Military ranks of Timor-Leste

Grumete in the NRTL Kamenassa

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

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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

Student officer ranks

Rank group Student officer
 Timor-Leste Navy[3]
Aspirante

Other ranks

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 Primeiro-cabo Soldado
Tetum Sarjentu-mor Sarjentu-xefe Sarjentu-adjuntu Primeiru-sarjentu Segundu-sarjentu Primeiru-kabu Soldadu
 Timor-Leste Navy[2]
 Trade insignia in red
on a black backing
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primeiro-cabo Grumete
Timor-Leste Air Component[2]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primeiro-cabo Soldado

Former ranks

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Timor-Leste Army[4]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
 Timor-Leste 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 (2011).
    Brigadeiro-general Filomeno da Paixão, Vice Chief of Defence Force, aboard a visiting US warship (2011).
  • Brigadeiro-general Filomeno Paixão (2014)
    Brigadeiro-general Filomeno Paixão (2014)
  • Coronel José da Costa Soares [de] Trix (2017)
    Coronel José da Costa Soares [de] Trix (2017)
  • Coronel Falur Rate Laek 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 (2009).
    Segundo-sargento of the naval component (2009).
  • 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.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Postos das FALINTIL-FDTL" [Ranks of the FALINTIL-FDTL]. Revista Componente Terrestre (in Tetum). No. IV. December 2025. p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Navy ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Army ranks". Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Timor-Leste