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

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Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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

Student officer ranks

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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

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

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

Branch colors

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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]

References

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  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Secretary of National Defense 2019, p. 132.
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