The Military ranks of The Bahamas are the military insignia used by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The Bahamas does not have an army or air force, and the entire defence force is composed of the navy. Being a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, The Bahamas shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
Commissioned officer ranks
editThe rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||
Student officer ranks
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| Midshipman |
Other ranks
editThe rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Force chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading marine | Able marine | Marine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading rate | Able rate | Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.