Military ranks of East Timor

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, East Timor's former colonial power.

Army

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

Naval Component

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

References

East Timor Ministry for Defence:

• Army ranks Accessed 26 November 2007
• Navy ranks Accessed 26 November 2007
• Decree Law no 18. "Regime of Military Ranks" Accessed 26 November 2007