Ecuador Ranks, Insignia, and Uniforms
Figure 19. Officer Ranks and Insignia, 1989
Figure 20. Enlisted Ranks and Insignia, 1989
The rank structure of the armed forces generally conformed to
that used in the United States, except that Ecuador did not employ
all of the ranks found in the United States military. The army and
air force had nine officer ranks ranging from second lieutenant to
general. The navy had eight officer ranks from ensign to vice
admiral
(see
fig. 19). Army enlisted personnel had seven grades
ranging in level from private to sergeant major, air force
enlistees had seven grades ranging from airman to chief master
sergeant, and naval enlistees had eight grades from the equivalent
of seaman to master chief petty officer
(see
fig. 20).
Rank insignia for officers of the army and air force were a
series of five-pointed stars on shoulder boards. Insignia for
general, lieutenant general, and major general consisted of four,
three, and two gold stars, respectively, with gold-braided borders
and the national crest. Field-grade officers wore gold stars, and
company-grade officers wore silver stars on shoulder boards. Naval
officers wore gold stripes indicating rank on the lower sleeve of
the blouse. Army and air force enlisted personnel wore red and
yellow stripes, respectively, and the navy red or yellow stripes,
as appropriate, on shoulder boards or upper sleeve of the uniform.
The three services had dress, semi-dress, service, and field
uniforms for officers and dress, service, and field uniforms for
enlisted personnel. The army winter service uniform consisted of a
gray blouse and trousers, white shirt, and black tie. Air force
winter service uniforms were light blue, whereas those for the navy
were navy blue and white. The armed forces also had summer
uniforms.
Data as of 1989
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