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Military ranks of East Timor

The Military ranks of East Timor are the military insignia used by the Timor Leste Defence Force.[1] Being a former colony of Portugal, East Timor shares a rank structure similar to that of Portuguese Armed Forces.

Grumete in the NRTL Kamenassa

Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
  Timor-Leste Army[2]
                    
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
Tetum Jenerál Tenente Jenerál Maijór Jenerál Brigadeiru Jenerál Koronel Tenente Koronel Maijór - Tenente -
Slip on rank slides                    
  East Timor Navy[3]
            
Capitão de Mar e Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha

Student officer ranks

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Rank group Student officer
  East Timor Navy[3]  
Aspirante

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Timor-Leste Army[2]
                      
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
Tetum Sarjentu-mor Sarjentu-xefe Sarjentu-adjuntu Primeiru-sarjentu Segundu-sarjentu Furriel- Segundu-furriel Kabu-adjuntu Primeiru-kabu Segundu-kabu Soldadu
  East Timor Navy[3]
                     Trade insignia in red
on a black backing
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primerio-subsargento Segundo-subsargento Cabo Primeiro-marinheiro Segundo-marinheiro Grumete
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    Major-general Lere Anan Timor (2017)
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    Major-general Lere Anan Timor (2020)
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    Brigadeiro-general Filomeno da Paixão, Vice Chief of Defence Force, aboard a visiting US warship.
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    Brigadeiro-general Filomeno Paixão (2014)
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    Coronel José da Costa Soares [de] Trix (2017)
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    Coronel Falur Rate Laek [de] and Primeiro-tenente of the Naval component (2014)
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    Tenente-Coronel Marcelino Ximenes Rizai (2019)
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    Segundo-sargento of the naval component.
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    Personnel of the naval component (2014)
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    Personnel of the naval component (2012)
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    Soldier fixes a sink

References

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  1. ^ "Decree Law no 18. "Regime of Military Ranks"" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2007.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Army ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Navy ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
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