Nicaragua military ranks

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The Military ranks of Nicaragua are the military insignia used by the Nicaraguan Armed Forces.

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Current ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaraguan Army [1]
16-Nicaragua Army-GEN.svg 15-Nicaragua Army-MG.svg 14-Nicaragua Army-BG.svg 13-Nicaragua Army-COL.svg 12-Nicaragua Army-LTC.svg 11-Nicaragua Army-MAJ.svg 10-Nicaragua Army-CPT.svg 09-Nicaragua Army-1LT.svg 08-Nicaragua Army-2LT.svg
General de ejércitoMayor generalGeneral de brigadaCoronelTeniente coronelMayorCapitánTeniente primeroTeniente
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaraguan Navy [1]
12-Nicaragua Navy-CDRE.svg 11-Nicaragua Navy-CAPT.svg 10-Nicaragua Navy-CDR.svg 09-Nicaragua Navy-LCDR.svg 08-Nicaragua Navy-LT.svg 07-Nicaragua Navy-LTJG.svg 06-Nicaragua Navy-ENS.svg 05-Nicaragua Navy-WO.svg
ContralmiranteCapitán de navíoCapitán de fragataCapitán de corbetaTeniente de navíoTeniente de fragataTeniente de corbetaAlférez
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaraguan Air Force [1]
16-Nicaragua Air Force-GEN.svg 15-Nicaragua Air Force-MG.svg 14-Nicaragua Air Force-BG.svg 13-Nicaragua Air Force-COL.svg 12-Nicaragua Air Force-LTC.svg 11-Nicaragua Air Force-MAJ.svg 10-Nicaragua Air Force-CPT.svg 09-Nicaragua Air Force-1LT.svg 08-Nicaragua Air Force-2LT.svg
General de ejércitoMayor generalGeneral de brigadaCoronelTeniente coronelMayorCapitánTeniente primeroTeniente
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers

Other ranks

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

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaraguan Army [1]
07-Nicaragua Army-WO1.svg 06-Nicaragua Army-WO2.svg 05-Nicaragua Army-WO3.svg 04-Nicaragua Army-SFC.svg 03-Nicaragua Army-SGT.svg 02-Nicaragua Army-CPL.svg 01-Nicaragua Army-PVT.svg No insignia
Suboficial primeroSuboficial segundoSuboficialSargento primeroSargento segundoSargento terceroSoldado de primeraSoldado
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaraguan Navy [1]
04-Nicaragua Army-SFC.svg 03-Nicaragua Army-SGT.svg 02-Nicaragua Army-CPL.svg 01-Nicaragua Army-PVT.svg No insignia
Sargento primeroSargento segundoSargento terceroMarino de primeraMarino
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaraguan Air Force [1]
07-Nicaragua Air Force-WO1.svg 06-Nicaragua Air Force-WO2.svg 05-Nicaragua Air Force-WO3.svg 04-Nicaragua Air Force-SFC.svg 03-Nicaragua Air Force-SGT.svg 02-Nicaragua Air Force-CPL.svg 01-Nicaragua Air Force-PVT.svg No insignia
Suboficial primeroSuboficial segundoSuboficialSargento primeroSargento segundoSargento terceroSoldado de primeraSoldado
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

Historic ranks

The Nicaraguan National Guard rank chart was directly inspired by the US Army, [2] with chevrons pointed upwards for NCOs, horizontal linked brass bars for company officers and vertically placed gilded or silvered stars for field officers. The sequence however was slightly different, with Sergeants' ranks being limited to two only; Captains were identified by three bars instead of two as per in the US Armed Services, whilst Majors had a five-point gilded star in lieu of a leaf. National Guard rank insignia from Subteniente to Coronel resembled a US antecedent—but that of the Confederate States Army. There were also some differences in colour and nomenclature according to the branches of service: Ground Forces' NCOs had yellow on dark-green chevrons, the Air Force personnel wore white on royal blue ground forces' rank insignia whilst the Navy's Seamen and Petty Officers' ranks were identical to the other branches of the Guardia, but Line Officers had US Navy-style rank insignia on removable navy blue shoulder boards instead.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Ground Forces and National Police [3] Blank.svg US Army O10 (Army greens).svg US Army O9 (Army greens).svg US Army O8 (Army greens).svg US Army O7 (Army greens).svg 10-Nicaragua Army-CPT.svg 09-Nicaragua Army-1LT.svg 08-Nicaragua Army-2LT.svg
General de División
(Director-Jefe de la Guardia Nacional)
General de brigadaCoronelTeniente coronelMayorCapitánTenienteSubteniente
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaraguan National Guard Navy Blank.svg 11-Nicaragua Navy-CAPT.svg 10-Nicaragua Navy-CDR.svg 09-Nicaragua Navy-LCDR.svg 08-Nicaragua Navy-LT.svg 07-Nicaragua Navy-LTJG.svg 06-Nicaragua Navy-ENS.svg 05-Nicaragua Navy-WO.svg
ContralmiranteCapitán de navíoCapitán de fragataCapitán de corbetaTeniente de navíoTeniente de fragataTeniente de corbetaAlférez
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Air Force of the National Guard US Air Force O9 shoulderboard.svg US Air Force O8 shoulderboard.svg US Air Force O7 shoulderboard.svg 10-Nicaragua Air Force-CPT.svg 09-Nicaragua Air Force-1LT.svg 08-Nicaragua Air Force-2LT.svg
Coronel piloto aviadorTeniente coronel piloto aviadorMayor piloto aviadorCapitán piloto aviadorTeniente piloto aviadorSubteniente piloto aviador

Other ranks

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

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Ground Forces and National Police 03-Nicaragua Army-SGT.svg 02-Nicaragua Army-CPL.svg Blank.svg 01-Nicaragua Army-PVT.svg No insignia
Sargento primeroSargento segundoCaboSoldado de primeraSoldado
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaraguan National Guard Navy Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
Sargento primeroSargento segundoCaboSoldado de primeraSoldado
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Air Force of the National Guard 03-Nicaragua Air Force-SGT.svg 02-Nicaragua Air Force-CPL.svg Blank.svg 01-Nicaragua Air Force-PVT.svg No insignia
Sargento primeroSargento segundoCaboSoldado de primeraSoldado

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. Jurado, Carlos Caballero; Thomas, Nigel (1990). Central American Wars 1959–89. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 44. ISBN   9780850459456.
  3. Bunkley, Joel William (1943). Military And Naval Recognition Book: A Handbook On The Organization, Uniforms And Insignia Of Rank Of The World's Armed Forces; Etiquette And Customs Of The American Services (4th ed.). New York: D. Van Nostrand Company. pp. 406–407. Retrieved 29 June 2022.