Military ranks of Barbados
The Military ranks of Barbados are the military insignia used by the Barbados Defence Force.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Barbados Regiment[1] |
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| Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
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| Commodore | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman | |||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Barbados Regiment[1] |
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| Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbados Coast Guard[1] |
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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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Historical ranks
[edit]- Other ranks
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| Barbados Regiment (2018–2021) |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- 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.