Military Ranks




Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR)


1976 To Present 1



Army / Air Force   Navy
  Comandante en Jefe  
General de Ejercito (General) -
General de Cuerpo de Ejercito (Lt. Gen.) Almirante
General de Division (Maj. Gen.) Vice-Almirante
General de Brigada (Brig. Gen.) Contra-Almirante
Coronel (Colonel) Capitan-de-Navio
Teniente Coronel (Lt. Colonel) Capitan-de-Fragata
Mayor (Major) Capitan-de-Corbeta
Capitan (Captain) Teniente-de-Navio
Primer Teniente (1st Lt.) Teniente-de-Fragata
Teniente (2nd Lt.) Teniente-de-Corbeta
Sub Teniente (no equivilant) Alferez
Primer Sub Oficial (no equivilant) Primer-Sub-Oficial
Sub Oficial (no equivilant) Sub-Oficial
Sargento de Primera (Tech Sergeant) Sargento-de-Primera
Sargento de Segunda (Staff Sergeant) Sargento-de-Segunda
Sargento de Tercera ( Sergeant) Sargento-de-Tercera
Soldado de Primera (Pvt. 1st Class) Marinero-de-Primera
Soldado (Soldier) Marinero




Notes

1. Rafael Fermoselle. 1992. Cuban Leadership After Castro: Biographies of Cuba's Top Commanders. 2nd Ed. Miami, Fl.: University of Miami North-South Center. p. 20.


 


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