Army ranks and insignia of Mexico - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Mexican Army
Mexican Army
The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...

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Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

ranks are in italics, with English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

translation. Rank insignia of the Mexican Air Force and Mexican Army are identical, as are the ranks, with the exception of two general ranks. Nowadays the ranks are now supported with the Fuerza Aerea (Air Force) ranks for the Air Force itself only.

"Generales"


Secretary of National Defense	Divisional General Divisional General Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general, corresponding to command of a division. For convenience Divisional General is almost always translated into English as Major-General, the equivalent rank used by the UK, USA, etc., although this translation is, strictly...	Brigade General Brigade General Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...	Brigadier General Brigadier General Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Secretario de la Defensa Nacional	General de División	General de Brigada	General Brigadier
		Air force: Wing General General de Ala	Air Force: Group General General de Grupo

"Jefes"


Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor

"Oficiales"


First Captain	Second Captain	Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...	Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant is a military rank. It is normally a junior officer rank.In many navies, a sub-lieutenant is a naval commissioned or subordinate officer, ranking below a lieutenant. In the Royal Navy the rank of sub-lieutenant is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the British Army and of...
Capitán Primero	Capitán Segundo	Teniente	Subteniente

Enlisted


First Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....	Second Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....	Corporal Corporal Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....	Private Private (rank) A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank .In modern military parlance, 'Private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to 'Pvt.' in the United States.Notably both Sir Fitzroy MacLean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career...
Sargento Primero	Sargento Segundo	Cabo	Soldado

Branches

Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:

Gold: Generals

Light Brown: General Staff; Presidential Guards Corps, Presidential High Command
Scarlet: Infantry
Burgundy: Artillery
Red-Brown: Quartermaster Command ("Materiales de Guerra")
Light Orange-Brown: Transportation
Green: Judicial Corps("Justicia"); Military Police
Blue: Engineers; Signals and Communications ("Transmisiones")
Light Blue: Cavalry
Light Gray-Blue: Cartography
Purple: Army Aviation; Parachutist Fusiliers (i.e. includes Air Force)
Gray: Military bands and Drummers and Buglers
Light Gray: Armor
Very light Gray: Intelligence
Brownish Gray: Service Corps ("Administracion e Intendencia")
Yellow: Medical; Veterinary Service