in the
Royal Thai Air Force. It is equivalent to a Field Marshal (or ''
Chom Phon
The Thai rank of Field Marshal ( th, จอมพล, จอมพลทหารบก, Chom Phon) is the most senior rank of the Royal Thai Army. Today it is ceremonially held by members of the Thai royal family and exists only on paper in the ...
'') in the
Royal Thai Army and an Admiral of the Fleet (or ''
Chom Phon Ruea'') in the
Royal Thai Navy. The rank of Marshal of the RTAF is also equivalent to the British rank of
Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
The
King of Thailand as
Head of the Armed Forces is automatically made a Chom Phon upon accession.
The rank was formally created in 1937, with the formal foundation of the Royal Siamese Air Force. Together with all
other ranks of an independent air force.
Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces
List of Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force
See also
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Military ranks of the Thai armed forces
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Field marshal (Thailand)
The Thai rank of Field Marshal ( th, จอมพล, จอมพลทหารบก, Chom Phon) is the most senior rank of the Royal Thai Army. Today it is ceremonially held by members of the Thai royal family and exists only on paper in the ...
(Chom Phon): equivalent rank in the
Royal Thai Army
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Admiral of the fleet (Thailand) (Chom Phon Ruea): equivalent rank in the
Royal Thai Navy
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Marshal of the air force
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Head of the Royal Thai Armed Forces
The Highest Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces ( th, จอมทัพไทย; ) is a position vested in the Thai monarch, who as sovereign and head of state is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.
The position is only ...
References
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Marshals of the Royal Thai Air Force