Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks
<notinclude> I will finish setting up the rank page and tables tonight, and will start on creating the images later this week. </notinclude> Papua New Guinea military ranks are largely based on those of the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
Commissioned officers
Rank insignias
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 Papua New Guinea Maritime Element |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea Air Element |
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| Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Meja | Kepten | Leftenan | Namba tu leftenan | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-commissioned personnel
Rank insignias
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| Warrant officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warrant officer class 2 ? |
Staff sergeant Plag Sajen |
Sergeant Sajen |
Corporal Kopul |
Lance corporal Lans Kopul |
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| 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.