- Colombian National Police officer rank insignia
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This chart represents the Colombian National Police officer rank insignia.
Insignia Title General of the
Colombian
National PoliceMajor
GeneralBrigadier
GeneralColonel Lieutenant
ColonelMajor Captain Lieutenant Sub-
LieutenantAbbreviation GEN MG BG COL LTC MAJ CPT LT SLT Abbreviation in Spanish GN MG BG CR TC MY CT TE ST Colombian National Police 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.
External links
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- Colombian National Police
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