The President of the Guyana is the Commander-in-Chief of the Guyanese armed forces, and he exercises direct control with no Defence Ministry. Unified structure including the Marine Corps and the Air Corps. The armed forces of Guyana is composed by around 2,000 personnel.
The Land Forces of Guyana army is composed by around 1,500 soldiers with the structure:
- 2 infantry battalions, 1 support battalion, 1 engineer battalion, and 1 artillery company.