# Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks

The Military ranks of Papua New Guinea are the military insignia used by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. With its military originating from the Australian Army, Papua New Guinea shares a rank structure similar to that of Australia.

## Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Papua New Guinea Land Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Papua New Guinea Land Element vte | | | | | | | Major general | Major general | Brigadier general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| Papua New Guinea Maritime Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Papua New Guinea Maritime Element vte | | | | | | | Rear Admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore | Commodore | Captain | Captain | Commander | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant |
| Papua New Guinea Air Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Papua New Guinea Air Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Major | Captain | Captain | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Papua New Guinea Land Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Papua New Guinea Land Element vte | Warrant officer class 1 ? | Warrant officer class 1 ? | Warrant officer class 1 ? | Warrant officer class 1 ? | Warrant officer class 1 ? | Warrant officer class 1 ? | Warrant officer class 2 ? | Warrant officer class 2 ? | Staff sergeant Plag Sajen | Staff sergeant Plag Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Sergeant Sajen | Corporal Kopul | Corporal Kopul | Corporal Kopul | Corporal Kopul | Lance corporal Lans Kopul | Lance corporal Lans Kopul | Private Praivet | Private Praivet | Private Praivet | Private Praivet | Private Praivet | Private Praivet | Private Praivet | Private Praivet |
| Papua New Guinea Maritime Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Papua New Guinea Maritime Element vte | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | Warrant officer | | | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | | | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Seaman |
| Papua New Guinea Air Element vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Papua New Guinea Air Element vte | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private | Private |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |