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]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Guyana Army [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commander-in-Chief | Minister of Defence | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Ensign | ||||||||||||||
Guyana Coast Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Sub-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||||
Guyana Air Corps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Student officer |
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Guyana Army | |
Officer cadet | |
Guyana Coast Guard | |
Midshipman |
Rank group | General/flag officers | |
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Army | ||
Lieutenant general | Brigadier general |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. However, ranks are promoted to the acting rank before they are actually confirm into it.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guyana Army [2] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guyana Coast Guard | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Senior petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guyana Air Corps | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
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