Belize (formerly British Honduras) Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: British Forces Belize, Belize Defense Force, Police Department

Military manpower: males 15-49, 41,000; 25,000 fit for military service; 1,800 reach military age (18) annually; the nucleus of the Belize Defense Force (BDF) is the former Special Force of the Belize Police, which was transferred intact to the new organization. the bulk of the early recruits were drawn from the Belize Volunteer Guard, a home guard force that had previously acted as a police reserve; the BDF currently consists of full-time soldiers known as the “Regulars and an essentially reserve group, which has maintained the “Volunteer Guard” name; recruitment is voluntary and the terms of service vary

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 March 1986, $3 5 million; 3.3% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Belize (formerly British Honduras) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize (formerly British Honduras) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize (formerly British Honduras) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.