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,[1] 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.

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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 Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Parade dress
Combat uniform
 Bolivian Army[2]
General de ejército General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Mayor Captáin Teniente Subteniente

Enlisted ranks
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Parade dress
Combat uniform
 Bolivian Army[3]
Sub-oficial maestre Sub-oficial mayor Sub-oficial 1° Sub-oficial 2° Sub-oficial inicial Sargento 1° Sargento 2° Sargento inicial° Cabo Dragoneante Soldado raso

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,[4] 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 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 but once would have as he/she would have had to work their way up through the NCO and SNCO ranks of the Navy itself. 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 Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Bolivian Naval Force[5]
Almirante Vicealmirante Contraalmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navio Teniente de fragata Alférez Cadete

Enlisted ranks
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Bolivian Naval Force[6]
 No insignia
Sub-oficial maestre Sub-oficial mayor Sub-oficial primero Sub-oficial segundo Sub-oficial inicial Sargento primero Sargento segundo Sargento inicial Cabo conscripto Marinero de primero Marinero de segunda

Air Force

Officer ranks
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Bolivian Air Force[7]
General de fuerza aeréa General de división aeréa General de brigada aeréa Coronel aviador Teniente coronel aviador Mayor aviador Captáin aviador Teniente aviador Subteniente aviador Cadete

Enlisted ranks
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Bolivian Air Force[8]
Sub-oficial maestre Sub-oficial mayor Sub-oficial primero Sub-oficial segundo Sub-oficial inicial Sergento primero Sargento segundo Sargento inicial Cabo Dragoneante Soldado raso

Historical ranks
Officers
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Bolivian Army
Unknown-2019		 Unknown
General De Ejercito General De División General De Brigada Coronel Teniente Coronel Mayor Captáin Teniente Subteniente
 Bolivian Air Force
Unknown-2019		 Unknown
General De Fuerza Aeréa General De División Aeréa General De Brigada Aeréa Coronel Aviador Teniente Coronel Aviador Mayor Aviador Captáin Aviador Teniente Aviador Subteniente Aviador
Enlisted
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Bolivian Army
Unknown-2019		 No insignia
Sub-Oficial Maestre Sub-Oficial Mayor Sub-Oficial 1° Sub-Oficial 2° Sub-Oficial Inicial Sergento 1° Sargento 2° Cabo Soldado
 Bolivian Naval Force
Unknown-2019
Sub-oficial maestre Sub-oficial mayor Sub-oficial primero Sub-oficial segundo Sub-oficial inicial Sargento primero Sargento segundo Marinero Marinero de primero Marinero de segunda
 Bolivian Air Force
Unknown-2019
Sub-Oficial Maestre Sub-Oficial Mayor Sub-Oficial 1° Sub-Oficial 2° Sub-Oficial Inicial Sergento 1° Sargento 2° Cabo Dragoneante

References
  1. Pike, John. "Bolivian Uniforms and Insignia". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (10 December 2019). "Conoce la jerarquía de los grados del #Ejército" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (16 December 2019). "Hoy te invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. "Bolivia04-05 - Picture Pages". www.steiner7.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (9 January 2020). "Conoce la jerarquía de los grados de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (16 January 2020). "Hoy les invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (18 December 2019). "Conoce la jerarquía de los grados de la #FuerzaAéreaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (6 January 2020). "Hoy te invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  • "6: Del Grado y Ascenso". LEY Nº 1405 DE 30 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1992 JAIME PAZ ZAMORA PRESIDENTE CONSTITUCIONAL DE LA REPÚBLICA (in Spanish). p. 31.
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