Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania

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

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 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 Federated States of Micronesia No army


Fiji Infantry Regiment
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Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Kiribati Kiribati No army


Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No army


Nauru Nauru No army


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


Palau Palau No army


Papua New Guinea Land Element
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Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant
Samoa Samoa No army


Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No army


Tongan Land Component[3]
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Commander-in-chief Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Ensign
Tuvalu Tuvalu No army


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

  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.
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