Navy to other services adopting any name for a commissioned rank that was already used by the RN. In addition, the RAF ranks also served to distinguish the new service from the British Army and Royal Navy, and to identify individual officers as belonging to the RAF. "Banneret" was among the names proposed for the RAF equivalent to a naval captain or an army colonel. However, this proposal was rejected and the name Group Captain was instead adopted. See also List of knights banneret of England Notes References Attribution Endnotes: John Selden, Titles of Honor (3rd ed., London, 1672), p. 656 Du Cange, Glossarium (Niort, 1883), s.v. Bannereti. Further reading British honours system Medieval English knights Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom