# Nicaragua military ranks

The Military ranks of Nicaragua are the military insignia used by the Nicaraguan Armed Forces.

## Current ranks
### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Nicaraguan Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicaraguan Army vte | | | General de ejército | General de ejército | | | Mayor general | Mayor general | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Mayor | Capitán | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente primero | Teniente primero | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente |
| Nicaraguan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicaraguan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | Contralmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Teniente de corbeta | Alférez | Alférez |
| Nicaraguan Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicaraguan Air Force vte | | | General de ejército | General de ejército | | | Mayor general | Mayor general | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Mayor | Capitán | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente primero | Teniente primero | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Nicaraguan Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Nicaraguan Army vte | Suboficial primero | Suboficial primero | Suboficial primero | Suboficial segundo | Suboficial segundo | Suboficial segundo | Suboficial | Suboficial | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | | | | | | | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado | Soldado |
| Nicaraguan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Nicaraguan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | | | | | | | Marino de primera | Marino de primera | Marino de primera | Marino de primera | Marino de primera | Marino de primera | Marino | Marino |
| Nicaraguan Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Nicaraguan Air Force vte | Suboficial primero | Suboficial primero | Suboficial primero | Suboficial segundo | Suboficial segundo | Suboficial segundo | Suboficial | Suboficial | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | Sargento tercero | | | | | | | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado | Soldado |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |

## Historic ranks

The Nicaraguan National Guard rank chart was directly inspired by the US Army, with chevrons pointed upwards for NCOs, horizontal linked brass bars for company officers and vertically placed gilded or silvered stars for field officers. The sequence however was slightly different, with Sergeants' ranks being limited to two only; Captains were identified by three bars instead of two as per in the US Armed Services, whilst Majors had a five-point gilded star in lieu of a leaf. National Guard rank insignia from Subteniente to Coronel resembled a US antecedent—but that of the Confederate States Army. There were also some differences in colour and nomenclature according to the branches of service: Ground Forces' NCOs had yellow on dark-green chevrons, the Air Force personnel wore white on royal blue ground forces' rank insignia whilst the Navy's Seamen and Petty Officers' ranks were identical to the other branches of the Guardia, but Line Officers had US Navy-style rank insignia on removable navy blue shoulder boards instead.

### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Ground Forces and National Police | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ground Forces and National Police | General de División (Director-Jefe de la Guardia Nacional) | General de División (Director-Jefe de la Guardia Nacional) | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Mayor | Capitán | Capitán | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente | Subteniente | Subteniente | Subteniente |
| Nicaraguan National Guard Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicaraguan National Guard Navy | | | Contralmirante | Contralmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navío | Teniente de navío | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Teniente de corbeta | Alférez | Alférez |
| Air Force of the National Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Force of the National Guard | | | | | Coronel piloto aviador | Coronel piloto aviador | Teniente coronel piloto aviador | Teniente coronel piloto aviador | Mayor piloto aviador | Mayor piloto aviador | Capitán piloto aviador | Capitán piloto aviador | Teniente piloto aviador | Teniente piloto aviador | Teniente piloto aviador | Subteniente piloto aviador | Subteniente piloto aviador | Subteniente piloto aviador |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Ground Forces and National Police | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Ground Forces and National Police | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado | Soldado |
| Nicaraguan National Guard Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Nicaraguan National Guard Navy | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado | Soldado |
| Air Force of the National Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Air Force of the National Guard | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado de primera | Soldado | Soldado |