Chief of Staff (Barbados) explained

Post:Chief
Body:Staff
Flagcaption:Flag of the Barbados Defence Force
Incumbent:Commodore Errington Shurland
Incumbentsince:1 September 2021
Department:Headquarters Barbados Defence Force
Abbreviation:COS
Reports To:
President
Prime Minister
Residence:St. Ann's Fort The Garrison
Formation:15 August 1979
First:Colonel Leonard Banfield
Deputy:Deputy Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff (COS) is the professional head of the Barbados Defence Force and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Prime Minister of Barbados (Chairman of the Defence Board and Minister of National Security). The office of the (COS) is responsible for the administrative and operational control of the Barbados Armed Forces and is based at St. Ann's Fort The Garrison, Saint Michael.