Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks
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
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander |
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| Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Meja | Kepten | Leftenan | Namba tu leftenan | |||||||||||||||||||
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Enlisted
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.
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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 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higher flag ranks and ceremonial ranks
Appointments to general officer and flag officer ranks were until recently[4] only ceremonial, for the head of state and members of the royal family.[5]
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.
- ^ "Overseas Training for PNGDF Cadets". 24 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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