Group captain the wing commander and group captain command pennants are triangular in shape. The rank of group captain is also used in a number of the air forces in the Commonwealth, including the Bangladesh Air Force, Ghana Air Force, Indian Air Force (IAF), Nigerian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), Sri Lankan Air Force and the Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard. It is also used in the Egyptian Air Force, Hellenic Air Force, Royal Air Force of Oman and the Royal Thai Air Force. The Royal Canadian Air Force used
Commandant (rank) (Comdt) () is a military rank in both the Irish Army and Irish Air Corps. It is equivalent to major and squadron leader. In the Irish Naval Service, the equivalent rank is lieutenant commander. Commandant (shortened from "capitaine-commandant", i.e. a "captain commanding" (a battalion)), is an officer-grade rank of the Military of France, specifically the French Army and the French Air Force, which is equivalent to major. The "commandant" is also styled "chef de bataillon" ("battalion head") in the infantry, "chef d'escadrons" ("squadrons head") in the armoured cavalry and "chef d'escadron" ("squadron head") in the artillery and the "Gendarmerie". "Commandant"