Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas

Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of North and South American states.

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment [1] v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Argentine Army [2] v t e
			Teniente general		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel mayor		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Bahamas	No army
Barbados Regiment v t e
							Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Belize Defence Force v t e
							Major-general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
Bolivian Army [3] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Captáin		Teniente			Subteniente
Brazilian Army [4] v t e
	Marechal		General de exército		General de divisão		General de brigada				Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente			Aspirante a oficial						Cadete/Aluno
Canadian Army [5] v t e
			General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
			Général		Lieutenant-général		Major-général		Brigadier-général		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Élève-officier
Chilean Army [6] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente		Alférez		Cadete
Colombian National Army [7] v t e
			General de ejercito				Mayor general		Brigadier general		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Costa Rica	No army
Cuban Revolutionary Army [8] v t e
			General de ejército		General de cuerpo de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Primer coronel	Coronel	Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente		Teniente		Subteniente
Dominica	No army
Dominican Army [9] v t e
					Teniente general		Mayor general		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Segundo teniente			Cadete
Ecuadorian Army [10] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Salvadoran Army [11] v t e
					General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Grenada	No army
Guatemalan Army [12] v t e
			Ministro de defensa nacional		General jefe de estado mayor		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Guyana Army [13] v t e
	Commander-in-Chief		Minister of Defence				Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Ensign		Officer Cadet
Haitian Army v t e
Honduran Army [14] v t e
							General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Jamaican Army [15] v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Mexican Army [16] v t e
			Secretario de la defensa nacional		General de división		General de brigada		General brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Nicaraguan Army [17] v t e
			General de ejército				Mayor general		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero			Teniente
Panama	No army
Paraguayan Army [18] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Peruvian Army [19] v t e
	Gran Mariscal del Perú		General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Cadete EMC
SKN Regiment [20] v t e
													Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Suriname Army v t e [21]
									Brigade-generaal		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein/ Ritmeester		1e Luitenant			2e Luitenant			Vaandrig/ Kornet
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment [22] v t e
							Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
United States Army [23] v t e																									Various
	General of the Army		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Cadet / Officer candidate
National Army of Uruguay [24] v t e
					General de ejército		General				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente segundo		Alférez
Venezuelan Army [25] [26] [27] v t e
			General en jefe		Mayor general		General de division		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Teniente
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Warrant officers (WO1–CW5)

Warrant officers (WOs) and chief warrant officers (CWOs) in the US military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "warrant" from the secretary of the army. Warrant officers are allowed the same courtesies as a commissioned officer, but may have some restrictions on their duties that are reserved for commissioned officers. Warrant officers usually receive a commission once they are promoted to chief warrant officer 2 (CW2), but are usually not referred to as "commissioned officers". WO1s may be and sometimes are appointed by commission as stated in title 10USC.

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5		WO-4		WO-3		WO-2		WO-1
Peruvian Army v t e
	Técnico superior general del ejército		Técnico jefe superior	Técnico jefe	Técnico primero		Técnico segundo		Técnico tercero
United States Army v t e
	Chief warrant officer 5		Chief warrant officer 4		Chief warrant officer 3		Chief warrant officer 2		Warrant officer 1
Venezuelan Army v t e
	Maestro técnico supervisor		Maestro técnico mayor		Maestro técnico de primera		Maestro técnico de segunda		Maestro técnico de tercera
Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5		WO-4		WO-3		WO-2		WO-1

See also

• Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
• Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers

References

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