Military ranks of Barbados
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The Military ranks of Barbados are the military insignia used by the Barbados Defence Force.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Commodore | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Midshipman |
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Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
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 class 1 | Master chief petty officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Historical ranks
- Other ranks
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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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Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent) |
References
- ^ a b c d "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". Youtube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- Parliament of Barbados. "Defence (Rates of Pay, Loans and Allowances) Regulations, 1997" (PDF). pp. 9–12. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "Barbados". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 October 2021.