Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania

Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and enlisted personnel for all armies and land forces of Oceanian states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Australian Army[1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2				Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Federated States of Micronesia	No army
Fiji Infantry Regiment v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No army
Marshall Islands	No army
Nauru	No army
New Zealand Army[2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Private (or equivalent)
Palau	No army
Papua New Guinea Land Element v t e																													No insignia
	Chief warrant officer						Warrant officer		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
									Plag sajen		Sajen												Kopul				Lans kopul		Praivet
Samoa	No army
Solomon Islands	No army
Tongan Land Force[3] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
	'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 1						'Ofisa Fakamafai Kalasi 2		Sitafu satini		Satini												Kopila				Lani kopila		Palaiveti
Tuvalu	No army
Vanuatu Mobile Forces v t e
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Constable				Recruit
									Staf Sajen		Sajen												Kofol						Polis				Rikrut
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted

References

1. "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
3. "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2021.