Nicaragua military ranks

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The Nicaraguan National Guard rank chart was directly inspired by the US Army,^[3] 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.

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Ground Forces and National Police[4]
							General de División (Director-Jefe de la Guardia Nacional)		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Nicaraguan National Guard Navy
									Contralmirante		Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta		Teniente de navío		Teniente de fragata		Teniente de corbeta		Alférez
Air Force of the National Guard
											Coronel piloto aviador		Teniente coronel piloto aviador		Mayor piloto aviador		Capitán piloto aviador		Teniente piloto aviador			Subteniente piloto aviador

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Ground Forces and National Police																																			No insignia
											Sargento primero						Sargento segundo						Cabo						Soldado de primera						Soldado
Nicaraguan National Guard Navy																																			No insignia
											Sargento primero						Sargento segundo						Cabo						Soldado de primera						Soldado
Air Force of the National Guard																																			No insignia
											Sargento primero						Sargento segundo						Cabo						Soldado de primera						Soldado

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• Tartter, Jean R. (1994). "National Security". In Merrill, Tim (ed.). Nicaragua: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 210. LCCN 94021664. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
• "Nicaragua". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2024.