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Spanish Armed Forces
Ranks
Pay
Grade
Spanish Navy US Navy Equivalent Spanish Army and Army Aviation US Army and Army Air Forces Equivalent
G3 A Almirante VAdm Vice Admiral TG Teniente General LTG Lieutenant General
G2 VA Vicealmirante RAdm (UH) Rear Admiral (Upper Half) [1]   GD General de División MG Major General
G1 CA Contralmirante RAdm (LH) Rear Admiral (Lower Half) [1]   GB General de Brigada BG Brigadier General
O6 CN Capitán de Navío Capt Captain CR Coronel COL Colonel
O5 CF Capitán de Fragata Cdr Commander TC Teniente Coronel LTC Lieutenant Colonel
O4 CC Capitán de Corbeta Lt Cdr Lieutenant Commander Com
MY
Commandante
Mayor [2]
MAJ Major
O3 TN Teniente de Navío Lt Lieutanant Cap Capitán CPT Captain
O2 AN Alférez de Navío Lt (jg) Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Tte Teniente 1LT 1st Lieutenant
O1 AF Alférez de Fragata Ens Ensign Alf Alférez 2LT 2nd Lieutenant
[1] As of April 1943 the rank Rear Admiral (Lower Half) was redesignated as Commodore, and Rear Admiral (Upper Half) as Rear Admiral.
[2] The rank of "Mayor" only existed in the Spanish Republican Army and only during the Spanish Civil War.
 
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