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					Field/senior officers			Junior officers				Officer cadet
Mexican Army^[2] v t e
Mexican Army^[2] v t e	Secretario de la defensa nacional	General de división	General de brigada	General brigadier	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitán primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente	Subteniente
Mexican Navy^[3]^[4] v t e
Mexican Navy^[3]^[4] 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
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	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				Enlisted
Mexican Army^[2] v t e
Mexican Army^[2] v t e	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo	Soldado de primera	Soldado
Mexican Navy^[3]^[4] v t e					No insignia
Mexican Navy^[3]^[4] v t e	Segundo maestre	Tercer maestre	Cabo		Marinero
Mexican Air Force^[2] v t e
Mexican Air Force^[2] v t e	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo	Soldado de primera	Soldado

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
	Scarlet	Infantry
	Burgundy	Artillery
	Red-brown	Quartermaster Command (Spanish: Materiales de Guerra)
	Light orange-brown	Transportation
	Green	Judicial Corps (Spanish: Justicia); military police
	Blue	Engineers; signals and communications (Spanish: transmisiones)
	Light blue	Cavalry
	Light gray-blue	Cartography
	Gray	Military bands and drummers and buglers
	Light gray	Armour
	Very light gray	Intelligence
	Brownish gray	Service corps (Spanish: administracion e intendencia)
	Yellow	Medical; veterinary service
Source:^[5]

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 Secretary of the Navy (21 July 2018). "Ley Orgánica De La Armada De México" [Organic Law of the Mexican Navy] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Grados y Equivalencias". 2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/ (in Spanish). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.

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.

[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] Secretary of the Navy (21 July 2018). "Ley Orgánica De La Armada De México" [Organic Law of the Mexican Navy] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[Mexico_Navy2-4] "Grados y Equivalencias". 2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/ (in Spanish). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[FOOTNOTESecretary_of_National_Defense2019132-5] Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.

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