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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[edit]

Commissioned officer ranks[edit]

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Mexican Army[2] v t e
			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] v t e
			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] v t e
					General de división		General de ala		General de grupo		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitan primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Mexican National Guard v t e
					Comisario General		Comisario Jefe		Comisario		Inspector General		Inspector Jefe		Inspector		Subinspector Primero	Subinspector Segundo	Oficial			Suboficial

Student officer ranks[edit]

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

Other ranks[edit]

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Mexican Army[2] v t e
									Sargento primero								Sargento segundo										Cabo								Soldado
Mexican Navy[3] v t e
									Segundo maestre								Tercer maestre										Cabo								Marinero
Mexican Air Force[2] v t e
									Sargento primero								Sargento segundo										Cabo								Soldado
Mexican National Guard v t e
									Agente Mayor								Agente										Subagente								Guardia Nacional

Branch colors[edit]

Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• "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.