Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of North and South American states.

Officers

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Regiment[1]
Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


 Argentine Army[2]
Teniente general General de división General de brigada Coronel mayor Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente Subteniente


The Bahamas Bahamas No army


Barbados Barbados Regiment[3]
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


Belize Defence Force
 Major-General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Major-general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


 Bolivian Army[4]
 General Ejército EB Pecho General Division EB Pecho General Brigada EB Pecho Coronel Ejército EB Pecho Teniente Coronel Ejército EB Pecho Mayor Ejército EB Pecho Capitan Ejército EB Pecho Teniente Ejército EB Pecho Subteniente Ejército EB Pecho
General de ejército General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Captáin Teniente Subteniente


 Brazilian Army[5]
 Marshal Army General Divisional General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Marechal General de exército General de divisão General de brigada Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Primeiro tenente Segundo tenente
 Canadian Army[6][7]
General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Général(e) Lieutenant(e)-général(e) Major(e)-général(e) Brigadier(ère)-général(e) Colonel(le) Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le) Major(e) Capitaine Lieutenant(e) Sous-lieutenant(e) Élève-officier(ère)
 Chilean Army[8]
 Army General Divisional General Brigade General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Ensign
General de ejército General de división General de brigada Brigadier Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente Alférez Cadete


 Colombian National Army[9]
General de ejercito Mayor general Brigadier general Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Costa Rica Costa Rica No army


 Cuban Revolutionary Army[10]
General de ejército General de cuerpo de ejército General de división General de brigada Primer coronel Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente Subteniente
Dominica Dominica No army


 Dominican Army[11]
 Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Teniente general Mayor general General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Segundo teniente
 Ecuadorian Army[12]
General de ejército General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


 Salvadoran Army[13]
General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


Grenada Grenada No army


 Guatemalan Army[14]
 Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major First Captain Second Captain First Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant
Ministro de defensa nacional General jefe de estado mayor General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán primero Capitán segundo Teniente Subteniente


Guyana Army[15]
Commander-in-Chief Minister of Defence Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Ensign Officer Cadet


Haitian Army


Honduran Army[16]
General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente


Jamaican Army[17]
Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet


 Mexican Army[18]
 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


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Nicaraguan Army[19]
 Army general Major General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Lieutenant
General de ejército Mayor general General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente


Panama Panama No army


 Paraguayan Army[20]
General de ejército General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente Subteniente


 Peruvian Army[21]
 Army General Divisional General Brigade General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant
Gran Mariscal del Perú General de ejército General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente Cadete EMCH


SKN Regiment[22]
 Lieutenant-Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet


Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No army


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No army


Suriname Army[23]
Brigade-generaal Kolonel Luitenant-kolonel Majoor Kapitein/
Ritmeester 		1e Luitenant 2e Luitenant Vaandrig/
Kornet


 Trinidad and Tobago Regiment[24]
Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


 United States Army[25]
 General of the Army General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Various
General of the Army General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Cadet / Officer candidate


 National Army of Uruguay[26]
General de ejército General Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente primero Teniente segundo Alférez


 Venezuelan Army[27][28][29]
General en jefe Mayor general General de division General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Primer teniente Teniente


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet

Warrant officers (WO1–CW5)

Warrant officers (WOs) and chief warrant officers (CWOs) in the US military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "warrant" from the secretary of the army. Warrant officers are allowed the same courtesies as a commissioned officer, but may have some restrictions on their duties that are reserved for commissioned officers. Warrant officers usually receive a commission once they are promoted to chief warrant officer 2 (CW2), but are usually not referred to as "commissioned officers". WO1s may be and sometimes are appointed by commission as stated in title 10USC.

Equivalent
NATO rank 		WO-5 WO-4 WO-3 WO-2 WO-1


 Peruvian Army
Técnico superior general del ejército Técnico jefe superior Técnico jefe Técnico primero Técnico segundo Técnico tercero


 United States Army
Chief warrant officer 5 Chief warrant officer 4 Chief warrant officer 3 Chief warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1


 Venezuelan Army
Maestro técnico supervisor Maestro técnico mayor Maestro técnico de primera Maestro técnico de segunda Maestro técnico de tercera


Equivalent
NATO rank 		WO-5 WO-4 WO-3 WO-2 WO-1

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Grados". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (December 10, 2019). "Conoce la jerarquía de los grados del #Ejército" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
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  12. ^ "Resolución No. MRL-2012". trabajo.gob.ec (in Spanish). Government of Ecuador. 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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  14. ^ "Grados Militares". mindef.mil.gt (in Spanish). Ministry of Defence (Guatemala). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  15. ^ Merrill, Tim (1993). Guyana and Belize: country studies. Library of Congress. p. 138. LCCN 93010956. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  16. ^ Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 232–233. LCCN 94043036. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  17. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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  21. ^ "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS DEFENCE FORCE ACT. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. 31 December 2009. pp. 110–111.
  23. ^ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Surinam". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 663. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  25. ^ "U.S. Army Ranks". army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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  27. ^ "Grados de Generales y Almirantes". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Grados de Oficiales Superiores". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
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