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Promotion and Appointments
Promotion
The ranks which may be held by Officers and soldiers of the
Jamaica Defence Force and an example of appointments within each rank are shown in the
following tables:
Officers
Ranks |
Example of Appointments |
Major General
Rear Admiral |
Chief of Staff |
Brigadier
Commodore |
Chief of Staff |
Colonel
Captain(n) |
Colonel General Staff |
Lieutenant Colonel
Commander |
Commanding Officer (Battalion or Equivalent) |
Major
Lieutenant Commander |
Company (or equivalent) Commander |
Captain
Lieutenant (senior grade) |
Company (or equivalent) Second in Command,
Troop Commander (Engineer Regiment) |
Lieutenant
Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Platoon
Commander |
Second Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant |
Platoon
Commander |
Soldiers
Ranks |
Example of Appointments |
Warrant Officer Class
1
Master Chief Petty Officer Class 1 |
Regimental
Sergeant Major |
Warrant Officer Class
2
Master Chief Petty Officer Class 2 |
Company
(or equivalent) Sergeant Major |
Staff Sergeant
Chief Petty Officer |
Company
(or equivalent) Quartermaster Sergeant |
Sergeant
Petty Officer |
Platoon
Sergeant |
Corporal
Leading Seaman |
Section
(or equivalent) Commander |
Lance Corporal
Able Seaman |
Section
(or equivalent) Second in command |
Private
Ordinary Seaman |
Rifleman
Sailor |
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