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TheMilitary ranks of Papua New Guinea are the military insignia used by thePapua New Guinea Defence Force. With itsmilitary originating from theAustralian Army,Papua New Guinea shares a rank structure similar to that ofAustralia.^[1]

The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e
							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 v t e
							Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
											Kolonel		Leftenan kolonel		Meja		Kepten		Leftenan			Namba tu leftenan
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e																													No insignia
	Chief warrant officer						Warrant officer		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
									Plag sajen		Sajen												Kopul				Lans kopul		Praivet
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman
Papua New Guinea Air Element v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

• "Papua New Guinea".uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved31 January 2022.

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