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.
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Ranks
Commissioned Officers
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| Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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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
- ^ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links
- "Ranks". Facebook. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "Bahamas". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
This page was last edited on 2 April 2024, at 17:34