Colombian National Police officer rank insignia

Colombian National Police officer rank insignia

This chart represents the Colombian National Police officer rank insignia.

Insignia
Title General of the
Colombian
National Police		 Major
General		 Brigadier
General		 Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain Lieutenant Sub-
Lieutenant
Abbreviation GEN MG BG COL LTC MAJ CPT LT SLT
Abbreviation in Spanish GN MG BG CR TC MY CT TE ST


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Colombian National Police

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History:
National Police History
Jean Marie Marcelin Gilibert
Ranks:
Officers
Executives
Enlisted
Directorates:
Operative Directorate
• Special Operations Commandoes
• Highway Police
• Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron
• Fiscal and Customs Police
• Directorate of Carabineers and Rural Security
Judicial Police Directorate (DIJIN)
Schools:
General Santander Academy

The Officer Corps of the Colombian National Police forms the commanding level of the institution, starting with the rank of Sub-lieutenant escalating to the grade of General.

Contents

Generals

General

Rank identified by four stars of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders and sleeves buttons, this the top range in the institution

Lieutenant General

Rank identified by three stars of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders and sleeves buttons, similar to the use by General.

Major General

Rank identified by two stars of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders and sleeves buttons, similar to the use by General.

Brigadier General

Rank identified by one star of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders and sleeves buttons, similar to the use by General

Superior Officers

Colonel

Three golden bars and two laurel wreath held together in a semi-circular way. Rank is worn over shoulders and sleeves buttons.

Lieutenant Colonel

Two golden bars and two laurel wreath held together in a semi-circular way. Rank is worn over shoulders and sleeves buttons. Similar use than Colonel.

Major

One golden bar and two laurel wreath held together in a semi-circular way. Rank is worn over shoulders and sleeves buttons. Similar use than Colonel.

Subaltern Officers

Captain

Three golden bars separated and placed vertically and parallel to each other at equal distance. Rank is worn over shoulders.

Lieutenant

Two golden bars separated and placed vertically and parallel to each other at equal distance. .

Sub-Lieutenant

Single golden bar placed vertically. Rank is worn over shoulders, similar to the rank of Captain.

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