Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of North and South American states.
Officers
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Antigua and Barbuda Regiment[1]
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Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Argentine Army[2]
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Teniente general | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel mayor | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente | Subteniente |
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Bahamas | No army
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Barbados Regiment[3]
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Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Belize Defence Force
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Major-general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Bolivian Army[4]
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General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Captáin | Teniente | Subteniente
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Brazilian Army[5]
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Marechal | General de exército | General de divisão | General de brigada | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Capitão | Primeiro tenente | Segundo tenente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Army[6][7]
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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]
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General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Brigadier | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente | Alférez | Cadete
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Colombian National Army[9]
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General de ejercito | Mayor general | Brigadier general | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente
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Costa Rica | No army
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Cuban Revolutionary Army[10]
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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 | No army
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Dominican Army[11]
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Teniente general | Mayor general | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Primer teniente | Segundo teniente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecuadorian Army[12]
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General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente |
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Salvadoran Army[13]
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General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente |
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Grenada | No army
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Guatemalan Army[14]
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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 |
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Guyana Army[15]
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Commander-in-Chief | Minister of Defence | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Ensign | Officer Cadet
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Haitian Army
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Honduran Army[16]
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General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente |
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Jamaican Army[17]
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Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer Cadet
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Mexican Army[18]
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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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Nicaraguan Army[19]
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General de ejército | Mayor general | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente |
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Panama | No army
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Paraguayan Army[20]
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General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente | Subteniente
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Peruvian Army[21]
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Gran Mariscal del Perú | General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente | Cadete EMCH
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SKN Regiment[22]
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Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer Cadet
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Saint Lucia | No army
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No army
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Suriname Army[23]
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Brigade-generaal | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein/ Ritmeester | 1e Luitenant | 2e Luitenant | Vaandrig/ Kornet
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Trinidad and Tobago Regiment[24]
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Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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United States Army[25]
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General of the Army | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer candidate |
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National Army of Uruguay[26]
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General de ejército | General | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente segundo | Alférez |
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Venezuelan Army[27][28][29]
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General en jefe | Mayor general | General de division | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Primer teniente | Teniente
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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
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Peruvian Army
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Técnico superior general del ejército | Técnico jefe superior | Técnico jefe | Técnico primero | Técnico segundo | Técnico tercero
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United States Army
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1
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Venezuelan Army
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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
- Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
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