Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania

Summary

Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/ land forces of Oceanian states.

Officers edit

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
  Australian Army[1]
                         
Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet Staff cadet


  Federated States of Micronesia No army


  Fiji Infantry Regiment
                 
Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Kiribati No army


  Marshall Islands No army


  Nauru No army


  New Zealand Army[2]
                    Various
Field marshal Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


  Palau No army


  Papua New Guinea Land Element
                   
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet


  Samoa No army


  Solomon Islands No army


  Tongan Land Component[3]
               
Commander-in-chief Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Ensign Officer cadet


  Tuvalu No army


  Vanuatu Mobile Forces
               
Major general
Bigfala Jenerol
Brigadier Colonel
Kolonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lietnen Kolonel
Major
Bigfala
Captain
Kapten
First lieutenant
Fas Lietnen
Second lieutenant
Seken Lietnen
Officer cadet


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.