# Military ranks of Bolivia

The Armed Forces of Bolivia has four main branches: Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Police Force. Each of the four branches has a similar structure, each having four pay grades: non-commissioned officers, senior non-commissioned officers, commissioned officers and general staff. However, the SNCO roles vary depending on the branch; some of these hold specialisations.

## Army

The Army trains all its personnel in the following:
* Army NCO School, Sucre
* Military College of Bolivia, La Paz

### Officer ranks

| Rank group | 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 |
| Parade dress | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Combat uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Army vte | General de ejército | General de ejército | General de división | General de división | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Mayor | Captáin | Captáin | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente | Subteniente | Subteniente | Subteniente |

### Enlisted ranks

| 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 |
| Parade dress | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Combat uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Army vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Army vte | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial 1° | Sub-oficial 1° | Sub-oficial 2° | Sub-oficial 2° | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sargento 1° | Sargento 1° | Sargento 1° | Sargento 1° | Sargento 1° | Sargento 1° | Sargento 2° | Sargento 2° | Sargento 2° | Sargento 2° | Sargento inicial° | Sargento inicial° | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Soldado raso | Soldado raso |

## Navy

Despite being a landlocked country, Bolivia has a large quantity of rivers and lakes which the majority of their naval operations take place on, one example of this is Lake Titicaca, which is shared between Bolivia and Peru.
The Navy, unlike the other three branches, has different specialisations for the NCOs and SNCOs once they reach the rank of 'seaman'. Once a specialisation has been achieved, the sailors' insignia will be adjusted slightly, to make his/her profession more visible. Those corps are as follows:
* Machinist Corps
* Medical Corps
* Divers Corps
* Logistics Corps
* Quartermasters Corps
* Signals Corps
| Insignia | | | | | | | |
| Paygrade | NCO | SNCO | Both | Both | Both | Both | Both |
| Corps | Machinist | Machinist | Medical | Divers | Logistics | Quartermasters | Signals |
Any rank between Seaman and Master Chief Petty Officer can have a specialisation as part of their regular rank insignia, the only corps where the insignia varies is within the Machinist Corps, where both NCO and SNCO have a different insignia, this also helps determine their qualifications and what they are responsible for.
The most Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer, holds no specific specialisation. The SNCO would have been a specialist at a lower rank. This sailor would also be the overseer of each of the Corps, ensuring that this branch's members are fully trained and equipped.

### Officer ranks

| 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 |
| Bolivian Naval Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Naval Force vte | | | Almirante | Almirante | Vicealmirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Contraalmirante | | | 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 fragata | Alférez | Alférez | Alférez |

### Enlisted ranks

| 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 |
| Bolivian Naval Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Bolivian Naval Force vte | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento inicial | Sargento inicial | | | Cabo conscripto | Cabo conscripto | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de segunda | Marinero de segunda |

## Air Force
### Officer ranks

| 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 |
| Bolivian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Air Force vte | | | General de fuerza aeréa | General de fuerza aeréa | General de división aeréa | General de división aeréa | General de brigada aeréa | General de brigada aeréa | | | Coronel aviador | Coronel aviador | Teniente coronel aviador | Teniente coronel aviador | Mayor aviador | Mayor aviador | Captáin aviador | Captáin aviador | Teniente aviador | Teniente aviador | Teniente aviador | Subteniente aviador | Subteniente aviador | Subteniente aviador |

### Enlisted ranks

| 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 |
| Bolivian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Air Force vte | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sergento primero | Sergento primero | Sergento primero | Sergento primero | Sergento primero | Sergento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento inicial | Sargento inicial | Sargento inicial | Sargento inicial | Cabo | Cabo | | | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Soldado raso | Soldado raso | Soldado raso | Soldado raso | Soldado raso | Soldado raso |

## Honorary ranks

In the Armed Forces, the title Marshal is a military distinction granted to generals for exceptional achievements and it is used to denote a senior military leader. Unlike other military titles named "marshal", it is not a military rank. Six individuals in the history of Bolivia have been assigned the rank: Antonio José de Sucre, Marshal of Ayacucho; Andrés de Santa Cruz, Marshal of Zepita; Otto Philipp Braun, Marshal of Montenegro; José Ballivián, Marshal of Ingavi; Bernardino Bilbao Rioja, Marshal of Kilometer 7 ; and Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Marshal of the Greath Fatherland (posthumous).

## Historical ranks

The ranks were introduced in 1968, based on design by the Central American Defense Council (Spanish: Consejo de Defensa Centroamericano; CONDECO).

### Officers

| Rank group | 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 |
| Bolivian Army (1968–2019) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Army (1968–2019) | General de ejercito | General de ejercito | General de división | General de división | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Mayor | Capitán | Capitán | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente | Subteniente | Subteniente | Subteniente |
| Bolivian Naval Force (1968–2019) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Naval Force (1968–2019) | Almirante | Almirante | Vicealmirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navio | Teniente de navio | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Teniente de corbeta | Alférez | Alférez |
| Bolivian Air Force (1968–2019) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Air Force (1968–2019) | General de fuerza aeréa | General de fuerza aeréa | General de división aeréa | General de división aeréa | General de brigada aeréa | General de brigada aeréa | Coronel aviador | Coronel aviador | Teniente coronel aviador | Teniente coronel aviador | Mayor aviador | Mayor aviador | Capitán aviador | Capitán aviador | Teniente aviador | Teniente aviador | Teniente aviador | Subteniente aviador | Subteniente aviador | Subteniente aviador |

### Enlisted

| 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 |
| Bolivian Army (1968–2019) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Bolivian Army (1968–2019) | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Cabo | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Soldado | Soldado |
| Bolivian Naval Force (1968–2019) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bolivian Naval Force (1968–2019) | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Cabo | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de primero | Marinero de segunda | Marinero de segunda |
| Bolivian Air Force (1968–2019) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Bolivian Air Force (1968–2019) | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial maestre | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial primero | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial segundo | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sub-oficial inicial | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Sargento segundo | Cabo | Cabo | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Dragoneante | Soldado | Soldado |