Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries

Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Hispanophone states.

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Argentine Navy^[1] v t e
Argentine Navy^[1] v t e	Suboficial mayor				Suboficial principal	Suboficial primero	Suboficial segundo		Cabo principal	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Marinero primero	Marinero segundo
Bolivian Naval Force^[2] v t e													No insignia
Bolivian Naval Force^[2] v t e	Sub-oficial maestre	Sub-oficial mayor		Sub-oficial primero	Sub-oficial segundo	Sub-oficial inicial	Sargento primero		Sargento segundo	Sargento inicial	Cabo conscripto	Marinero de primero	Marinero de segunda
Chilean Navy^[3] v t e
Chilean Navy^[3] v t e	Suboficial mayor				Suboficial	Sargento primero			Sargento segundo	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Marinero primero	Marinero segundo
Colombian National Navy^[4] v t e
Colombian National Navy^[4] v t e	Suboficial jefe técnico de comando conjunto		Suboficial jefe técnico de comando		Suboficial jefe técnico	Suboficial jefe	Suboficial primero		Suboficial segundo	Suboficial tercero	Marinero primero	Marinero segundo
Costa Rica	No navy
Cuban Revolutionary Navy^[5] v t e												No insignia	No insignia
Cuban Revolutionary Navy^[5] v t e	Suboficial mayor	Primer suboficial		Segundo suboficial	Suboficial	Sargento primero	Sargento de segunda		Sargento de tercera		Cabo	Marinero de primera	Marinero
Dominican Navy v t e
Dominican Navy v t e					Sargentos mayores		Sargentos				Cabos	Marineros especialista
Ecuadorian Navy^[6] v t e
Ecuadorian Navy^[6] v t e	Sub-oficial mayor		Sub-oficial primero		Sub-oficial segundo	Sargento primero			Sargento segundo	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Marinero	Grumete 2do año	Grumete 1er año
Navy of El Salvador^[7] v t e													No insignia
Navy of El Salvador^[7] v t e	Maestre mayor		Maestre primero		Maestre	Sargento primero maestro	Sargento maestro		Subsargento maestro		Cabo maestro		Marinero
Navy of Equatorial Guinea v t e
Navy of Equatorial Guinea v t e					Brigada		Sarjento			Cabo primero	Cabo		Marinero
Honduran Navy^[8] v t e													No insignia
Honduran Navy^[8] v t e						Contramaestre I	Contramaestre II		Contramaestre III		Cabo de cubierta		Marino de cubierta
Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Mexican Navy^[9] v t e
Mexican Navy^[9] v t e						Segundo maestre			Tercer maestre		Cabo		Marinero
Nicaraguan Navy^[10] v t e													No insignia
Nicaraguan Navy^[10] v t e						Sargento primero	Sargento segundo		Sargento tercero			Marino de primera	Marino
Panama	No navy
Paraguayan Navy^[11] v t e													No insignia
Paraguayan Navy^[11] v t e	Sub-oficial principal		Sub-oficial mayor			Sub-oficial de primera	Sub-oficial de segunda		Maestre	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo		Dragoneante
Peruvian Navy^[12] v t e											No insignia		No insignia
Peruvian Navy^[12] v t e	Oficial de mar primero		Oficial de mar segundo		Oficial de mar tercero	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo				Marinero		Grumete
Spanish Navy^[13] v t e
Spanish Navy^[13] v t e	Suboficial mayor		Subteniente		Brigada	Sargento primero	Sargento		Cabo mayor	Cabo primero	Cabo	Marinero de primera	Marinero
National Navy of Uruguay^[14]^[15] v t e													No insignia
National Navy of Uruguay^[14]^[15] v t e	Sub-oficial de cargo					Sub-oficial de primera	Sub-oficial de segunda			Cabo de primera	Cabo de segunda		Marinero de primera	Aprendiz
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela^[16] v t e
Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela^[16] v t e	Sargento supervisor		Sargento ayudante		Sargento mayor de primera	Sargento mayor de segunda	Sargento mayor de tercera	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Distinguido	Marinero raso
Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs		Enlisted

References

^ "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (16 January 2020). "Hoy les invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada". armada.cl/ (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ Congreso de la República de Colombia (28 July 2010). "Ley 1405 de 2010 Nuevos Grados Militares" [Law 1405 of 2010 New Military Ranks] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Tripulantes". armada.mil.ec (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Navy. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 232–233. LCCN 94043036. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Secretariat of the Navy (21 November 2005). "Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México" (PDF). SEMAR (in Spanish). pp. 80–83. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Cooke, Melinda W. (1990). "Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217. LCCN 89600299. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Army Ranks & Insignia". Ejército de Tierra. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study (PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "Ley N° 19775 Modificacion de la Ley Organica de Las Fuerzas Armadas" [Law No. 19775 Modification of the Organic Law of the Armed Forces] (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^ "Jerarquías de la Tropa Profesional". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.

[Argentina-1] "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[2] Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (16 January 2020). "Hoy les invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.

[Chile_Navy-3] "Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada". armada.cl/ (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[Colombia_Navy-4] Congreso de la República de Colombia (28 July 2010). "Ley 1405 de 2010 Nuevos Grados Militares" [Law 1405 of 2010 New Military Ranks] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[Cuba_Navy-5] "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[6] "Tripulantes". armada.mil.ec (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Navy. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[ElSalvador-7] "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Honduras-8] Flores, Edmundo (1995). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Honduras: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 232–233. LCCN 94043036. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Mexico_Navy-9] Secretariat of the Navy (21 November 2005). "Reglamento De Uniformes, Condecoraciones, Divisas Y Distintivos De Laarmada De México" (PDF). SEMAR (in Spanish). pp. 80–83. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[Nicaragua-10] "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Paraguay-11] Cooke, Melinda W. (1990). "Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217. LCCN 89600299. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[Peru-12] "Grados Militares". ccffaa.mil.pe (in Spanish). Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Spain-13] "Army Ranks & Insignia". Ejército de Tierra. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Uruguay-14] Hudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study (PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[Uruguay2-15] "Ley N° 19775 Modificacion de la Ley Organica de Las Fuerzas Armadas" [Law No. 19775 Modification of the Organic Law of the Armed Forces] (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[Venezuela_Other1-16] "Jerarquías de la Tropa Profesional". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.

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