The Republic of Korea Armed Forces, also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of 3,600,000 in 2022.
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.
Commissioned officers' rank comparison chart of all land forces of NATO member states.
This page lists the enlisted ranks and insignia of NATO member armies. For the comparison chart of the commissioned officers, see Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers.
Each officer rank in the navy of a NATO country may be compared with the ranks used by any military service in other NATO countries, under a standardized NATO rank scale. This is useful, for instance, in establishing seniority amongst officers serving alongside each other within multinational command structures.
The comparative military ranks of Korea are the military insignia used by the two nations on the Korean Peninsula, those being the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and the Korean People's Army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The United States Forces Korea personnel wear the ranks and insignia used by other service personnel of the United States Armed Forces in the territories of the United States.
Bing is the rank usually held by enlisted personnel in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, and both North and South Korea. The rank name is based on the on one of the four ancient occupations.
Wei is the rank held by company-grade officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, and both North and South Korea.
Jiang, formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general, is a rank held by general officers in the armed forces of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use three levels at present while the Republic of China Armed Forces use four.
The Military ranks of Philippines are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of North and South American states.
Rank comparison chart of armies and land forces of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.
South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia was used by the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, specifically the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. Originally based on French ranks, the ranks were changed in 1967 to resemble US ranks more closely.
Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.
Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for armies/ land forces of Asian states.
Commissioned officers' and Enlisted rank comparison chart of all marine forces.
Shi is the rank usually held by Non-commissioned officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China or Taiwan, and both North and South Korea. The rank name is based on the on one of the four ancient occupations.
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Republic of Korea Army [3] 
Republic of Korea Navy [4] 
Republic of Korea Marine Corps [2] 
Republic of Korea Air Force [2] 
