Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas

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

Officers

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
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment	No equivalent
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment	No equivalent						Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Argentine Army	No equivalent
Argentine Army	No equivalent	Teniente General		General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel Mayor	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente Primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Bahamas	No army
Barbados Regiment	No equivalent
Barbados Regiment	No equivalent				Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Belize Ground Forces	No equivalent
Belize Ground Forces	No equivalent				Major-General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Bolivian Army	No equivalent					No equivalent										Unknown
Bolivian Army	No equivalent	Army General General De Ejercito		Divisional General General De División	Brigade General General De Brigada	No equivalent	Colonel Coronel	Lieutenant-Colonel Teniente Coronel	Major Mayor	Captain Captáin		First Lieutenant Teniente		Second Lieutenant Subteniente		Unknown
Brazilian Army						No equivalent
Brazilian Army	Marechal	General-de-exército		General-de-divisão	General-de-brigada	No equivalent	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão		Primeiro tenente		Segundo tenente		Aspirante-a-oficial	Cadete/Aluno
Canadian Army	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
Chilean Army	No equivalent	Army General		Divisional General	Brigade General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Ensign
Chilean Army	No equivalent	General de Ejército		General de División	General de Brigada	Brigadier	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente		Alférez
Colombian National Army	No equivalent			No equivalent
Colombian National Army	No equivalent	General de Ejercito		No equivalent	Mayor General	Brigadier General	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente
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
Costa Rica	No army
Cuban Revolutionary Army																Unknown
Cuban Revolutionary Army	Comandante en Jefe	General de Ejército	Comandante de la Revolución	General de Cuerpo de Ejército	General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Primer Teniente	Teniente		Subteniente	Unknown
Dominica	No army
Dominican Army	No equivalent
Dominican Army	No equivalent			Teniente General	Mayor General	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Primer Teniente		Segundo Teniente		Cadete
Ecuadorian Army	No equivalent					No equivalent										Unknown
Ecuadorian Army	No equivalent	Army general General de Ejército		Divisional general General de división	Brigadier general General de brigada	No equivalent	Colonel Coronel	Lieutenant colonel Teniente coronel	Major Mayor	Captain Capitán		Lieutenant Teniente		Second lieutenant Subteniente		Unknown
Salvadoran Army	No equivalent					No equivalent										Unknown
Salvadoran Army	No equivalent			General de División	General de Brigada	No equivalent	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente		Unknown
Grenada	No army
Guatemalan Army	No equivalent															Unknown
Guatemalan Army	No equivalent	Ministro de Defensa Nacional		General Jefe de Estado Mayor	General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán Primero	Capitán Segundo	Teniente		Subteniente		Unknown
Guyana Army				No equivalent
Guyana Army	Commander-in-Chief	Minister of Defence		No equivalent	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Ensign	Officer Cadet
Haitian Army	No equivalent				No equivalent											Unknown
Haitian Army	No equivalent			Lieutenant-général	No equivalent	General de Brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Capitáne		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Unknown
Honduran Army	No equivalent															Unknown
Honduran Army	No equivalent				General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente		Unknown
Jamaican Army	No equivalent
Jamaican Army	No equivalent			Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Mexican Army	No equivalent															Unknown
Mexican Army	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
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
Nicaraguan Army	No equivalent			No equivalent												Unknown
Nicaraguan Army	No equivalent	General de Ejército		No equivalent	Mayor General	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente Primero		Teniente		Unknown
Panama	No army
Paraguayan Army	No equivalent					No equivalent
Paraguayan Army	No equivalent	General de Ejército		General de División	General de Brigada	No equivalent	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente Primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Peruvian Army						No equivalent
Peruvian Army	Gran Mariscal del Peru	General de Ejército		General de División	General de Brigada	No equivalent	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente		Cadete EMC
SKN Regiment	No equivalent
SKN Regiment	No equivalent							Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Suriname Army	*No equivalent*
Suriname Army	*No equivalent*					Brigade-generaal	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein/Ritmeester		1e Luitenant		2e Luitenant		Vaandrig/Kornet
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment	No equivalent
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment	No equivalent				Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		2nd Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
United States Army																Various	No equivalent
United States Army	General of the Army	General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain		First lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Cadet / Officer candidate
National Army of Uruguay	No equivalent					No equivalent
National Army of Uruguay	No equivalent	General de ejército		Teniente General	Mayor General	No equivalent	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Teniente Primero		Teniente Segundo		Alférez
National Army of Venezuela	No equivalent															Unknown
National Army of Venezuela	No equivalent	General en Jefe		Mayor General	General de Division	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán		Primer Teniente		Teniente		Unknown
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

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 Army. 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-1		WO-2		WO-3	WO-4	WO-5
United States Army
United States Army	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 1
National Army of Venezuela
National Army of Venezuela	Maestro Técnico De Tercera		Maestro Técnico De Segunda		Maestro Técnico De Primera	Maestro Técnico Mayor	Maestro Técnico Supervisor
Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3	WO-4	WO-5

Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas

Officers

Warrant officers (WO1–CW5)

Notes

See also