Military ranks of East Timor
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The following are the Military ranks of the Timor Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL). The Timor Leste Defence Force's rank structure appears similar to that of the Portuguese Armed Forces
Portuguese Armed Forces
The armed forces of Portugal, commonly known as the Portuguese Armed Forces encompasses a Navy , an Army and an Air Force...

, East Timor's former colonial power.

Officers

  • General-de-Divisão - Major General (F-FDTL Chief-of-Defence-Force) (WEF 2009)
  • Brigadeiro - Brigadier General (F-FDTL Vice Chief-of-Defence-Force)
  • Coronel - Colonel
  • Tenente-Coronel – Lieutenant-colonel
  • Major
  • Capitão - Captain
  • Tenente - Lieutenant
  • Alferes – 2nd lieutenant
  • Aspirante – Officer student candidate

Non-commissioned officers

  • Sargento-mor – Sergeant major
  • Sargento-chefe - Master sergeant
  • Sargento-ajudante - Sergeant 1st class
  • Primeiro-Sargento – Staff sergeant
  • Segundo-Sargento – First sergeant
  • Furriel – Sergeant
  • Segundo-Furriel – Corporal-specialist

Enlisted personnel

  • Cabo-Ajunto – Lance-corporal
  • Primeiro-Cabo – Corporal
  • Segundo-Cabo – Private 1st class
  • Soldado - Private


Officers

  • Capitão-tenente – Lieutenant-commander
  • Primeiro-tenente – Lieutenant
  • Segundo-tenente - Lieutenant junior grade
  • Guarda-marinha/Subtenente - Ensign or Second lieutenant
  • Aspirante – Midshipman or cadet (officer student candidate)

Non-commissioned officers

  • Sargento-mor – Warrant officer I
  • Sargento-chefe – Warrant officer II
  • Sargento-ajudante - Warrant officer III
  • Primeiro-sargento - Master chief petty officer
  • Segundo-sargento – Chief petty officer
  • Primeiro-subsargento – Petty officer 1st class
  • Segundo-subsargento – Petty officer 2nd class

Enlisted personnel

  • Cabo – Petty officer 3rd class
  • Primeiro-marinheiro – Senior seaman
  • Segundo-marinheiro – Apprentice seaman
  • Grumete – Seaman
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