Flight lieutenant
It fell into abeyance when the RNAS merged with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War but was revived in 1919 in the post-war RAF.[4] It fell into abeyance when the RNAS merged with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War but was revived in 1919 in the post-war RAF.[5] On 1 April 1918, the newly created RAF adopted its officer rank titles from the British Army, with Royal Naval Air Service lieutenants (titled as flight lieutenants and flight commanders) and Royal Flying Corps captains becoming captains in the RAF.The role of a flight lieutenant generally involves management of a team of specialist non-commissioned officers and airmen, within their specific branch.[9] In the Air Training Corps, a flight lieutenant is usually the officer commanding of a squadron,[citation needed] appointed under a Cadet Forces Commission.The rank insignia on the mess uniform is similar to the naval pattern, being two band of gold running around each cuff but without the Royal Navy's loop.
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