Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas

Rank comparison chart of navies of North and South American states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard [1] v t e
	Master chief petty officer class 1						Master chief petty officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman
Argentine Navy [2] v t e
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial principal		Suboficial primero		Suboficial segundo						Cabo principal						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Marinero primero						Marinero segundo
Royal Bahamas Defence Force [3] v t e																																			No insignia
	Force chief petty officer								Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading marine						Able marine						Marine
Barbados Coast Guard [4] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer class 1						Master chief petty officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman
Belize Coast Guard v t e
	Master chief petty officer						Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer first class						Petty officer second class						Petty officer third class				Seaman		Seaman apprentice
Bolivian Navy [5] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sub-oficial maestre		Sub-oficial mayor		Sub-oficial primero		Sub-oficial segundo		Sub-oficial inicial		Sargento primero						Sargento segundo						Sargento inicial				Cabo conscripto		Marinero de primero						Marinero de segunda
Brazilian Navy [6] v t e
	Suboficial										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Cabo						Marinheiro
Royal Canadian Navy [7] [8] v t e
	Chief petty officer 1st class						Chief petty officer 2nd class		Petty officer 1st class		Petty officer 2nd class												Master sailor				Sailor 1st class		Sailor 2nd class						Sailor 3rd class
	Premier(ère) maître de 1re classe						Premier(ère) maître de 2e classe		Maître de 1re classe		Maître de 2e classe												Matelot-chef				Matelot de 1re classe		Matelot de 2e classe						Matelot de 3e classe
Chilean Navy [9] v t e
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Marinero primero						Marinero segundo
Colombian National Navy [10] v t e
	Suboficial jefe técnico de comando conjunto			Suboficial jefe técnico de comando			Suboficial jefe técnico		Suboficial jefe		Suboficial primero						Suboficial segundo						Suboficial tercero				Marinero primero		Marinero segundo
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Costa Rica	No navy
Cuban Revolutionary Navy [11] v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	Suboficial mayor		Primer suboficial		Segundo suboficial		Suboficial		Sargento primero		Sargento de segunda						Sargento de tercera										Cabo		Marinero de primera						Marinero
Dominica	No navy
Dominican Navy v t e
							Sargentos mayores				Sargentos																Cabos		Marineros especialista
Ecuadorian Navy [12] v t e
	Sub-oficial mayor			Sub-oficial primero			Sub-oficial segundo		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Marinero						Grumete 2do año	Grumete 1er año
Navy of El Salvador [13] [14] v t e																																			No insignia
	Maestre de flota		Maestre mayor		Maestre primero		Maestre		Sargento primero maestro		Sargento maestro						Subsargento maestro										Cabo maestro								Marinero
Grenada	No navy
Guatemalan Navy [15] v t e
	Maestre mayor						Maestre técnico		Maestre especialista								Contra maestre										Marinero de primera		Marinero de segundo						Marinero de tercera
Guyana Coast Guard v t e
	Fleet chief petty officer						Chief petty officer		Senior petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman
Haitian Navy v t e
Honduran Navy [16] v t e																																			No insignia
									Contramaestre I		Contramaestre II						Contramaestre III										Cabo de cubierta								Marino de cubierta
Jamaican Coast Guard [17] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer 1						Master chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Mexican Navy [18] v t e
									Segundo maestre								Tercer maestre										Cabo								Marinero
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Nicaraguan Navy [19] v t e																																			No insignia
									Sargento primero		Sargento segundo						Sargento tercero												Marino de primera						Marino
Panama	No navy
Paraguayan Navy [20] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sub-oficial principal			Sub-oficial mayor					Sub-oficial de primera		Sub-oficial de segunda						Maestre						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Dragoneante
Peruvian Navy [21] v t e																											No insignia								No insignia
	Oficial de mar primero			Oficial de mar segundo			Oficial de mar tercero		Cabo primero		Cabo segundo																Marinero								Grumete
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading rate						Able rate
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard [22] v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	Fleet chief petty officer						Chief petty officer				Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
United States Navy [23] v t e																																			No insignia
	Command master chief petty officer			Master chief petty officer			Command senior chief petty officer	Senior chief petty officer	Chief petty officer		Petty officer first class						Petty officer second class						Petty officer third class				Seaman		Seaman apprentice						Seaman recruit
U.S. Coast Guard [23] v t e
	Command master chief petty officer			Master chief petty officer			Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer first class						Petty officer second class						Petty officer third class				Seaman		Seaman apprentice						Seaman recruit
United States Marine Corps [24] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sergeant major			Master gunnery sergeant			First sergeant	Master sergeant	Gunnery sergeant		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal				Lance corporal		Private first class						Private
National Navy of Uruguay [25] [26] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sub-oficial de cargo								Sub-oficial de primera		Sub-oficial de segunda												Cabo de primera				Cabo de segunda								Marinero de primera	Aprendiz
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela [27] v t e
	Sargento supervisor			Sargento ayudante			Sargento mayor de primera		Sargento mayor de segunda		Sargento mayor de tercera			Sargento primero			Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Distinguido						Marinero raso
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia
• Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers

References

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