# The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006, Paragraph 2 The Groups referred to in the foregoing paragraph comprise:— GROUP1:— Royal Navy Rear-Admiral Royal Marines Major-General Army Major-General Chief Controller RAF Air Vice-Marshal GROUP 2:— Army Brigadier-General RAF Air Commodore disabled as a result of service during the 1914 World War GROUP 3:— Navy Commodore 1st or 2nd Class Captain with 6 or more years seniority whose service terminated on or after 1st April 1970. Royal Marines Colonel-Commandant Colonel whose service terminated on or after 1st April 1970. WRNS Commandant Member with status of Commodore Army Brigadier Senior Controller Member with status of Brigadier RAF Air Commodore Air Commandant Member with status of Air Commodore GROUP 4:— Navy Captain of less than 6 years seniority or whose service terminated before 1st April 1970. Royal Marines Colonel 2nd Commandant Colonel whose service terminated before1st April 1970 Lieutenant-Colonel and corresponding ranks, Temporary Marine Officer relinquishing commission etc. prior to 1st April 1919 to be included in Group 5 WRNS Superintendent Member with status of Captain RN Army Colonel Controller Member with status of Colonel RAF Group Captain Group Officer Member with status of Group Captain GROUP 5:— Navy Commander Royal Marines Major and corresponding ranks, Temporary Marine Officer relinquishing commission etc. prior to 1st April 1919 to be included in Group 6 WRNS Chief Officer Member with status of Commander RN Army Lieutenant-Colonel Chief Commander Member with status of Lieutenant-Colonel RAF Wing Commander Wing Officer Member with status of Wing Commander GROUP 6:— Navy Lieutenant-Commander Royal Marines Captain and corresponding ranks, Temporary Marine Officer relinquishing commission etc. prior to 1st April 1919, to be included in Group 7 WRNS First Officer Member with status of Lieutenant-Commander RN Army Major Senior Commander Member with status of Major RAF Squadron Leader Squadron Officer Member with status of Squadron Leader GROUP 7:— Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines Lieutenant with 4 years commissioned service or over WRNS Second Officer Member with status of Lieutenant RN Army Captain Junior Commander Member with status of Captain RAF Flight Lieutenant Flight Officer Member with status of Flight Lieutenant GROUP 8:– Navy Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank >Midshipman (A) Midshipman or Cadet where service terminated on or after 1st January 1957 Royal Marines Lieutenant with under 4 years commissioned service 2nd Lieutenant Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank and corresponding ranks WRNS Third Officer Woman member with status below Lieutenant RN Army Lieutenant (Quartermasters, Assistant Pay Masters and Inspectors of Army Stores) Second Lieutenant Subaltern Second Subaltern Member with status below Captain RAF Flying Officer Pilot Officer Acting Pilot Officer Section Officer Assistant Section Officer Member with status below Flight Lieutenant GROUP 9:– Navy Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Warrant Officer Midshipman Cadet after completion of shore training where, in the case of any of these ranks, service terminated before 1st January 1957. Naval Cadet (Serving with the Fleet) Royal Marines Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Warrant Officer and corresponding ranks GROUP 10:– Navy Fleet Chief Petty Officer Fleet Chief Wren Member of a Voluntary Aid Detachment serving as an uncertificated Nurse Grade 1 Royal Marines Regimental Sergeant-Major Army Warrant Officer Class 1 RAF Warrant Officer Airman Class A Member of a Voluntary Aid Detachment serving as an uncertificated Nurse Grade 1 GROUP 11:– Royal Marines Quartermaster Sergeant Army Warrant Officer Class II Non-Commissioned Officer Class I RAF Warrant Officer 2nd Class Airman Class B GROUP 12:– Navy Chief Petty Officer Chief Wren Royal Marines Colour Sergeant Army Staff Sergeant Non-Commissioned Officer Class II RAF Flight Sergeant Airman Class C GROUP 13:– Navy Petty Officer Petty Officer Wren Royal Marines Sergeant Army Sergeant Non-Commissioned Officer Class III RAF Sergeant Airman Class D GROUP 14:– Navy Leading Rating Leading Wren Royal Marines Corporal Army Corporal Non-Commissioned Officer Class IV RAF Corporal Airman Class E GROUP 15:– Navy A B Rating Ordinary Rating Boy Wren Royal Marines Marine Army Private etc. Class V RAF Senior Aircraftman Leading Aircraftman Aircraftsman Airman Class F Senior Aircraftwoman Leading Aircraftwoman Aircraftwoman --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/606/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-order-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-2 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.