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Papua New Guinea military ranks are the military ranks of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and are largely based on those of the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Commissioned officers

Rank insignias

Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e							Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant

Rank group			Senior officers			Junior officers
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e
	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
	Meja jeneral	Brigadia jeneral	Kolonel	Leftenan kolonel	Meja	Kepten	Leftenan	Namba tu leftenan

Rank group	Senior officers			Junior officers
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e
	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
	Kolonel	Leftenan kolonel	Meja	Kepten	Leftenan	Namba tu leftenan

Non-commissioned personnel

Rank insignias

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e																																			No insignia
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e	Warrant officer								Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e																													No insignia
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e	Warrant officer class 1 ?						Warrant officer class 2 ?		Staff sergeant Plag Sajen		Sergeant Sajen												Corporal Kopul				Lance corporal Lans Kopul		Private Praivet

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e																													No insignia
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private

Higher flag ranks and ceremonial ranks

Appointments to the most senior ranks are ceremonial, for the head of state and members of the royal family.^[4]

External links

Uniform Encyclopedia Papua New Guinea Army [1]
Uniform Encyclopedia Papua New Guinea Navy [2]
Papua New Guinea ranks WWII [3]

Notes and references

^ "Yodu and Mautu promoted as full Colonels". Loop PNG. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Task Force Koa Moana arrives in Papua New Guinea [Image 4 of 6]". DVIDS. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Three PNG Defence Force Officers to take Pilot Training in New Zealand". Youtube - EMTV Online. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Prince Charles". Getty Images. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[Yodu_and_Mautu_promoted_as_full_Colonels-1] "Yodu and Mautu promoted as full Colonels". Loop PNG. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[Task_Force_Koa_Moana_arrives_in_Papua_New_Guinea_[Image_4_of_6]-2] "Task Force Koa Moana arrives in Papua New Guinea [Image 4 of 6]". DVIDS. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[Three_PNG_Defence_Force_Officers_to_take_Pilot_Training_in_New_Zealand-3] "Three PNG Defence Force Officers to take Pilot Training in New Zealand". Youtube - EMTV Online. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[Prince_of_Wales,_Col_PNGDF-4] "Prince Charles". Getty Images. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

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+'''[[Papua New Guinea]] military ranks''' are the military ranks of the [[Papua New Guinea Defence Force]] and are largely based on those of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Yodu and Mautu promoted as full Colonels">{{cite web|title=Yodu and Mautu promoted as full Colonels|url=http://www.looppng.com/content/yodu-and-mautu-promoted-full-colonels|website=Loop PNG|accessdate=26 April 2017|date=}}</ref><ref name="Task Force Koa Moana arrives in Papua New Guinea [Image 4 of 6]">{{cite web|title=Task Force Koa Moana arrives in Papua New Guinea [Image 4 of 6]|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2680698/task-force-koa-moana-arrives-papua-new-guinea|website=DVIDS|accessdate=26 April 2017|date=}}</ref><ref name="Three PNG Defence Force Officers to take Pilot Training in New Zealand">{{cite web|title=Three PNG Defence Force Officers to take Pilot Training in New Zealand|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8DTuehs2WY|website=Youtube - EMTV Online|accessdate=26 April 2017|date=}}</ref>
 ==Commissioned officers==