Military ranks of El Salvador

The Military ranks of El Salvador are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of El Salvador.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Salvadoran Army[1][2]
General de ejército General de división General de brigada Brigadier Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente
 Navy of El Salvador[1][2]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Comodoro Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Teniente de fragata Teniente de corbeta
 Salvadoran Air Force[1][2]
General del aire General de avación General de brigada aérea Brigadier Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Salvadoran Army[1][2]
 No insignia
Sargento mayor de división Sargento mayor de brigada Sargento mayor primero Sargento mayor Sargento primero Sargento Subsargento Cabo Dragoneante Soldado
 Navy of El Salvador[1][2]
 No insignia
Maestre de flota Maestre mayor Maestre primero Maestre Sargento primero maestro Sargento maestro Subsargento maestro Cabo maestro Marinero
 Salvadoran Air Force[1][2]
 No insignia
Sargento mayor de aviación Sargento mayor de brigada Sargento mayor primero Sargento mayor Sargento primero Sargento Subsargento Cabo Soldado
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

Historic ranks

Prior to the adoption of the current rank structure, El Salvador used insignia based on the design guidelines of the Central American Defense Council.[3]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Salvadoran Army
(1968–)[3]
General Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Capitán Teniente Subteniente

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Salvadoran Army
(1968–)[3] 		No insignia
Sargento Subsargento Cabo Soldado

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Grados Militares". fuerzaarmada.mil.sv (in Spanish). Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Magaña, Yolanda (20 December 2024). "Incorporarán Nuevos Grados Militares en Ley de la Carrera Militar" [The Incorporate New Military Ranks in the Military Career Law]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Hudson, Rex A. (1990). "National Security". In Haggerty, Richard A. (ed.). El Salvador: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 212–215. LCCN 89048948. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  • "El Salvador". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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