The military ranks of Mexico are the military insignia used by the Mexican Armed Forces. Mexico shares a rank structure similar to that of Spain.[1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank badges have a band of colour indicating branch:
| Colour | Branch/service | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | General officers | ||
| Light brown | General staff; Presidential Guards Corps, Presidential High Command | ||
| Purple | Army aviation (includes the Air Force); Parachutist Fusiliers | ||
| Red | Infantry | ||
| Crimson red | Artillery | ||
| Red-brown | Quartermaster Command (Spanish; Castilian: Materiales de Guerra) | ||
| Light orange-brown | Transportation | ||
| Green | Judicial Corps (Spanish; Castilian: Justicia); military police | ||
| cobalt blue | Engineers; signals and communications (Spanish; Castilian: transmisiones) | ||
| Light blue | Cavalry, Veterinarians | ||
| Sky Blue | Cartography | ||
| Gray | Military bands and drummers and buglers | ||
| Light gray | armored | ||
| Brownish gray | Service corps (Spanish; Castilian: administracion e intendencia) | ||
| Yellow | Medical | ||
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