Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas

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

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment [1] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Argentine Army [2] v t e
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial principal		Sargento ayudante		Sargento primero						Sargento						Cabo primero				Cabo		Voluntario primero						Voluntario segundo	Soldado de segunda en comisión
Bahamas	No army
Barbados Regiment [3] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Belize Defence Force v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Bolivian Army [4] v t e
	Sub-oficial maestre			Sub-oficial mayor			Sub-oficial 1°		Sub-oficial 2°		Sub-oficial inicial						Sargento 1°						Sargento 2°				Sargento inicial°		Cabo			Dragoneante			Soldado raso
Brazilian Army [5] v t e
	Subtenente										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Taifeiro-mor		Cabo				Taifeiro primeira classe						Taifeiro segunda classe	Soldado
Canadian Army [6] v t e
	Chief warrant officer						Master warrant officer		Warrant officer		Sergeant												Master corporal				Corporal		Private (trained)						Private (basic)
	Adjudant-chef						Adjudant-maître		Adjudant		Sergent												Caporal-chef				Caporal		Soldat (formé)						Soldat (confirmé)
Chilean Army [7] v t e
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo	Cabo							Soldado de tropa profesional
Colombian National Army [8] v t e																																				No insignia
	Sargento mayor de comando conjunto		Sargento mayor de ejército		Sargento mayor de comando		Sargento mayor		Sargento primero		Sargento vice primero						Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Cabo tercero						Soldado profesional	Soldado
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Costa Rica	No army
Cuban Revolutionary Army [9] v t e																																			No insignia
	Mayor suboficial		Primer suboficial		Segundo suboficial		Suboficial		Sargento de primera		Sargento de segunda						Sargento de tercera										Cabo								Soldado
Dominica	No army
Dominican Army [10] v t e																													No insignia
	Sub-teniente tercero		Sub-teniente segundo		Sub-teniente primero		Sargento mayor		Sargento de administracion		Sargento																Cabo		Raso
Ecuadorian Army v t e
	Sub-oficial mayor			Sub-oficial primero			Sub-oficial segundo		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Soldado
Salvadoran Army [11] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento mayor de brigada			Sargento mayor primero			Sargento mayor		Sargento de primera		Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo		Dragoneante						Soldado
Grenada	No army
Guatemalan Army [12] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento mayor						Sargento técnico		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo										Cabo		Soldado de primera						Soldado
Guyana Army [13] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Haitian Army v t e
Honduran Army [14] v t e																																			No insignia
							Sargento mayor		Sargento primero		Sargento segundo						Sargento raso										Cabo								Soldado
Jamaican Army [15] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Mexican Army [16] v t e
									Sargento primero								Sargento segundo										Cabo		Soldado
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Nicaraguan Army [17] v t e																																			No insignia
	Suboficial primero			Suboficial segundo			Suboficial		Sargento primero		Sargento segundo						Sargento tercero												Soldado de primera						Soldado
Panama	No army
Paraguayan Army [18] v t e
	Sub-oficial principal			Sub-oficial mayor			Sub-oficial	Sargento ayudante	Sargento primero		Vice sargento primero						Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Soldado
Peruvian Army [19] v t e
	Suboficial primero			Suboficial segundo			Suboficial tercero		Sargento primero		Sargento segundo																Cabo								Soldado
SKN Regiment [20] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer 1						Warrant officer 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Suriname Army [21] v t e
	Adjudant								Sergeant-majoor		Sergeant der 1e klasse						Sergeant						Korporaal der 1e klasse				Korporaal		Soldaat der 1e klasse						Soldaat
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment [22] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
United States Army [23] v t e																																			No insignia
	Command sergeant major			Sergeant major			First sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Specialist		Corporal		Private first class		Private						Private
National Army of Uruguay [24] [25] v t e																																			No insignia
	Suboficial mayor								Sargento de primera		Sargento												Cabo de primera				Cabo de segunda								Soldado de primera	Aprendiz
Venezuelan Army [26] v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento supervisor			Sargento ayudante			Sargento mayor de primera		Sargento mayor de segunda		Sargento mayor de tercera			Sargento primero			Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Distinguido						Soldado raso
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted

References

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