The title Flight Officer can refer to a functional (occupational) job title as an aircrew member or it can refer to a military rank previously used by the U.S. and the U.K.

Aircrew function

A flight officer in some terminology is the person onboard an aircraft responsible for its navigation. The flight officer's responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the pilot while en route, and ensuring that hazards or obstacles are avoided. The position may also be referred to as the navigator. Flying machine redirects here. ... The principles of air navigation are the same for all aircraft, big or small. ...

In the United States Air Force, the Navigator Badge is earned by officers so qualified. Depending on the aircraft and job responsibilities, navigators in the Air Force may also be referred to as Weapon systems officer (WSO), or Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO). Additionally, the USAF now designates all navigators as Combat Systems Officers (CSOs), blending former navigator and EWO tracks into one career field. In the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the equivalent position is known as a Naval Flight Officer (NFO). USAF redirects here. ... Second World War Navigator Badge Master Navigator Badge The Navigator Badge is a military decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created during the Second World War. ... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... USAF aeronautical ratings are military aviation skill standards established and awarded by the United States Air Force for commissioned officers participating in aerial and space flight. ... The Weapon Systems Officer (WSO, pronounced wizzo) is an air navigator directly involved in all air operations and weapon systems of the aircraft (fighter or bomber). ... Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) is a term used to describe any member of the Armed Forces trained in the use of the electromagnetic spectrum to deny its effective use by an adversary. ... USN redirects here. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea,[1] using the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces and is one of seven uniformed services. ... A Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy and Marine Corps is an officer of the line, meaning they can screen for command in the naval aviation community. ...

In the Royal Air Force, the term “navigator” is always used for the holder of this position in aircraft, including the backseat crew member in two-seater aircraft. Like pilots, navigators are always commissioned officers. They wear the single-wing aircrew brevet, with a capital ‘N’ in the centre. RAF redirects here. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... In the Royal Air Force and British Army, an aircrew brevet is the badge worn on the left breast, above any medal ribbons, by qualified aircrew. ...

Military rank

U.S. Army Flight Officer Rank Insignia as used during World War II.

Flight Officer was a U.S. Army rank used in the Army's Air Corps equivalent to Warrant Officer Junior Grade which is equivalent to today's Warrant Officer (WO1) appointed by the Secretary of War to the Army Air Corps and assigned to the United States Army Air Force from about 1942 to flight rated pilots, navigators, bombardiers and glider pilots during World War II. Additionally, some B-29 Flight Engineers were also awarded this rank. Officers who successfully passed air qualifaction training remained at their old rank, but enlisted and aviation cadet trainees were promoted to Flight Officer. Flight Officers were either promoted to commissioned officer ranks during the course of the war or were discharged after the end of WW 2. For other uses of Warrant Officer, see Warrant Officer. ... The Secretary of War was a member of the United States Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The United States Army Air Forces, or USAAF, was a part of the U.S. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ... The crews of bomber aircraft, historically, included a bombardier, as they were known in the United States, or a bomb aimer, as they were known in other countries, who was responsible for targetting the planes munitions. ... For other uses, see Glider (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Boeing Model 341/345) was a four-engine heavy bomber flown by the United States Army Air Force. ... In aviation, a flight engineer (also referred to as systems operator ) is a member of the aircrew of an aircraft who is responsible for checking the aircraft before and after each flight, and for monitoring aircraft systems during flight. ...

Flight Officer was also the equivalent rank to Flight Lieutenant in the Women's Royal Australian Air Force British Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) (until 1968) and Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) (until 1980). A Flight Lieutenants sleeve/shoulder insignia Flight Lieutenant (abbreviated as Flt Lt and pronounced as flight lef-tenant, see Lieutenant) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. ... The U.S. Womens Auxiliary Air Force was created in June of 1939. ... The Womens Royal Air Force (WRAF) was a womens branch of the Royal Air Force which existed in two separate incarnations. ... Princess Marys Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) is the nursing branch of the Royal Air Force. ...

The rank of Flight Officer was reinstituted by the US civilian auxiliary Civil Air Patrol to the United States Air Force in the mid-1980s. The ranks of Flight Officer, Technical Flight Officer and Senior Flight Officer are given to Senior Members between the ages of 18 and 21. Requirements for promotion to each grade is the generally the same as for promotion to CAP Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Captain, respectively. Civil Air Patrol Corporate seal The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). ... USAF redirects here. ...

See also

• Navigator
• Naval Flight Officer
• Wind triangle