New Zealand military ranks

New Zealand military ranks are largely based on those of the United Kingdom. The three forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force) have their own rank structure, with a rank equivalency that allows seamless interoperability between the services.

Commissioned officers

Current senior officers

Non-Commissioned Personnel

Note: Naval Enlisted personnel are referred to by both rank and trade. Thus a sailor employed as a chef would hold the rank of Ordinary chef (OCH) (with a few exceptions); A Warrant Officer in the trade of Weapons Technician would hold the rank of Warrant Officer Weapons Technician (WOWT).

Definitions

Non-commissioned officers

A non-commissioned officer is defined as:

"(a) In relation to the Navy, a rating of warrant officer, chief petty officer, petty officer, or leading rank; and includes—

:(i) A non-commissioned officer of the Army or the Air Force attached to the Navy; and

:(ii) A person duly attached or lent as a non-commissioned officer to or seconded for service or appointed for duty as a non-commissioned officer with the Navy:

(b) In relation to the Army, a soldier above the rank of private but below the rank of officer cadet; and includes a warrant officer; and also includes—

:(i) A non-commissioned officer of the Navy or the Air Force attached to the Army; and

:(ii) A person duly attached or lent as a non-commissioned officer to or seconded for service or appointed for duty as a non-commissioned officer with the Army:

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