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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 that of the [[United Kingdom]].<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>


==Commissioned officer ranks==
==Commissioned officer ranks==

Revision as of 03:22, 13 October 2022

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.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Belize Defence Force
Major-General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Major-general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Belize Coast Guard
Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half)
Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade)
Ensign
Belize Defence Force Air Wing
Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Belize Defence Force

No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Belize Coast Guard
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
Belize Defence Force Air Wing

No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

  1. ^ 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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