This rank is also equivalent to an Admiral in a navy or a full general in an army or other nations' air forces.

[3] Since then the rank has been held by Abu Esrar, Masihuzzaman Serniabat, Shaikh Abdul Hannan, and Hasan Mahmood Khan.

When Miller died in 1997 the Canadian rank of air chief marshal effectively passed into history.

The 21st century re-creation of the Royal Canadian Air Force has not seen the rank revived and as of 2014 there are no plans for such a change.

[6] In official Canadian French usage, the rank title was maréchal en chef de l'air.

In 2006 the Pakistan Air Force changed the rank insignia for its officers,[11] abandoning the ring insignia in favor of a Turkish Air Force-style featuring four stars and a crossed swords and laurel device.

In Sri Lanka, only the Chief of Defence Staff holds an active four-star rank.

In November 2007 it became known that Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn (now king of Thailand) had granted the title of Air Chief Marshal to his pet poodle Fufu.

The Admiralty objected to any use of their rank titles, including this modified form, and so an alternative proposal was put forward: air-officer ranks would be based on the term "ardian", which was derived from a combination of the Gaelic words for "chief" (ard) and "bird" (eun), with the unmodified word "ardian" being used specifically for the equivalent to full admiral and general.

Additionally, RAF officers appointed to four-star tri-service posts hold the rank of air chief marshal.

Additionally, Lord Stirrup was granted an honorary promotion to marshal of the Royal Air Force in 2014.

The marshals are still to be found on the RAF's active list even though they have for all practical purposes retired.

This is worn on the lower sleeves of the service dress jacket or on the shoulders of the flying suit or working uniform.