Army ranks and insignia of Mexico

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This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Mexican Armed Forces. Spanish language ranks are in italics, with English translation. Ranks of the Mexican Air Force and Army are identical, with the exception of two general ranks.

[edit] Officers

Rank	Rank in Spanish	Collar insignia
Secretary-General of National Defense	General Secretario de la Defensa Nacional
Divisional General	General de División
Army: Brigade General Air Force: Wing General	Army: General de Brigada Air force: General de Ala
Army: Brigadier General Air Force: Group General	Army: General Brigadier Air Force: General de Grupo
Colonel	Coronel
Lieutenant Colonel	Teniente Coronel
Major	Mayor
First Captain	Capitán Primero
Second Captain	Capitán Segundo
Lieutenant	Teniente
Sub-Lieutenant	Subteniente

[edit] See also

• Military rank
• Comparative military ranks
• Military of Mexico

[edit] External links

• Official site with images of rank insignia for the Mexican navy
• Official site with images of rank insignia for the Mexican army.
• Army and Air force ranks of Mexico.
• (Spanish)National Defense Secretariat.