Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas

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

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment[1] v t e
											Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Argentine Army[2] v t e
			Teniente general		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel mayor		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Bahamas	No army
Barbados Regiment[3] v t e
							Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Belize Defence Force v t e
							Major-general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Bolivian Army[4] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Captáin		Teniente			Subteniente
Brazilian Army[5] v t e
	Marechal		General de exército		General de divisão		General de brigada				Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente
Canadian Army[6][7] v t e
			General		Lieutenant-general		Major-general		Brigadier-general		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
			Général(e)		Lieutenant(e)-général(e)		Major(e)-général(e)		Brigadier(ère)-général(e)		Colonel(le)		Lieutenant(e)-colonel(le)		Major(e)		Capitaine		Lieutenant(e)			Sous-lieutenant(e)
Chilean Army[8] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente		Alférez
Colombian National Army[9] v t e
			General de ejército				Mayor general		Brigadier general		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Costa Rica	No army
Cuban Revolutionary Army[10] v t e
			General de ejército		General de cuerpo de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Primer coronel	Coronel	Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente		Teniente		Subteniente
Dominica	No army
Dominican Army[11] v t e
					Teniente general		Mayor general		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Segundo teniente
Ecuadorian Army[12] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Salvadoran Army[13][14] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada		Brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Grenada	No army
Guatemalan Army[15] v t e
							General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Guyana Army[16] v t e
	Commander-in-Chief		Minister of Defence				Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Ensign
Haitian Army v t e
					Lieutenant général		Major général		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Adjutant
					Lyetnan jeneral		Majò jeneral		Jeneral brigad		Kolonèl		Lyetnan kolonèl		Majò		Kapitèn		Lyetnan		Soulyetnan		Adjitan
Honduran Army[17] v t e
							General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Jamaican Army[18] v t e
					Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Mexican Army[19] v t e
			Secretario de la defensa nacional		General de división		General de brigada		General brigadier		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitan primero	Capitán segundo	Teniente			Subteniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Nicaraguan Army[20][21] v t e
			General de ejército		Coronel general		Mayor general		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero			Teniente
Panama	No army
Paraguayan Army[22] v t e
			General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente		Subteniente
Peruvian Army[23] v t e
	Gran Mariscal del Perú		General de ejército		General de división		General de brigada				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
SKN Regiment[24] v t e
													Lieutenant-colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Saint Lucia	No army
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No army
Suriname Army[25] v t e
									Brigadegeneraal		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein/ Ritmeester		Eerste luitenant			Tweede luitenant
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment[26] v t e
							Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant
United States Army[27] v t e
	General of the Army		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
National Army of Uruguay[28] v t e
			General de ejército				General				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente primero		Teniente segundo		Alférez
Venezuelan Army[29][30][31] v t e
			General en jefe		Mayor general		General de division		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Teniente
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

See also

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