Military ranks of Peru

Last updated January 23, 2024

The Military ranks of Peru are the military insignia used by the Peruvian Armed Forces.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
Peruvian Army ^[1] v t e
Peruvian Army ^[1] v t e	Gran Mariscal del Perú	General de ejército	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Subteniente	Cadete EMCH
Peruvian Navy ^[1] v t e
Peruvian Navy ^[1] v t e	Gran Almirante del Perú	Almirante	Vicealmirante	Contraalmirante	Capitán de navío	Capitán de fragata	Capitán de corbeta	Teniente primero	Teniente segundo	Alférez de fragata
Peruvian Air Force ^[1] v t e
Peruvian Air Force ^[1] v t e		General del aire	Teniente general	Mayor general	Coronel	Comandante	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Cadete F.A.P.
National Police of Peru ^[1] v t e
National Police of Peru ^[1] v t e		General de policía	Teniente general	General	Coronel	Comandante	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	Cadete EOPNP
Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Peruvian Army ^[1] v t e
Peruvian Army ^[1] v t e	Suboficial primero	Suboficial segundo	Suboficial tercero	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo		Cabo		Soldado
Peruvian Navy ^[1] v t e							No insignia		No insignia
Peruvian Navy ^[1] v t e	Oficial de mar primero	Oficial de mar segundo	Oficial de mar tercero	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo		Marinero		Grumete
Peruvian Air Force ^[1] v t e
Peruvian Air Force ^[1] v t e	Suboficial primero	Suboficial segundo	Suboficial tercero	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo		Cabo		Avionero
National Police of Peru ^[1] v t e
National Police of Peru ^[1] v t e	Suboficial primero	Suboficial segundo	Suboficial tercero
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

Technician ranks

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4		WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
Peruvian Army v t e
Peruvian Army v t e	Técnico superior general del ejército	Técnico jefe superior	Técnico jefe	Técnico primero	Técnico segundo	Técnico tercero
Peruvian Navy v t e
Peruvian Navy v t e	Técnico Supervisor Primero	Técnico Supervisor Segundo		Técnico Primero	Técnico Segundo	Técnico Tercero
Peruvian Air Force v t e
Peruvian Air Force v t e	Técnico Supervisor Mayor	Técnico Supervisor	Técnico Inspector	Técnico Primero	Técnico Segundo	Técnico Tercero
National Police of Peru v t e
National Police of Peru v t e	Suboficial Técnico Superior	Suboficial Técnico Brigadier		Suboficial Técnico Primero	Suboficial Técnico Segundo	Suboficial Técnico Tercero

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links

Palmer, David Scott (1993). "National Security". In Hudson, Rex A. (ed.). Peru: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 290–291. LCCN 93019676 . Retrieved 23 November 2021.
"Peru". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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[Peru-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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