Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas

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

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D) and Student Officer
Brazil (Edit)					No Equivalent
	Marechal	General-de-exército	General-de-divisão	General-de-brigada	No Equivalent	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Primeiro-tenente	Segundo-tenente	Aspirante-a-oficial
Canada (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
		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
Chile (Edit)	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	General de Ejército	General de División	General de Brigada	Brigadier	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Subteniente	Alférez
Dominican Republic (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	Teniente General	Mayor General	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Primer Teniente	Segundo Teniente	Cadete
Mexico (Edit)	No Equivalent											Unknown
	No Equivalent	Secretario de la Defensa Nacional	General de División	General de Brigada	General Brigadier	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán Primero Capitán Segundo	Teniente	Subteniente	Unknown
Nicaragua (Edit)	No Equivalent		No Equivalent									Unknown
	No Equivalent	General de Ejército	No Equivalent	Mayor General	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente Primero	Teniente	Unknown
Peru (Edit)	No Equivalent				No Equivalent
	No Equivalent	General de Ejército	General de División	General de Brigada	No Equivalent	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Subteniente	Alférez
United States (Edit)												Various	Various
	General of the Army1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Candidate	Officer Cadet
United States (Edit)	No Equivalent											Various	Various
		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Candidate	Officer Cadet
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D) and Student Officer

See Also

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