Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks

Last updated October 23, 2023

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.

Rank group	General / flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e		Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Senior officer cadet	Junior officer cadet
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		Midshipman
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e				Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Senior officer cadet	Junior officer cadet
Rank group	General / flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

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
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
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
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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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.

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[1] 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.

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