Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania
Rank comparison chart of officer ranks for armies/ land forces of Oceanian states.
Officers
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Australian Army[1]
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Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federated States of Micronesia | No army
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Fiji Infantry Regiment
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Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kiribati | No army
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Marshall Islands | No army
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Nauru | No army
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New Zealand Army[2]
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Field marshal | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant
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Palau | No army
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samoa | No army
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Solomon Islands | No army
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Tongan Land Component[3]
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Commander-in-chief | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Ensign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuvalu | No army
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Vanuatu Mobile Forces
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Major general Bigfala Jenerol | Brigadier | Colonel Kolonel | Lieutenant colonel Lietnen Kolonel | Major Bigfala | Captain Kapten | First lieutenant Fas Lietnen | Second lieutenant Seken Lietnen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
See also
References
- ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.