The Military ranks of Jamaica are the military insignia used by the Jamaica Defence Force. Jamaica shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer Cadet
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Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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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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Master chief petty officer 1 | Master chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman
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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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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
Pre 2019 ranks
[edit]- Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet
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Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Cadet
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
- Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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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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Master chief petty officer I | Master chief petty officer II | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman
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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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Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Jamaica Defence Force Promotes Senior Officers". Jamaica Defence Force. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Jamaica". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 4 January 2022.