Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas

Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of North and South American states.

Officers

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
Antigua and Barbuda (Edit)	No equivalent
											Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Argentina (Edit)	No equivalent
			Teniente General		General de División		General de Brigada		Coronel Mayor		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente Primero			Teniente			Subteniente
Bahamas	No army
Barbados (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Belize (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major-General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Bolivia (Edit)	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
Brazil (Edit)									No equivalent
	Marechal		General-de-exército		General-de-divisão		General-de-brigada				Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente			Aspirante-a-oficial
Canada (Edit)	No equivalent																														No equivalent
			General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet
			Général		Lieutenant-général		Major-général		Brigadier-général		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant			Élève-officier
Chile (Edit)	No equivalent		Army General		Divisional General		Brigade General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Sub-Lieutenant			Ensign
			General de Ejército		General de División		General de Brigada		Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Alférez
Colombia (Edit)	No equivalent				No equivalent
			General de Ejercito				Mayor General		Brigadier General		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
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
Costa Rica	No army
Cuba (Edit)																									Unknown
	Comandante en Jefe		General de Ejército	Comandante de la Revolución	General de Cuerpo de Ejército		General de División		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer Teniente		Teniente		Subteniente
Dominica	No army
Dominican Republic (Edit)	No equivalent
					Teniente General		Mayor General		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer Teniente			Segundo Teniente			Cadete
Ecuador (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent																Unknown
			Army general General de Ejército		Divisional general General de división		Brigadier general General de brigada				Colonel Coronel		Lieutenant colonel Teniente coronel		Major Mayor		Captain Capitán		Lieutenant Teniente			Second lieutenant Subteniente
El Salvador (Edit)									No equivalent																Unknown
	Capitán General[1]		General de Ejército[2]		General de División		General de Brigada				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Grenada	No army
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
Guyana (Edit)					No equivalent
	Commander-in-Chief		Minister of Defence				Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant	Ensign	Officer Cadet
Haiti (Edit)	No equivalent						No equivalent																		Unknown
					Lieutenant-général				General de Brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Capitáne		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant
Honduras (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
							General de División		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Jamaica (Edit)	No equivalent
					Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Mexico (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Secretario de la Defensa Nacional		General de División		General de Brigada		General Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán Primero	Capitán Segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
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
Nicaragua (Edit)	No equivalent				No equivalent																				Unknown
			General de Ejército				Mayor General		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente Primero			Teniente
Panama	No army
Paraguay (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent
			General de Ejército		General de División		General de Brigada				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente Primero			Teniente			Subteniente
Peru (Edit)									No equivalent																Ensign
	Gran Mariscal del Peru		General de Ejército		General de División		General de Brigada				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Cadete EMC
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Edit)	No equivalent
													Lieutenant-Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Suriname (Edit)	No equivalent
									Brigade-generaal		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein/Ritmeester		1e Luitenant			2e Luitenant			Vaandrig/Kornet
Trinidad and Tobago (Edit)	No equivalent
							Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			2nd Lieutenant			Officer Cadet
United States (Edit)																									Various						Various
	General of the Army[note 1]		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer candidate						Officer cadet
Uruguay (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent
			General de ejército		Teniente General		Mayor General				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente Primero			Teniente Segundo			Alférez
Venezuela (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General en Jefe		Mayor General		General de Division		General de Brigada		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer Teniente			Teniente
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

Warrant officers (WO1–CW5)

Warrant Officers (WO) and Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) in the US Military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "Warrant" from the Secretary of the Army. Warrant officers are allowed the same courtesies as a commissioned officer, but may have some restrictions on their duties that are reserved for commissioned officers. Warrant officers usually receive a commission once they are promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), but are usually not referred to as "commissioned officers". WO1s may be and sometimes are appointed by commission as stated in title 10USC.

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3		WO-4		WO-5
United States (Edit)
	Warrant Officer 1	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 5
Venezuela (Edit)
	Maestro Técnico De Tercera		Maestro Técnico De Segunda		Maestro Técnico De Primera		Maestro Técnico Mayor		Maestro Técnico Supervisor
Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3		WO-4		WO-5

Notes

1. Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank

See also

• Comparative army officer ranks of Asia
• Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers

1. Degree in study, never granted until now.
2. Ostentated by Gerardo Brrios.