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Military ranks of East Timor

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Grumete in the NRTL Kamenassa

The Military ranks of East Timor are the military insignia used by the Timor Leste Defence Force. Being a former colony of Portugal, East Timor shares a rank structure similar to that of Portuguese Armed Forces.[1][2][3][4]

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Timor-Leste Army[5]
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
Tetum Jenerál Tenente Jenerál Maijór Jenerál BrigadeiruJenerál Koronel Tenente Koronel Maijór [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) Tenente [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help)
Slip on rank slides No equivalent
 East Timor Navy[6]
Capitão de Mar e Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha

Enlisted

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Timor-Leste Army[5]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
 East Timor Navy[6]
Trade insignia in red
on a black backing
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primerio-subsargento Segundo-subsargento Cabo Primeiro-marinheiro Segundo-marinheiro Grumete

References

  1. ^ "Timor-Leste Defence Force". Uniforminsignia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Army ranks". Archived from the original on 26 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Navy ranks". Archived from the original on 26 November 2007.
  4. ^ "Decree Law no 18. "Regime of Military Ranks"" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2007.[dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Army ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Navy ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.