Military ranks of Mexico
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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
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Perspective
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Secretario de la defensa nacional | General de división | General de brigada | General brigadier | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitan 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 | |||||||||||||||
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Comisario General | Comisario Jefe | Comisario | Inspector General | Inspector Jefe | Inspector | Subinspector Primero | Subinspector Segundo | Oficial | Suboficial |
Student officer ranks
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Sargento 1º de cadetes | Sargento 2º de cadetes | Cabo de cadetes | |
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Sargento 1º de cadetes | Sargento 2º de cadetes | Cabo de cadetes | |
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Sargento 1º de cadetes | Sargento 2º de cadetes | Cabo de cadetes | |
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Segundo maestre | Tercer maestre | Cabo | Marinero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Agente Mayor | Agente | Subagente | Guardia Nacional |
Branch colors
Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:
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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References
External links
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