Military ranks of El Salvador

The Military ranks of El Salvador are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of El Salvador.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Salvadoran Army [1] [2] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Navy of El Salvador [1] [2] v t e
			Almirante		Vicealmirante		Contralmirante		Comodoro		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta		Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata			Teniente de corbeta
Salvadoran Air Force [1] [2] v t e
			General del aire		General de avación		General de brigada aérea		Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Salvadoran Army [1] [2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento mayor de división		Sargento mayor de brigada		Sargento mayor primero		Sargento mayor		Sargento primero		Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo		Dragoneante						Soldado
Navy of El Salvador [1] [2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Maestre de flota		Maestre mayor		Maestre primero		Maestre		Sargento primero maestro		Sargento maestro						Subsargento maestro										Cabo maestro								Marinero
Salvadoran Air Force [1] [2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento mayor de aviación		Sargento mayor de brigada		Sargento mayor primero		Sargento mayor		Sargento primero		Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo								Soldado
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

Historic ranks

Prior to the adoption of the current rank structure, El Salvador used insignia based on the design guidelines of the Central American Defense Council. ^[3]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Salvadoran Army (1968–) [3]
									General		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Salvadoran Army (1968–) [3]																																			No insignia
											Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo								Soldado

References

1. "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. Magaña, Yolanda (20 December 2024). "Incorporarán Nuevos Grados Militares en Ley de la Carrera Militar" [The Incorporate New Military Ranks in the Military Career Law]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
3. Hudson, Rex A. (1990). "National Security". In Haggerty, Richard A. (ed.). El Salvador: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 212–215. LCCN   89048948 . Retrieved 29 March 2025.

External links

• "El Salvador". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.