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

Officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Timor-Leste Army[2]
General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante
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 Aspirante

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and navy respectively.

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 - Segundu- 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
  • Major-general Lere Anan Timor (2017)
    Major-general Lere Anan Timor (2017)
  • Major-general Lere Anan Timor (2020)
    Major-general Lere Anan Timor (2020)
  • Brigadeiro-general Filomeno da Paixão, Vice Chief of Defence Force, aboard a visiting US warship.
    Brigadeiro-general Filomeno da Paixão, Vice Chief of Defence Force, aboard a visiting US warship.
  • Brigadeiro-general Filomeno Paixão (2014)
    Brigadeiro-general Filomeno Paixão (2014)
  • Coronel José da Costa Soares [de] Trix (2017)
    Coronel José da Costa Soares Trix (2017)
  • Coronel Falur Rate Laek [de] and Primeiro-tenente of the Naval component (2014)
    Coronel Falur Rate Laek and Primeiro-tenente of the Naval component (2014)
  • Tenente-Coronel Marcelino Ximenes Rizai (2019)
    Tenente-Coronel Marcelino Ximenes Rizai (2019)
  • Segundo-sargento of the naval component.
    Segundo-sargento of the naval component.
  • Personnel of the naval component (2014)
    Personnel of the naval component (2014)
  • Personnel of the naval component (2012)
    Personnel of the naval component (2012)
  • Soldier fixes a sink
    Soldier fixes a sink

References
  1. "Decree Law no 18. "Regime of Military Ranks"" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2007.
  2. "Army ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
  3. "Navy ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
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