Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_Mexico
Military ranks of Mexico
Hierarchy of military ranks used by Mexican Armed Forces
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]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
More information Rank group, General / flag officers ...
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| Secretario de la defensa nacional | General de división | General de brigada | General brigadier | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán primero | Capitán segundo | Teniente | Subteniente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexican National Guard |
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| Comisario General | Comisario Jefe | Comisario | Inspector General | Inspector Jefe | Inspector | Subinspector Primero | Subinspector Segundo | Oficial | Suboficial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
More information Rank group, Senior NCOs ...
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| Agente Mayor | Agente | Subagente | Guardia Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:
More information Colour, Branch/service ...
| Colour | Branch/service | |
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| 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 | |
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Grados y Equivalencias". 2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/ (in Spanish). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132. sfn error: no target: CITEREFSecretary_of_National_Defense2019 (help)
- "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.