Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island nation of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean and a member of the British Commonwealth. Once a colonial possesion of Portugal, it came under English control in 1625. As with many Caribbean nations, black slaves were imported during the colonial period, primarily to work on sugar plantations, and high percentage of the present population can trace their lineage to these indentured people. The nation was granted independence from Britain in 1966.

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is the combined armed forces of this nation, and consists of the Barbados Regiment (an infantry unit), Barbados Coast Guard, Force Headquarters, and a cadet corps.

• Members of the Barbados Regiment historically wore the British Soldier 95 type DPM pattern camouflage, replaced in 2018 with a more modernized design.

• Some members of the Barbados Coast Guard wore the US m81 woodland camouflage BDU until around 2018.

• Elements of the BDF, including the Barbados Regiment, adopted a unique green-dominant pixelated camouflage design in 2018, incorporating black, brown, olive green and yellowish-khaki colors. This uniform has replaced all previous issued designs. It appears at least two color prints of this pattern have been circulating within the Regiment, one having a slightly darker color palette to the other. Both have been documented as legitimately issued in the BDF.

• The Coast Guard also adopted its own pixelated camouflage pattern uniform in 2018, having a primarily blue color palette.