Military ranks of El Salvador
The Military ranks of El Salvador are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of El Salvador.
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of
commissioned officers
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| General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Brigadier | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente | |||||||||||||||
 Navy of El Salvador[1][2] |
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| General del aire | General de avación | General de brigada aérea | Brigadier | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente | |||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Sargento mayor de división | Sargento mayor de brigada | Sargento mayor primero | Sargento mayor | Sargento primero | Sargento | Subsargento | Cabo | Dragoneante | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy of El Salvador[1][2] |
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| Maestre de flota | Maestre mayor | Maestre primero | Maestre | Sargento primero maestro | Sargento maestro | Subsargento maestro | Cabo maestro | Marinero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sargento mayor de aviación | Sargento mayor de brigada | Sargento mayor primero | Sargento mayor | Sargento primero | Sargento | Subsargento | Cabo | Soldado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historic ranks
Prior to the adoption of the current rank structure, El Salvador used insignia based on the design guidelines of the Central American Defense Council.[3]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of
commissioned officers
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| General | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente | ||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Magaña, Yolanda (20 December 2024). "Incorporarán Nuevos Grados Militares en Ley de la Carrera Militar" [The Incorporate New Military Ranks in the Military Career Law]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ LCCN 89048948. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
External links
- "El Salvador". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.