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.

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