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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.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
	Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Belize Defence Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Belize Coast Guard v t e
	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 v t e																													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.

Notes

External links

• "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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• Channel5belize.com (Coast Guard Graduates 46)
• bcg.gov.bz (State Of The Belize Coast Guard 2019)

• Belize and the Commonwealth of Nations
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• Military of Belize