TheMilitary ranks of The Bahamas are the military insignia used by theRoyal 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 theCommonwealth of Nations,The Bahamas shares a rank structure similar to that of theUnited Kingdom'sRoyal Navy.
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royal Bahamas Defence Force[1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
| Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Actingsub-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Student officer |
|---|---|
| Royal Bahamas Defence Force[1] |  |
| Midshipman |
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bahamas Defence Force[2] |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Force chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading marine | Able marine | Marine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Bahamas Defence Force (1973-2004) |  |  |  |  | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading rate | Able rate | Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||