Cuban Military

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The following list presents the Rank and Insignia of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces from 1980, until 1999. In the far left, ranks are those that follow traditional Western military ranks, in the center are the Spanish name ranks in italics, and in the far right are the rank insignia. Under Castro, Cuba became a highly militarized society. ... Cuban coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Under Castro, Cuba became a highly militarized society. ... Under Castro, Cuba became a highly militarized society. ... Under Castro, Cuba became a highly militarized society. ... The following list presents the naval versions of the Rank and Insignia of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces from 1980, until 1999. ... // Pre-Columbian Cuba The archeological record and evidence from mitochondrial DNA studies indicate that Cuba and the Antilles have been inhabited by peoples ancestral to the indigenous inhabitants for at least several thousand years. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Army Ranks

Officer Ranks

All-forces ranks	Name	Shoulder insignia
General of the Army	Comandante en Jefe
General	General de Ejército
Lieutenant General	General de Cuerpo de Ejército
Major General	General de División
Brigadier General	General de Brigada
Colonel	Coronel
Lieutenant Colonel	Teniente Coronel
Major	Mayor
Captain	Capitán
First Lieutenant	Primer Teniente
Lieutenant, equivalent to Second Lieutenant in U.S.	Teniente
No Equivalent in U.S. Army, but Officer Cadet in some Western Militaries	Subteniente

General of the Army, or less formally five-star general, is historically the second most senior rank in the United States Army. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Major is a military rank denoting an officer of mid-level command status. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... First Lieutenant is a military rank. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...

Enlisted Ranks

All-forces ranks	Name	Collar insignia
Sargeant Major	Primer Sub-Oficial
Master Sergeant	Sub-Oficial
Staff Sergeant	Sargento de Primera
Sergeant	Sargento de Segunda
Corporal	Sargento de Tercera
Private 1st Class	Soldado de Primera
Private	Soldado

United States Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Army Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant insignia U.S. Air Force A Master Sergeant is: the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Army, just above Sergeant First Class and below 1st Sergeant. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... In most non-naval military organizations, a sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above privates and corporals, and below warrant officers and commissioned officers. ... Corporal is a military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries of the world. ... Private refers to: privacy the ability of a person to control the availability of information about and exposure of him or herself. ...

See also

• Military rank
• Comparative military ranks
• Military of Cuba

Military rank, or simply rank, is a system of grading seniority and command within military organizations. ... Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. ... National security Under Castro, Cuba became a highly militarized society. ...

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