Mexican Military Ranks
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- Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano): Conducts ground combat, territorial defense, and counter-narcotics operations. It is administered by the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) and organized into regional military zones. The branch fields infantry, motorized cavalry, artillery, and engineer units, with no main battle tanks in its inventory.
- Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana): Executes airspace defense, aerial reconnaissance, and tactical transport missions. Also administered by SEDENA, it operates transport, combat, and rotary-wing aircraft to support ground forces and assist in disaster relief. The branch maintains air bases across the country, with its logistics hub at Santa LucÃa.
- Mexican Navy (Armada de México): Secures maritime borders, the exclusive economic zone, and offshore infrastructure in the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Administered by the Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR), it deploys surface combatants, patrol vessels, and naval aviation assets. It also operates search and rescue stations along both coastlines.
- Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de InfanterÃa de Marina): Serves as the amphibious and expeditionary force under the direct command of SEMAR. It conducts port security, coastal patrolling, and internal security operations against organized crime. Units are organized into naval infantry battalions, amphibious reaction forces, and special forces groups.
- National Guard (Guardia Nacional): Functions as a national police force with military status, integrated under SEDENA as a permanent branch of the armed forces following constitutional reforms. It executes public safety duties, border security, and domestic law enforcement operations across the federal territory. The force collaborates with ground and air forces in joint security sweeps.
| Rank name |
Insignia |
NATO code |
US Army equivalent |
| General de división |
|
OF-8 |
Lieutenant General |
| General de ala |
|
OF-7 |
Major General |
| General de grupo |
|
OF-6 |
Brigadier General |
| Coronel |
|
OF-5 |
Colonel |
| Teniente coronel |
|
OF-4 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| Mayor |
|
OF-3 |
Major / Commandant |
| Capitan primero |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Capitán segundo |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Teniente |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Subteniente |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Sargento primero |
|
OR-7 |
Sergeant 1st Class |
| Sargento segundo |
|
OR-5 |
Sergeant |
| Cabo |
|
OR-3 |
Private 1st Class |
| Soldado |
|
OR-1 |
Private |
| Rank name |
Insignia |
NATO code |
US Army equivalent |
| Secretario de la defensa nacional |
|
OF-9 |
General |
| General de división |
|
OF-8 |
Lieutenant General |
| General de brigada |
|
OF-7 |
Major General |
| General brigadier |
|
OF-6 |
Brigadier General |
| Coronel |
|
OF-5 |
Colonel |
| Teniente coronel |
|
OF-4 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| Mayor |
|
OF-3 |
Major / Commandant |
| Capitan primero |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Capitán segundo |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Teniente |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Subteniente |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Sargento primero |
|
OR-7 |
Sergeant 1st Class |
| Sargento segundo |
|
OR-5 |
Sergeant |
| Cabo |
|
OR-3 |
Private 1st Class |
| Soldado |
|
OR-1 |
Private |
| Rank name |
Insignia |
NATO code |
US Army equivalent |
| Comisario General |
|
OF-8 |
Lieutenant General |
| Comisario Jefe |
|
OF-7 |
Major General |
| Comisario |
|
OF-6 |
Brigadier General |
| Inspector General |
|
OF-5 |
Colonel |
| Inspector Jefe |
|
OF-4 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| Inspector |
|
OF-3 |
Major / Commandant |
| Subinspector Primero |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Subinspector Segundo |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Oficial |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Suboficial |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Agente Mayor |
|
OR-7 |
Sergeant 1st Class |
| Agente |
|
OR-5 |
Sergeant |
| Subagente |
|
OR-3 |
Private 1st Class |
| Guardia Nacional |
|
OR-1 |
Private |
| Rank name |
Insignia |
NATO code |
US Army equivalent |
| Secretario de Marina |
|
OF-9 |
General |
| Almirante |
|
OF-8 |
Lieutenant General |
| Vicealmirante |
|
OF-7 |
Major General |
| Contraalmirante |
|
OF-6 |
Brigadier General |
| Capitán de navÃo |
|
OF-5 |
Colonel |
| Capitán de fragata |
|
OF-4 |
Lieutenant Colonel |
| Capitán de corbeta |
|
OF-3 |
Major / Commandant |
| Teniente de navÃo |
|
OF-2 |
Captain / 1st Lieutenant |
| Teniente de fragata |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Teniente de corbeta |
|
OF-1 |
Lieutenant |
| Guardiamarina |
|
OF-D |
Student Officer |
| Segundo maestre |
|
OR-7 |
Sergeant 1st Class |
| Tercer maestre |
|
OR-5 |
Sergeant |
| Cabo |
|
OR-3 |
Private 1st Class |
| Marinero |
|
OR-1 |
Private |
