The Military ranks of Guyana are the military insignia used by the Guyana Defence Force. Guyana shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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 Guyana Army[2] |
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| Commander-in-Chief | Minister of Defence | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Ensign | ||||||||||||||
 Guyana Coast Guard |
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| Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Sub-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
 Guyana Air Corps |
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| Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Student officer ranks
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Former insignia
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Other ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. However, ranks are promoted to the acting rank before they are actually confirm into it.
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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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| Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Senior petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guyana Air Corps |
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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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References
edit- ^ Simmons, Christopher S. (1993). "Guyana: National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Guyana and Belize: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 137. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- Granger, David (1975). "Chapter 1:THE COLONIAL HERITAGE: 1878 – 1964". The New Road – a short history of the establishment of the Guyana Defence Force. Guyana Defence Force. ASIN B0007CC6HG.
External links
edit- "Guyana". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.