Themilitary ranks of Tonga used byHis Majesty's Armed Forces are similar to those used in otherCommonwealth armed forces.[1]
| Rank group | Commander-in-chief | |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan Maritime Force | ||
| Name | Commander-in-chief | |
| Tongan | Komanitā-pule | |
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pilikaria seniale | Kenolo | Lafitani kenolo | Mesia | Kapiteni | Lafitani | Lafitani ua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 1 | 'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 2 | Sitafu satini | Satini | Kopila | Lani kopila | Palaiveti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 1 | 'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 2 | Sitafu satini | Satini | Kopila | Lani kopila | Palaiveti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||