Military ranks of Belize
The Military ranks of Belize are the military insignia used by the Belize Defence Force and Belize Coast Guard. Belize shares a rank structure similar to those used in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Belize Defence Force
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| Major-general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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 Belize Coast Guard
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| Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Officer cadet
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Belize Defence Force Air Wing
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| Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belize Defence Force
|  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Belize Coast Guard
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| Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer third class | Seaman | Seaman apprentice |
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Belize Defence Force Air Wing
| | | | | | | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Cooke, Melinda W. (1993). "Belize: National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 300. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
Notes
- ^ Dependent on the establishment the Officer Cadet studies at. This has included Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.
External links
- "Defence (Miscellaneous) Regulations". Defence Act: Chapter 135 (PDF) (2003 ed.). Government of Belize. 31 October 2003. p. 152. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Belize". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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- Channel5belize.com (Coast Guard Graduates 46)
- bcg.gov.bz (State Of The Belize Coast Guard 2019)
