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The military ranks of Mexico are the military insignia used by the Mexican Armed Forces. Mexico shares a rank structure similar to that of Spain.[1]

Ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Mexican Army[2]
 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[3][4]
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[2]
 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


Mexico Mexican National Guard
Comisario General Comisario Jefe Comisario Inspector General Inspector Jefe Inspector Subinspector Primero Subinspector Segundo Oficial Suboficial

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Mexican Army[2]
Sargento primero Sargento segundo Cabo Soldado


 Mexican Navy[3][4]
 No insignia
Segundo maestre Tercer maestre Cabo Marinero


 Mexican Air Force[2]
Sargento primero Sargento segundo Cabo Soldado de primera Soldado


Mexico Mexican National Guard
Agente Mayor Agente Subagente Guardia Nacional

Branch colors

Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:

Colour Branch/service
Gold General officers
Light brown General staff; Presidential Guards Corps, Presidential High Command
Purple Army aviation (includes the Air Force); Parachutist Fusiliers
Red Infantry
Crimson red Artillery
Red-brown Quartermaster Command (Spanish: Materiales de Guerra)
Light orange-brown Transportation
Green Judicial Corps (Spanish: Justicia); military police
cobalt blue Engineers; signals and communications (Spanish: transmisiones)
Light blue Cavalry, Veterinarians
Sky Blue Cartography
Gray Military bands and drummers and buglers
Light gray armored
Brownish gray Service corps (Spanish: administracion e intendencia)
Yellow Medical
Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ Tartter, Jean R. (1997). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim L.; Miró, Ramón (eds.). Mexico: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 318. LCCN 97013481. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Grados y Equivalencias". 2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/ (in Spanish). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.

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