Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries

Last updated May 29, 2021

Rank comparison chart of navies of Hispanophone states.

Officers

Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Argentine Navy ^[1] v t e
Argentine Navy ^[1] v t e	Suboficial mayor				Suboficial principal	Suboficial primero	Suboficial segundo		Cabo principal	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Marinero primero		Marinero segundo
Bolivian Naval Force ^[2] v t e														No insignia
Bolivian Naval Force ^[2] v t e	Sub-oficial maestre	Sub-oficial mayor		Sub-oficial primero	Sub-oficial segundo	Sub-oficial inicial	Sargento primero		Sargento segundo	Sargento inicial	Cabo conscripto	Marinero de primero		Marinero de segunda
Chilean Navy ^[3] v t e
Chilean Navy ^[3] v t e	Suboficial mayor				Suboficial		Sargento primero		Sargento segundo	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Marinero primero		Marinero segundo
Colombian National Navy v t e														No equivalent
Colombian National Navy v t e	Joint command chief technical petty officer Suboficial jefe técnico de comando conjunto		Command chief technical petty officer Suboficial jefe técnico de comando		Master chief petty officer Suboficial jefe técnico	Chief petty officer Suboficial jefe	Petty officer 1st class Suboficial primero		Petty officer 2nd class Suboficial segundo	Petty officer 3rd class Suboficial tercero	Seaman 1st class Marinero primero	Seaman 2nd class Marinero segundo		No equivalent
Costa Rica	No navy
Cuban Revolutionary Navy ^[4] v t e												No insignia		No insignia
Cuban Revolutionary Navy ^[4] v t e	Suboficial mayor	Primer suboficial		Segundo suboficial	Suboficial	Sargento primero	Sargento de segunda		Sargento de tercera		Cabo	Marinero de primera		Marinero
Dominican Navy v t e
Dominican Navy v t e						Sargentos mayores	Sargentos				Cabos	Marineros especialista
Ecuadorian Navy ^[5] v t e
Ecuadorian Navy ^[5] v t e	Sub-Oficial mayor		Sub-Oficial primero		Sub-Oficial segundo	Sargento primero			Sargento segundo	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Marinero		Grumete 2do Año	Grumete 1er Año
Navy of El Salvador v t e										No equivalent		No equivalent		No insignia
Navy of El Salvador v t e	Maestre mayor		Maestre primero		Maestre	Sargento primero maestro	Sargento maestro		Subsargento maestro	No equivalent	Cabo maestro	No equivalent		Marinero
Navy of Equatorial Guinea v t e
Navy of Equatorial Guinea v t e					Brigada		Sargento			Cabo primero	Cabo			Marinero
Honduran Navy ^[6] v t e														No insignia
Honduran Navy ^[6] v t e						Contramaestre I	Contramaestre II		Contramaestre III		Cabo de cubierta			Marino de cubierta
Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Mexican Navy ^[7] v t e														No insignia
Mexican Navy ^[7] v t e						Segundo maestre			Tercer maestre		Cabo			Marinero
Nicaraguan Navy v t e	No equivalent									No equivalent				No insignia
Nicaraguan Navy v t e	No equivalent					Sargento Primero	Sargento Segundo		Sargento Tercero	No equivalent		Marino de Primera		Marino
Paraguayan Navy v t e												No equivalent		No insignia
Paraguayan Navy v t e	Sub-Oficial Principal				Sub-Oficial Mayor	Sub-Oficial de Primera	Sub-Oficial de Segunda		Maestre	Cabo Primero	Cabo Segundo	No equivalent		Dragoneante
Peruvian Navy v t e												No insignia		No insignia
Peruvian Navy v t e	Master chief petty officer Maestre de segunda clase				Senior chief petty officer Maestre de primera clase	Chief petty officer Oficial de Mar Primero	Petty officer first class Oficial de Mar Segundo		Petty officer second class Oficial de Mar Tercero	Petty officer third class Cabo	Seaman Cabo Segundo	Seaman apprentice Marinero		Seaman recruit Grumete
Spanish Navy v t e
Spanish Navy v t e	Suboficial mayor		Subteniente		Brigada	Sargento primero	Sargento		Cabo mayor	Cabo primero	Cabo	Marinero de primera		Marinero
National Navy of Uruguay v t e					No equivalent				No equivalent			No equivalent		No insignia
National Navy of Uruguay v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer Sub-Oficial de Cargo				No equivalent	Petty Officer First Class Sub-Oficial de Primera	Petty Officer Second Class Sub-Oficial de Segunda		No equivalent	Petty Officer Third Class Cabo de Primera	Seaman Cabo de Segunda	No equivalent		Marinero
Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela v t e
Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela v t e	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	Marinero Raso
Rank group	Senior NCOs									Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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References

↑ "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (16 January 2020). "Hoy les invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021– via Twitter.
↑ "Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada". armada.cl/ (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Tripulantes". armada.mil.ec (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Navy. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ "Título VI, Capítulo II de la Ley Constitutiva de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, Decreto No. 94-84" (PDF). poderjudicial.gob.hn (in Spanish). National Congress of Honduras. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ Secretary of the Navy (21 July 2018). "Ley Orgánica De La Armada De México" [Organic Law of the Mexican Navy](PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries

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