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] v t e
Salvadoran Army^[1]^[2] v t e		General de ejército	General de división	General de brigada	Brigadier	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Subteniente
Navy of El Salvador^[1]^[2] v t e
Navy of El Salvador^[1]^[2] v t e		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] v t e
Salvadoran Air Force^[1]^[2] v t e		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] v t e											No insignia
Salvadoran Army^[1]^[2] v t e	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] v t e											No insignia
Navy of El Salvador^[1]^[2] v t e	Maestre de flota	Maestre mayor	Maestre primero	Maestre	Sargento primero maestro	Sargento maestro	Subsargento maestro		Cabo maestro		Marinero
Salvadoran Air Force^[1]^[2] v t e											No insignia
Salvadoran Air Force^[1]^[2] v t e	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]
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
Salvadoran Army (1968–)^[3]											Sargento						Subsargento										Cabo								Soldado

References

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.

External links

"El Salvador". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.

[ElSalvador-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.

[Reforms-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.

[countrystudy-3] 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.

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