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 Officer cadet
 Australian Army[1]
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Field marshal General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet Staff cadet


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 Officer cadet


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 Various
Field marshal Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


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 Senior officer cadet Junior officer cadet


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 Officer cadet


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
Officer cadet


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

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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