Military ranks of Belize
The Military ranks of Belize are the military insignia used by the Belize Defence Force and the Belize Coast Guard. Being a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Belize Defence Force shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom. Due to influence and support of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy in developing the Belize Coast Guard, it shares a rank structure similar to that of the United States of America.
Commissioned Officers
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Belize Ground Forces |
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| Major-General | Brigadier General | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belize Coast Guard |
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| Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enlisted
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Belize Ground Forces |
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| Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Uniforminsignia.org (Belize Defence Force)
- Ambergristoday.com (Belize Coast Guard Promotes Sanpedrana Alma Pinelo To Lieutenant Commander)
- Ambergristoday.com (Belize Coast Guard Females Giveaway Shoes)
- Channel5belize.com (Coast Guard Graduates 46)
- bcg.gov.bz (State Of The Belize Coast Guard 2019)
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