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.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Barbados Regiment[1] v t e
							Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Barbados Coast Guard[1] v t e
									Commodore				Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant			Midshipman
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Other ranks[edit]

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Barbados Regiment[1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Barbados Coast Guard[1] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer class 1						Master chief petty officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

Historical ranks[edit]

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Barbados Regiment (2018–2021)																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Barbados Regiment (–2018)																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)

References[edit]

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.