National Army (Uruguay)

The National Army of Uruguay (Spanish: Ejército Nacional del Uruguay) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The largest military branch, it is organized and trained to plan, execute and conduct the military actions for National Defense in the terrestrial sphere.^[1] It has its roots in the military campaigns of General José Gervasio Artigas within the framework of the Oriental revolution.^[2]

National Army
Ejército Nacional (Spanish)
Country	Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Type	Army
Size	16,800
Part of	Armed Forces of Uruguay
Garrison/HQ	Montevideo
Motto(s)	The force of all
Colors	Blue, red and white
March	May 25
Anniversaries	May 18, 1811
Equipment	Equipment
Engagements	Cisplatine War Uruguayan Civil War Paraguayan War Uruguayan War Revolution of the Lances Tricolor Revolution Revolution of the Quebracho Revolution of 1897 Revolution of 1904
Website	https://www.ejercito.mil.uy
Commanders
Commander in chief	Army General Mario Stevenazzi

Mission

The National Army serves as the land-based branch of the Uruguayan Armed Forces. In accordance with Decree-Law 15,688, its mission is to contribute to guaranteeing external and internal national security, within the framework of the mission of the Armed Forces.^[1]

Organization

The National Army is organized into four divisions, with each one grouping a certain number of departments.^[3] The Commander in Chief is the highest ranking officer of the branch, who reports directly to the President of Uruguay, acting with the Minister of National Defense, or in the Council of Ministers.

Educational and instruction

• Liceo Militar General Artigas (General Artigas Military High School)
• Escuela Militar (Military School)
• IMAE Instituto Militar de Armas y Especialidades (Military Institute of Weapons and Specialties)
• IMES Instituto Militar de Estudios Superiores (Military Institute of Higher Studies)
• Escuela de Ingenieros del Ejército (Army Engineers School)
• ECOME Escuela de Comunicaciones del Ejército (Army School of Communications)
• C.I.A.C.A. Centro de Instrucción de Artillería de Campaña y Antiaérea "Cnel. Antonio E. Trifoglio" ('Field and Air Defense Artillery Instruction Center "Cnel. Antonio E. Trifoglio")
• CIMA Centro de Instrucción de Material y Armamento (Material and Armament Instruction Center)
• Comisión de Ciencia y Tecnología del Ejército (Army Science and Technology Commission)

Army Headquarters

Military Merit Order of Lieutenants of Artigas.

List of commanders-in-chief of the army (1973–Present)

Commander-in-Chief	Took office	Left office	Notes
General César Martínez	1973	1973	[4]
General José Verocay	1973	1973
General Hugo Chiappe Posse	1973	1974
Lieutenant General Julio César Vadora	1974	1978
Lieutenant General Gregorio Álvarez	1978	1979	[5]
Lieutenant General Luis Vicente Queirolo	1979	1982
Lieutenant General Boscán Hontou	1982	1984
Lieutenant General Pedro J. Aranco	1984	1984
Lieutenant General Hugo Medina	1984	1987
Lieutenant General Carlos Berois	1987	1990
Lieutenant General Guillermo de Nava	1990	1992
Lieutenant General Juan Modesto Rebollo	1992	1993
Lieutenant General Daniel García	1993	1995
Lieutenant General Juan Curutchet	1995	1996
Lieutenant General Raúl Mermot	1996	1998
Lieutenant General Fernán Amado	1998	1999
Lieutenant General Juan Geymonat	1999	2001
Lieutenant General Carlos Daners	2001	2003
Lieutenant General Santiago Pomoli	2003	2005
Lieutenant General Ángel Bertolotti	2005	2006
Lieutenant General Carlos Díaz Moussampés	2006	2006
Army General Jorge Rosales Sosa	2006	2011
Army General Pedro Aguerre Siqueira	2011	2014
Army General Juan Villagrán	2014	2015
Army General Guido Manini Ríos	2015	2019
Army General José González Spalatto	2019	2019
Army General Claudio Feola	2019	2020
Army General Gerardo Fregosi	2020	2023
Army General Mario Stevenazzi	2023	Present

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Uruguayan Army

Ranks

Main article: Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
National Army of Uruguay[6] v t e
			General de ejército				General				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente segundo		Alférez

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
National Army of Uruguay[6][7] v t e																																			No insignia
	Suboficial mayor								Sargento de primera		Sargento												Cabo de primera				Cabo de segunda								Soldado de primera	Aprendiz

References

1. "Misión y Visión | Ejército Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
2. "Creación y evolución histórica | Ejército Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
3. "Ejército Nacional" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
4. Edición del sábado, 10 de febrero de 1973, página 22 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es
5. http://www.fcs.edu.uy/pri/archivos/Gobierno/autoridades_militares.xls%5B‍%5D
6. Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study (PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
7. "Ley N° 19775 Modificacion de la Ley Organica de Las Fuerzas Armadas" [Law No. 19775 Modification of the Organic Law of the Armed Forces] (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.