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.
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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 | |||||||||||||||
 Mexican National Guard |
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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 | |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Branch colors
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.
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.
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