Military ranks of Bolivia

The Army trains all its personnel in the following:

• Army NCO School, Sucre
• Military College of Bolivia, La Paz

Officer ranks

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
Bolivian Army	No equivalent								No equivalent																Unknown
			Army General General De Ejercito		Divisional General General De División		Brigade General General De Brigada				Colonel Coronel		Lieutenant-Colonel Teniente Coronel		Major Mayor		Captain Captáin		First Lieutenant Teniente			Second Lieutenant Subteniente

Enlisted ranks

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Bolivian Army																													No equivalent						No insignia
	Master Warrant Officer Sub-Oficial Maestre			Warrant Officer Major Sub-Oficial Mayor			Warrant Officer 1st Class Sub-Oficial 1°		Warrant Officer 2nd Class Sub-Oficial 2°		Junior Warrant Officer Sub-Oficial Inicial						Sergeant 1st Class Sergento 1°						Sergeant 2nd Class Sargento 2°				Corporal Cabo								Private Soldado

Despite being a landlocked country, Bolivia has a large quantity of rivers and lakes which the majority of their naval operations take place on, one example of this is Lake Titicaca,[2] which is shared between Bolivia and Peru.

The Navy, unlike the other three branches, has different specialisations for the NCOs and SNCOs once they reach the rank of 'seaman'. Once a specialisation has been achieved, the sailors' insignia will be adjusted slightly, to make his/her profession more visible. Those corps are as follows:

• Machinist Corps
• Medical Corps
• Divers Corps
• Logistics Corps
• Quartermasters Corps
• Signals Corps

Insignia
Paygrade	NCO	SNCO	Both	Both	Both	Both	Both
Corps	Machinist		Medical	Divers	Logistics	Quartermasters	Signals

Any rank between Seaman and Master Chief Petty Officer can have a specialisation as part of their regular rank insignia, the only corps where the insignia varies is within the Machinist Corps, where both NCO and SNCO have a different insignia, this also helps determine their qualifications and what they are responsible for.

The most Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer, holds no specific specialisation but once would have as he/she would have had to work their way up through the NCO and SNCO ranks of the Navy itself. This sailor would also be the overseer of each of the Corps, ensuring that this branch's members are fully trained and equipped.

Officer ranks

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
Bolivian Naval Force	No equivalent								No equivalent
			Almirante		Vicealmirante		Contraalmirante				Capitán de Navío		Capitán de Fragata		Capitán de Corbeta		Alférez de Navio		Alférez de Fragata			Alférez de Corbeta			Alférez

Enlisted ranks

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Bolivian Naval Force
	Sub-oficial maestre			Sub-oficial mayor			Sub-oficial primero		Sub-oficial segundo		Sub-oficial inicial						Sargento primero						Sargento segundo				Marinero		Marinero de primero						Marinero de segunda