TheMilitary ranks of Paraguay are the military insignia used by theArmed Forces of Paraguay.
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente | Subteniente | |||||||||||||||
| Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navio | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Guardiamarina | |||||||||||||||
| General de fuerza aerea | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente | Subteniente | |||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-oficial principal | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial | Sargento ayudante | Sargento primero | Vice sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Cabo primero | Cabo segundo | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-oficial principal | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial de primera | Sub-oficial de segunda | Maestre | Cabo primero | Cabo segundo | Dragoneante | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-oficial principal | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial | Sargento ayudante | Sargento primero | Vice sargento primero | Sargento segundo | Cabo primero | Cabo segundo | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historically, until the fall of theStroessner regime, Paraguayan insignia were based on the Prussian system, as was the case for many other South American countries, only with slight distinctions.[3][better source needed]
Two individuals held the rank ofField Marshal of the Paraguayan Armies, the highest distinction in the nation. They wereFrancisco Solano López (during his own lifetime) andJosé Félix Estigarribia (awarded after his death). However, the rank itself is just ahonorific title and does not officially belong to the ranks of the Paraguayan Army.
Both Francisco Solano López and José Félix Estigarribia had the "official" rank of General of the Army (General de Ejército).
| Designation | Higher commanders | Senior commanders | Middle-level commanders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General de ejército | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Mayor | Capitán | Teniente primero | Teniente | ||
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