Air commodore is never shortened to Commodore, which is a rank in various naval forces. Air commodore is a one-star rank and the most junior air officer rank, being immediately senior to group captain and immediately subordinate to air vice-marshal. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6 and is equivalent to a commodore in the Royal Navy or a brigadier in the British Army or the Royal Marines. Unlike these two ranks, however, it has always been a substantive rank. Additionally, air commodores have always been considered to be air officers whilst Royal Navy commodores have not since the Napoleonic Wars
Sergeant Major of the Army (Denmark) the Royal Danish Air Force created the Chief Master Sergeant of the Royal Danish Air Force. In 2018, the equivalent for the navy, Master chief petty officer of the Royal Danish Navy, was created. The first holder is Henning Bæk, who was appointed in October 2014. Bæk has expressed, that he will also be focusing on the uniform and grooming standards, and intendeds to stay at the post between four and six years. On 13 December 2016, a new insignia was introduced for the Sergeant Major of the Army, who had formerly used the standard Sergeant Major insignia. The new