Military ranks of Mexico

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					Senior officers			Junior officers
Mexican Army^[2]
Mexican Army^[2]	Secretario de la defensa nacional	General de división	General de brigada	General brigadier	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitan primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente	Subteniente
Mexican Navy^[3]
Mexican Navy^[3]	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]
Mexican Air Force^[2]		General de división	General de ala	General de grupo	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitan primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente	Subteniente
Mexican National Guard
Mexican National Guard		Comisario General	Comisario Jefe	Comisario	Inspector General	Inspector Jefe	Inspector	Subinspector Primero	Subinspector Segundo	Oficial	Suboficial

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Mexican Army
Mexican Army	Sargento 1º de cadetes	Sargento 2º de cadetes	Cabo de cadetes
Mexican Navy^[3]
Mexican Navy^[3]	Sargento 1º de cadetes	Sargento 2º de cadetes	Cabo de cadetes
Mexican Air Force
Mexican Air Force	Sargento 1º de cadetes	Sargento 2º de cadetes	Cabo de cadetes

Other ranks

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

Rank group
Mexican Army^[2]
Mexican Army^[2]	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo	Soldado
Mexican Navy^[3]
Mexican Navy^[3]	Segundo maestre	Tercer maestre	Cabo	Marinero
Mexican Air Force^[2]
Mexican Air Force^[2]	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo	Soldado
Mexican National Guard
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:^[4]

Historical ranks

Rank group				Enlisted
Mexican Army (c. 1996)^[5]
Mexican Army (c. 1996)^[5]	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo	Soldado de Primera	Soldado
Mexican Navy (c. 1996)^[5]
Mexican Navy (c. 1996)^[5]	Segundo maestre	Tercer maestre	Cabo		Marinero

References

^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Secretariat of the Navy (21 November 2005). "Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México" (PDF). SEMAR (in Spanish). pp. 80–83. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.
^ ^a ^b Merrill, Tim L.; Miró, Ramón (June 1996). Mexico: A country study (PDF). p. 322.

External links

"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.
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.

[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.

[Mexico_Army&AirForce-2] 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.

[Mexico_Navy-3] Secretariat of the Navy (21 November 2005). "Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México" (PDF). SEMAR (in Spanish). pp. 80–83. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[FOOTNOTESecretary_of_National_Defense2019132-4] Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.

[Merrill-5] Merrill, Tim L.; Miró, Ramón (June 1996). Mexico: A country study (PDF). p. 322.

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