Military ranks of Spain

The military ranks of Spain are the military insignia used by the Spanish Armed Forces.

Army[]

The military ranks of the Spanish army are as follows below. For a comparison with other NATO ranks see Ranks and Insignia of NATO. Ranks are wore on the cuff, sleeves and shoulders of all army uniforms, but differ by the type of the uniform being used.

Officers

NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Spanish Army^[1] v t
Spanish Army^[1] v t	Capitán general	General de ejército	Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Caballero alférez cadete	Alumno repetidor	Alumno 2º	Alumno 1º
Spain Military Legal Corps v t	No equivalent											No equivalent
Spain Military Legal Corps v t	No equivalent			General consejero togado	General auditor	Coronel auditor	Teniente coronel auditor	Comandante auditor	Capitán auditor	Teniente auditor		No equivalent
Spain Military Health Corps v t	No equivalent											No equivalent
Spain Military Health Corps v t	No equivalent			General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente		No equivalent

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Spanish Army^[1] v t
Spanish Army^[1] v t	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado

Non commissioned officers and Enlisted Student rank insignia[]

NATO Code	Non Commissioned Officers Student			Enlisted Student
Spain
Spain	Sargento Alumno (3.º curso)	Caballero/Dama Alumno de 2.º (2.º curso)	Caballero/Dama Alumno de 1.º (1.º curso)

Navy[]

The officer ranks of the Spanish Navy are as follows below, (for a comparison with other NATO ranks, see Ranks and Insignia of NATO). Midshipmen are further divided into 1st and 2nd Classes and Officer Cadets 3rd and 4th Classes respectively.

Officers

NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)				Student officer
Spanish Navy^[1] v t
Spanish Navy^[1] v t	Capitán general	Almirante general	Almirante	Vice almirante	Contra almirante	Capitán de navío	Capitán de fragata	Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío	Alférez de navío	Alférez de fragata	Guardiamarina de 2º		Guardiamarina de 1º		Alumno de 2º	Alumno de 1º
Spanish Marine Infantry^[1] v t
Spanish Marine Infantry^[1] v t			Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Guardiamarina de 2º		Guardiamarina de 1º		Aspirante de 2º	Aspirante de 1º
[es]	No equivalent
[es]	No equivalent			Vice almirante	Contra almirante	Capitán de navío	Capitán de fragata	Capitán de corbeta	Teniente de navío	Alférez de navío	Alférez de fragata	Alférez de fragata (Alumno de 5º)	Guardiamarina de 2º (Alumno de 4º)		Guardiamarina de 1º (Alumno de 3º)	Aspirante de 2º (Alumno de 2º)	Aspirante de 1º (Alumno de 1º)
[es]	No equivalent
[es]	No equivalent			General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Alférez (Alumno 5º)	Guardiamarina de 2º (Alumno de 4º)		Guardiamarina de 1º (Alumno de 3º)	Aspirante de 2º (Alumno de 2º)	Aspirante de 1º (Alumno de 1º)
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)				Student officer

Enlisted ratings

NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Spanish Navy^[1] v t
Spanish Navy^[1] v t	Suboficial mayor	Subteniente	Brigada	Sargento primero	Sargento	Cabo mayor	Cabo primero	Cabo	Marinero de primera	Marinero
Spanish Marine Infantry^[1] v t
Spanish Marine Infantry^[1] v t	Suboficial mayor	Subteniente	Brigada	Sargento primero	Sargento	Cabo mayor	Cabo primero	Cabo	Soldado de primera	Soldado

The article Spanish Navy Marines shows the detailed insignia of this component of the Navy.

Officer Cadets and NCO Candidates[]

NATO Code	NCO Candidates			Enlisted Student
Navy
Marines
	Sargento Alumno 3º año	Alumno 2º año	Alumno 1º año
Equivalent Translation	Sergeant Student 3rd year	Student 2nd Course	Student 1st Course	MPTM Student

Air force[]

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Spanish Air Force^[1] v t
Spanish Air Force^[1] v t	Capitán general		General del aire		Teniente general		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez			Oficial Cadete						Alumno

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Spanish Air Force^[1] v t
Spanish Air Force^[1] v t	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado

Non commissioned officers and Enlisted Student rank insignia[]

NATO Code	Non Commissioned Officers Student			Enlisted Student
Spain
Spain	Sargento Alumno (3.º año)	Alumno de 2.º (2.º año)	Alumno de 1.º (1.º año)

Guardia Civil[]

NATO code	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Spanish Civil Guard v t
Spanish Civil Guard v t	Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Caballero Alférez Cadete	Alférez Alumno 3º	Alférez Alumno 2º	Alférez Alumno 1º
Equivalent Translation	Lieutenant General	Divisional General	Brigade General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major/Commandant	Captain	Lieutenant	lit. Knight (Ensign)	Gentleman Ensign Cadet	Ensign Student

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Spanish Civil Guard v t
Spanish Civil Guard v t	Suboficial mayor	Subteniente	Brigada	Sargento primero	Sargento	Cabo mayor	Cabo primero	Cabo	Guardia Civil de Primera (Rank in abeyance)	Guardia Civil
Equivalent Translation	Senior Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer 1st Class	Warrant Officer 2nd Class	First Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal major	Corporal first class	Corporal	Civil Guardsman First Class (Rank in abeyance)	Civil Guardsman

Non commissioned officers and Enlisted Student rank insignia[]

NATO Code	Non Commissioned Officers Student	Enlisted Student
Spanish Civil Guard
	Sargento Alumno	Guardia Alumno
	Sergeant Student	Guard Student

Spanish Royal Guard[]

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Spanish Royal Guard v																									Various
Spanish Royal Guard v											Coronel		Teniente coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Spanish Royal Guard v
Spanish Royal Guard v	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado

Military Emergencies Unit[]

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Military Emergencies Unit v t	No equivalent
Military Emergencies Unit v t	No equivalent						General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez

Enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Military Emergencies Unit v t
Military Emergencies Unit v t	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado

Notes[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Army Ranks & Insignia". ejercito.defensa.gob.es. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Spain-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Army Ranks & Insignia". ejercito.defensa.gob.es. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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