Military ranks of Belize

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.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Belize Defence Force v t e
Belize Defence Force v t e		Major-general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Belize Coast Guard v t e										Various^{[note 1]}
										Various^{[note 1]}
		Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign	Officer cadet
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e						Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Rank group	General / flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Belize Defence Force v t e								No insignia
Belize Defence Force v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Belize Coast Guard v t e
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
Belize Defence Force Air Wing v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

^ 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.