Military ranks of Bolivia

The Armed Forces of Bolivia has four main branches: Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Police Force. Each of the four branches has a similar structure, each having four pay grades: non-commissioned officers, senior non-commissioned officers, commissioned officers and general staff. However, the SNCO roles vary depending on the branch; some of these hold specialisations.

Army

The Army trains all its personnel in the following:

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

Officer ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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			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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
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	Command sergeant major Sub-Oficial Maestre			Sergeant major Sub-Oficial Mayor			Master sergeant Sub-Oficial 1°		Sergeant first class Sub-Oficial 2°		Staff Sergeant Sub-Oficial Inicial						Sergeant Sargento						Corporal Cabo°				Lance Corporal Dragoneante								Private Soldado

Navy

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, 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

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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

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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			Almirante		Vicealmirante		Contraalmirante				Capitán de Navío		Capitán de Fragata		Capitán de Corbeta		Alférez de Navio		Alférez de Fragata			Alférez de Corbeta			Alférez

Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
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	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

Air Force

Officer ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Bolivia Air Force					File:GenDivAereaFAB.svg		File:GenBrigAereaFAB.svg
			General de fuerza aeréa		General de división aeréa		General de brigada aeréa				Coronel aviador		Teniente coronel aviador		Mayor aviador		Captáin aviador		Teniente aviador			Subteniente aviador

Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Bolivia (Edit)																													File:Dragoneante (Airman).gif						No equivalent
	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		Airman Dragoneante