Military ranks of Mexico

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The military ranks of Mexico are the hierarchy of military ranks used by the Mexican Armed Forces. Each rank is indicated by a distinct insignia.

Ranks[]

Officer ranks[]

Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Mexican Army[1]
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 General Division General Brigade General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major First Captain Second Captain First Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant
Secretario de la defensa nacional General de división General de brigada General brigadier Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente


 Mexican Navy[2]
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 Sec de Marina SEMAR.gif Almirante hombrera SEMAR.png Vicealmirante hombrera SEMAR.gif Contralmirante Mexico.png Generic-Navy-O7.svg Generic-Navy-O5.svg Generic-Navy-O4.svg Generic-Navy-O3.svg Generic-Navy-O2.svg Generic-Navy-O1.svg A VNN-OF-1A.svg
Secretario de marina Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navio Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta Guardiamarina


 Mexican Air Force[1]
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 General de División General de Ala General de Grupo Coronel Teniente Coronel Mayor Capitan Primero Capitán Segundo Teniente Subteniente Sargento 1º de Cadetes Sargento 2º de Cadetes Cabo de Cadetes
General de división General de ala General de grupo Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitan primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente Sargento 1º de cadetes Sargento 2º de cadetes Cabo de cadetes

Other ranks[]

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Mexican Army[1]
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 Mexican Military Sargento-primero.gif Mexican Military Sargento-segundo.gif Mexican Military Cabo.gif Blank.svg Mexican Military Soldado.gif
Sargento primero Sargento segundo Cabo Soldado de primera Soldado


 Mexican Navy[2]
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 Segundo Maestre SEMAR.gif Tercer Maestre SEMAR.gif Cabo de Mar SEMAR.png No insignia
Segundo maestre Tercer maestre Cabo Marinero


 Mexican Air Force[1]
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 Sargento Primero FAM.gif Sargento Segundo FAM.gif Cabo del Aire FAM.png Sld 1a FAM.gif Soldado del Aire FAM.gif
Sargento primero Sargento segundo Cabo Soldado de primera Soldado

Branch colors[]

Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:

Colour Branch/service
Mexico-branch-colour Med&Vet(yellow).gif Gold General officers
Mexico-branch-colour Staff(lt-brown).gif Light brown General staff; Presidential Guards Corps, Presidential High Command
Mexico-branch-colour Air(purple).gif Purple Army aviation; Parachutist Fusiliers (includes air force)
Mexico-branch-colour Infantry(red).gif Scarlet Infantry
Mexico-branch-colour Artillery(burgundy).gif Burgundy Artillery
Mexico-branch-colour Quartermaster(red-brown).gif Red-brown Quartermaster Command (Spanish: Materiales de Guerra)
Mexico-branch-colour Transport(lt-orange).gif Light orange-brown Transportation
Mexico-branch-colour Legal(aqua).gif Green Judicial Corps (Spanish: Justicia); military police
Mexico-branch-colour Engineers&Sigs(blue).gif Blue Engineers; signals and communications (Spanish: transmisiones)
Mexico-branch-colour Cavalry(blue).gif Light blue Cavalry
Mexico-branch-colour Cartography(lt-blue-grey).gif Light gray-blue Cartography
Mexico-branch-colour Musicians(grey).gif Gray Military bands and drummers and buglers
Mexico-branch-colour Armour(lt-grey).gif Light gray Armour
Mexico-branch-colour Intelligence(v-lt-grey).gif Very light gray Intelligence
Mexico-branch-colour ServiceCorps(buff).gif Brownish gray Service corps (Spanish: administracion e intendencia)
Mexico-branch-colour Med&Vet(yellow).gif Yellow Medical; veterinary service
Source:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Secretary of National Defense (27 June 2019). "Manual gráfico para el uso de Uniformes, Divisas y Equipo del Ejército y F.A.M." [Graphic manual for the use of Uniforms, Badges and Equipment of the Army and Air Force] (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Secretary of the Navy (21 July 2018). "Ley Orgánica De La Armada De México" [Organic Law of the Mexican Navy] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.

External links[]

  • "Generales". gob.mx (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  • "Jefes". gob.mx (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  • "Oficiales". gob.mx (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  • "Tropa". gob.mx (in Spanish). Government of Mexico. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  • Secretary of National Defense (21 July 2018). "Ley Orgánica del Ejército y Fuerza Aérea Mexicanos" [Organic Law of the Mexican Army and Air Force] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 21–23. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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