Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas
Rank comparison chart of navies of North and South American states.
Officers
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Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1]
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Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
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Argentine Navy[2]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Comodoro de marina | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Guardiamarina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3]
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Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
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Barbados Coast Guard[4]
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Commodore | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Midshipman |
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Belize Coast Guard
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Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Officer cadet
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Bolivian Naval Force[5]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Alférez | Cadete
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Brazilian Navy[6]
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Almirante | Almirante de esquadra | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de fragata | Capitão de corveta | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Canadian Navy[7][8]
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Admiral | Vice-admiral | Rear-admiral | Commodore | Captain (N) | Commander | Lieutenant-commander | Lieutenant (N) | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant | Naval cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amiral(e) | Vice-amiral(e) | Contre-amiral(e) | Commodore | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | Aspirant(e) de marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chilean Navy[9]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Comodoro | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente 1° | Teniente 2° | Subteniente | Guardiamarina | Cadete
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Colombian National Navy[10]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta |
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | No navy
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Cuban Revolutionary Navy[11]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de flotilla | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Alférez |
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Dominica | No navy
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Dominican Navy[12]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navio | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecuadorian Navy[13]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Alferez de fragata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy of El Salvador[14]
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Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta |
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Grenada | No navy
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Guyana Coast Guard
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman
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Haitian Navy
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Honduran Navy[15]
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Vicealmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Alferez de fragata |
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Jamaican Coast Guard[16]
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Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Mexican Navy[17][18]
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Secretario de Marina | Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navio | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Guardiamarina
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicaraguan Navy[19]
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Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Alférez
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Panama | No navy
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Paraguayan Navy[20]
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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navio | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Guardiamarina
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Peruvian Navy[21]
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Gran Almirante del Perú | Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente primero | Teniente segundo | Alférez de fragata |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard
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Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer Cadet
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Saint Lucia | No navy
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No navy
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Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[22]
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer cadet
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United States Navy[23]
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Fleet admiral | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Midshipman / officer candidate
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United States Coast Guard[23]
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Cadet / officer candidate
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United States Marine Corps[24]
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Midshipman / officer candidate
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National Navy of Uruguay[25]
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Almirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Alférez de navio | Alférez de fragata | Guardiamarina
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Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela[26][27][28]
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Almirante en jefe | Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Alferez de navío |
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Warrant officers (WO1–CW5)
Warrant Officers (WO) and Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) in the US Military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "Warrant" from the Secretary of the Navy. Warrant officers are allowed the same courtesies as a commissioned officer, but may have some restrictions on their duties that are reserved for commissioned officers. Warrant officers usually receive a commission once they are promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), but are usually not referred to as "commissioned officers". WO1s may be and sometimes are appointed by commission as stated in title 10USC.
Equivalent NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 | |||||
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Peruvian Navy
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Técnico Supervisor Primero | Técnico Supervisor Segundo | Técnico Primero | Técnico Segundo | Técnico Tercero
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United States Navy
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1
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U.S. Coast Guard
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Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2
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United States Marine Corps
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Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant Officer 1
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Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
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Maestro Técnico Supervisor | Maestro Técnico Mayor | Maestre Técnico Principal | Maestre Auxiliar | Maestre Técnico | ||||||
Equivalent NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 |
See also
- Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia
- Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe
- Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers
Notes
- ^ Dependent on the establishment the Officer Cadet studies at. This has included Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.
References
- ^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (January 9, 2020). "Conoce la jerarquía de los grados de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Insignias". mide.gob.do (in Spanish). Ministry of Defense (Dominican Republic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Rangos". armada.mil.ec (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Ranks". marines.mil. U.S. Marine Corps. Retrieved 13 June 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.
- ^ "Grados de Generales y Almirantes". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Grados de Oficiales Superiores". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Grados de Oficiales Subalternos". ejercito.mil.ve. Government of Venezuela. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.