Military ranks of Jamaica

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.

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Jamaican Army[1] v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Jamaican Coast Guard[1] v t e
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-lieutenant
Jamaican Air Wing v t e
													Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Rank group	Student officer
Jamaican Army[1]
	Officer cadet
Jamaican Coast Guard[1]
	Midshipman

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Jamaican Army[1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Jamaican Coast Guard[1] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer 1						Master chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Jamaican Air Wing v t e																													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

The rank insignia for NCO appointments.

Rank group	Warrant officer class 1
Jamaican Army[1]
	Force sergeant major	Brigade sergeant major	Regimental sergeant major
Jamaican Coast Guard[1]
	Force sergeant major	Brigade sergeant major	Regulating sergeant major

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Jamaica[2] (–2019) v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Jamaican Coast Guard[1] v t e
					Vice admiral		Rear admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)			Sub-lieutenant
Jamaica (–2019) v t e
													Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Jamaican Army (–2019) v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Jamaican Coast Guard (–2019) v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer I						Master chief petty officer II		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Jamaican Air Wing (–2019) v t e																													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

• "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.