Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks
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The Military ranks of Papua New Guinea are the military insignia used by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. With its military originating from the Australian Army, Papua New Guinea shares a rank structure similar to that of Australia.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Papua New Guinea Land 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 Maritime Element |
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| Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander |
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| Papua New Guinea Air Element |
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| Kolonel | Leftenan kolonel | Meja | Kepten | Leftenan | Namba tu leftenan | |||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Papua New Guinea Land Element |
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| Warrant officer class 1 ? |
Warrant officer class 2 ? |
Staff sergeant Plag Sajen |
Sergeant Sajen |
Corporal Kopul |
Lance corporal Lans Kopul |
Private Praivet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea Maritime Element |
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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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References
- ^ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Papua–New Guinea". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 555. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
- "Papua New Guinea". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 31 January 2022.