Army ranks and insignia of Mexico

This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Mexican Army. Spanish language ranks are in italics, with English translation. Rank insignia of the Mexican Air Force and Mexican Army are identical, as are the ranks, with the exception of two general ranks. Nowadays the ranks are now supported with the Fuerza Aerea (Air Force) ranks for the Air Force itself only, with special titles in the Army for all ranks per their respective specialty.

"Generales"

Secretary of National Defense	Divisional General	Brigade General	Brigadier General
Secretario de la Defensa Nacional	General de División	General de Brigada	General Brigadier
		Air force: Wing General General de Ala	Air Force: Group General General de Grupo

"Jefes"

Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major
Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor

"Oficiales"

First Captain	Second Captain	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant
Capitán Primero	Capitán Segundo	Teniente	Subteniente

Enlisted

First Sergeant	Second Sergeant	Corporal	Private First Class	Private
Sargento Primero	Sargento Segundo	Cabo	Soldado de Primera	Soldado

Branches

Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:

• Gold: Generals

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• File:Mexico-branch-colour Staff(lt-brown).gif Light Brown: General Staff; Presidential Guards Corps, Presidential High Command
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Infantry(red).gif Scarlet: Infantry

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• File:Mexico-branch-colour Artillery(burgundy).gif Burgundy: Artillery
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Quartermaster(red-brown).gif Red-Brown: Quartermaster Command ("Materiales de Guerra")
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Transport(lt-orange).gif Light Orange-Brown: Transportation
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Legal(aqua).gif Green: Judicial Corps("Justicia"); Military Police
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Engineers&Sigs(blue).gif Blue: Engineers; Signals and Communications ("Transmisiones")
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Cavalry(blue).gif Light Blue: Cavalry
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Cartography(lt-blue-grey).gif Light Gray-Blue: Cartography
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Air(purple).gif Purple: Army Aviation; Parachutist Fusiliers (i.e. includes Air Force)

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• File:Mexico-branch-colour Musicians(grey).gif Gray: Military bands and Drummers and Buglers
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Armour(lt-grey).gif Light Gray: Armor
• File:Mexico-branch-colour Intelligence(v-lt-grey).gif Very light Gray: Intelligence
• File:Mexico-branch-colour ServiceCorps(buff).gif Brownish Gray: Service Corps ("Administracion e Intendencia")
• Yellow: Medical; Veterinary Service

See also

• Military rank
• Comparative military ranks
• Military of Mexico
• Mexican Army#Ranks
• Mexican Air Force#Ranks
• General (Mexico)

External links

• Military branch insignia & strip colour
• Rank insignia of the Mexican navy
• Rank insignia of the Mexican army
• Rank Insignia of the Mexican Army - alternate URL
• Rank insignia of the Mexican air force

• (Spanish) National Defense Secretariat.