Military ranks of the Colombian Navy

Coat of Arms of the Colombian Navy

The Colombian Navy (Spanish: 'Armada de la República de Colombia') is the maritime service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia, responsible for security and defense in both the Atlantic (Caribbean) and Pacific seas of Colombia, the extensive network of rivers inside the country, and a few small land areas under its direct jurisdiction. The tables below display the rank structures and rank insignias for the Colombian Navy personnel.^[1][2]

Officers

	Ranks and Insignias - Colombian Navy
NATO code[n 1]	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
Colombia	No equivalent
Spanish	-	Almirante	Almirante de Escuadra	Vicealmirante	Contralmirante	Capitán de Navío	Capitán de Fragata	Capitán de Corbeta	Teniente de Navío	Teniente de Fragata	Teniente de Corbeta
Abbr.	-	ALM	ALME	VALM	CALM	CN	CF	CC	TN	TF	TK
English	-	Admiral	Squadron Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral, Counter Admiral	Ship-of-the-line Captain	Frigate Captain	Corvette Captain	Ship-of-the-line Lieutenant	Frigate Lieutenant	Corvette Lieutenant

Non-Commissioned Officers and Seamen

	Ranks and Insignias - Colombian Navy
NATO code[n 1]		OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Colombia											No equivalent
Spanish		Suboficial Jefe Técnico de Comando Conjunto	Suboficial Jefe Técnico de Comando	Suboficial Jefe Técnico	Suboficial Jefe	Suboficial Primero	Suboficial Segundo	Suboficial Tercero	Marinero Primero	Marinero Segundo	-
Abbr.		SJTCC	SJTC	SJT	SJ	S1	S2	S3	MA1	MA2	-
English		Joint Command Chief Technical Petty Officer	Command Chief Technical Petty Officer	Chief Technical Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer First Class	Petty Officer Second Class	Petty Officer Third Class	Seaman	Seaman Recruit	-

See also

• Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces
• Colombian Navy

Notes

1. Colombia is not a member of NATO, so there is not an official equivalence between the Colombian military ranks and those defined by NATO. The displayed parallel is approximate and for illustration purposes only.

References

1. Armada Republica de Colombia (2006). "Insignias de la Armada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2011.
2. Congreso de la República de Colombia (28 July 2010). "Ley 1405 de 2010 Nuevos Grados Militares" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2011.

External links

• Colombian Navy - Official site (Spanish)