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Military Rank Equivalence

Pick two armed forces and line their rank ladders up on the NATO OF/OR scale — insignia, local titles and the equivalent each one maps to.

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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
21 ranks
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia
21 ranks
Matching tiers
15
Unmatched tiers
5

Brazil Army vs Colombia Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil · Army NATO equivalent Colombia · Army ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด
Officers
Brazil Army Marechal insignia Marechal OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army No equivalent
Brazil Army General de exรฉrcito insignia General de exรฉrcito OF-9 General General de ejรฉrcito Colombia Army General de ejรฉrcito insignia
Brazil Army General de divisรฃo insignia General de divisรฃo OF-8 Lieutenant General No equivalent
Brazil Army General de brigada insignia General de brigada OF-7 Major General Mayor general Colombia Army Mayor general insignia
No equivalent OF-6 Brigadier General Brigadier general Colombia Army Brigadier general insignia
Brazil Army Coronel insignia Coronel OF-5 Colonel Coronel Colombia Army Coronel insignia
Brazil Army Tenente-coronel insignia Tenente-coronel OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel Teniente coronel Colombia Army Teniente coronel insignia
Brazil Army Major insignia Major OF-3 Major / Commandant Mayor Colombia Army Mayor insignia
Brazil Army Capitรฃo insignia Capitรฃo OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant Capitรกn Colombia Army Capitรกn insignia
Brazil Army Primeiro tenente insignia Primeiro tenente Brazil Army Segundo tenente insignia Segundo tenente OF-1 Lieutenant Teniente Colombia Army Teniente insignia Subteniente Colombia Army Subteniente insignia
Brazil Army Aspirante a oficial insignia Aspirante a oficial Brazil Army Cadete / Aluno insignia Cadete / Aluno OF-D Student Officer No equivalent
Enlisted ranks
Brazil Army Subtenente insignia Subtenente OR-9 Sergeant Major Sargento mayor de comando conjunto Colombia Army Sargento mayor de comando conjunto insignia Sargento mayor de ejรฉrcito Colombia Army Sargento mayor de ejรฉrcito insignia Sargento mayor de comando Colombia Army Sargento mayor de comando insignia
Brazil Army Primeiro-sargento insignia Primeiro-sargento OR-8 1st Sergeant Sargento mayor Colombia Army Sargento mayor insignia
Brazil Army Segundo-sargento insignia Segundo-sargento OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class Sargento primero Colombia Army Sargento primero insignia
Brazil Army Terceiro-sargento insignia Terceiro-sargento OR-6 Staff Sergeant Sargento viceprimero Colombia Army Sargento viceprimero insignia
Brazil Army Taifeiro-mor insignia Taifeiro-mor OR-5 Sergeant Sargento segundo Colombia Army Sargento segundo insignia
Brazil Army Cabo insignia Cabo OR-4 Corporal Cabo primero Colombia Army Cabo primero insignia
Brazil Army Taifeiro primeira classe insignia Taifeiro primeira classe OR-3 Private 1st Class Cabo segundo Colombia Army Cabo segundo insignia
No equivalent OR-2 Private Cabo tercero Colombia Army Cabo tercero insignia
Brazil Army Taifeiro segunda classe insignia Taifeiro segunda classe Brazil Army Soldado insignia Soldado OR-1 Private Soldado profesional Colombia Army Soldado profesional insignia Soldado

Tiers neither force uses are hidden. An OF/OR code held by only one of the two is kept and marked — a missing tier is itself a difference in how the two hierarchies are built.

Rank Structures on File

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