Military ranks of the Colombian Navy

Coat of Arms of the Colombian Navy

Further information: Colombian Navy and Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces

The Colombian Navy (Spanish language: '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.

Officers

	Ranks and Insignias - Colombian Navy
NATO code	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		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

External links

• Colombian Navy - Official site (Spanish)