The Military ranks of Spain are the military insignia used by the Spanish Armed Forces.
Army[]
Main article: Spanish Army
The military ranks of the Spanish army are as follows below. For a comparison with other NATO ranks see Ranks and Insignia of NATO. Ranks are wore on the cuff, sleeves and shoulders of all army uniforms, but differ by the type of the uniform being used.
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| Capitán general1 Captain-General |
General de Ejército Army General |
Teniente general Lieutenant-General |
General de división Divisional General |
General de brigada Brigade General |
Coronel Colonel |
Teniente coronel Lieutenant-Colonel |
Comandante Commandant |
Capitán Captain |
Teniente Lieutenant |
Alférez lit. Knight (Ensign) |
Caballero Alférez Cadete lit. Gentleman/Knight Knight Cadet (Officer Cadet) |
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| Suboficial mayor | Subteniente | Brigada | Sargento primero | Sargento | Cabo mayor | Cabo primero | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: Spanish Navy
The officer ranks of the Spanish Navy are as follows below, (for a comparison with other NATO ranks, see Ranks and Insignia of NATO). Midshipmen are further divided into 1st and 2nd Classes and Officer Cadets 3rd and 4th Classes respectively.
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| Capitán general[note 1] | Almirante general | Almirante | Vice almirante | Contra almirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Alférez de navío | Alférez de fragata | Guardiamarina 2 | Guardiamarina 1 | Alumno 2 | Alumno 1
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| Spain (Marines) (Edit) |
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| General de División | General de Brigada | Coronel | Teniente Coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | Guardiamarina de 2º | Guardiamarina de 1º | Aspirante de 2ª | Aspirante de 1ª | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain Naval Engineering Corps |
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| Vice almirante | Contra almirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Alférez de navío | Alférez de fragata | Alférez de fragata (Alumno de 5º) | Guardiamarina de 2º (Alumno de 4º) | Guardiamarina de 1º (Alumno de 3º) | Aspirante de 2º (Alumno de 2º) | Aspirante de 1º (Alumno de 1º) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain Naval Supply Corps |
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| General de División | General de Brigada | Coronel | Teniente Coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | Alférez (Alumno 5º) | Guardiamarina de 2º (Alumno de 4º) | Guardiamarina de 1º (Alumno de 3º) | Aspirante de 2º (Alumno de 2º) | Aspirante de 1º (Alumno de 1º) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Suboficial mayor | Subteniente | Brigada | Sargento primero | Sargento | Cabo mayor | Cabo primero | Cabo | Marinero de primera | Marinero | ||||||||||||||||||||
The article Spanish Navy Marines shows the detailed insignia of this component of the Navy.
Air force[]
Main article: Spanish Air Force
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Non commissioned officers and Enlisted Student rank insignia[]
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Notes[]
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References[]
- Uniforminsignia.org (Spanish Army)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Spanish Navy)
- Uniforminsignia.org (Spanish Air Force)
The original article can be found at Military ranks of Spain and the edit history here.