This chart represents the Colombian National Police

Colombian National Police

The National Police of Colombia is the national police force of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military of Colombia , it constitutes along with them the "Public Force" and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense. They are the largest police force in Colombia...

 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

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.

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

Colonel

Three golden bars and two laurel wreath

Laurel wreath

A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...

 held together in a semi-circular way. Rank is worn over shoulders and sleeves buttons.

Lieutenant Colonel

Two golden bars and two laurel wreath

Laurel wreath

A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...

 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

Laurel wreath

A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the bay laurel , an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head...

held together in a semi-circular way. Rank is worn over shoulders and sleeves buttons. Similar use than Colonel.

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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Colombian National Police officer ranks