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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]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooke |first1=Melinda W. |editor1-last=Merrill |editor1-first=Tim |title=Guyana and Belize: country studies |series=Area Handbook |date=1993 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=93010956 |page=300 |edition=2nd |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.guyanabelizecoun00merr_0/?sp=338 |access-date=18 December 2021 |chapter=Belize: National Security}}</ref> |
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]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooke |first1=Melinda W. |editor1-last=Merrill |editor1-first=Tim |title=Guyana and Belize: country studies |series=Area Handbook |date=1993 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=93010956 |page=300 |edition=2nd |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.guyanabelizecoun00merr_0/?sp=338 |access-date=18 December 2021 |chapter=Belize: National Security}}</ref> |
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==Commissioned officer ranks== |
==Commissioned officer ranks== |
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The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s. |
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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
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) |
Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
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Student officer ranks
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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[edit]External links
[edit]- "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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