Military ranks of Guatemala

The Military ranks of Guatemala are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Guatemala. Being a former colony of Spain, Guatemala shares a rank structure similar to that of Spain, thus has 4 instead of 3 junior officer ranks.

Commissioned officers

Different rank insignia are used by officers of the army, navy and air force respectively.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Guatemala (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			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
Guatemala (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General 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
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, navy and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4		OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Guatemala (Edit)											No equivalent												No equivalent												No insignia
	Sargento mayor						Sargento Técnico		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo										Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

• Uniforminsignia.org (Guatemalan Army)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Guatemalan Navy)
• Uniforminsignia.org (Guatemalan Air Force)