The People's Liberation Army in China has five rank schemes among different military branches, including Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force.The Surface Force, Submarine Force, Coastal Defense Force, Marine Corps and Naval Air Force, although being a part of the Navy, maintains a different insignia to other naval fleet personnel.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PLA Ground Force [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
上将 Shàngjiàng | 中将 Zhōngjiàng | 少将 Shàojiàng | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 学员 Xuéyuán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLA Navy [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
海军上将 Hǎijūn shàngjiàng | 海军中将 Hǎijūn zhōngjiàng | 海军少将 Hǎijūn shàojiàng | 海军大校 Hǎijūn dàxiào | 海军上校 Hǎijūn shàngxiào | 海军中校 Hǎijūn zhōngxiào | 海军少校 Hǎijūn shàoxiào | 海军上尉 Hǎijūn shàngwèi | 海军中尉 Hǎijūn zhōngwèi | 海军少尉 Hǎijūn shàowèi | 海军学员 Hǎijūn xuéyuán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLA Air Force [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
空军上将 Kōngjūn shàngjiàng | 空军中将 Kōngjūn zhōngjiàng | 空军少将 Kōngjūn shàojiàng | 空军大校 Kōngjūn dàxiào | 空军上校 Kōngjūn shàngxiào | 空军中校 Kōngjūn zhōngxiào | 空军少校 Kōngjūn shàoxiào | 空军上尉 Kōngjūn shàngwèi | 空军中尉 Kōngjūn zhōngwèi | 空军少尉 Kōngjūn shàowèi | 空军学员 Kōngjūn xuéyuán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People's Armed Police | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
上将 Shàngjiàng | 中将 Zhōngjiàng | 少将 Shàojiàng | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào | 上尉 Shàngwèi | 中尉 Zhōngwèi | 少尉 Shàowèi | 学员 Xuéyuán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PLA Ground Force [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLA Navy [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
海军一级军士长 Hǎijūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军二级军士长 Hǎijūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军三级军士长 Hǎijūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军四级军士长 Hǎijūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 海军上士 Hǎijūn shàngshì | 海军中士 Hǎijūn zhōngshì | 海军下士 Hǎijūn xiàshì | 海军上等兵 Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng | 海军列兵 Hǎijūn lièbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLA Air Force [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
空军一级军士长 Kōngjūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军二级军士长 Kōngjūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军三级军士长 Kōngjūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军四级军士长 Kōngjūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 空军上士 Kōngjūn shàngshì | 空军中士 Kōngjūn zhōngshì | 空军下士 Kōngjūn xiàshì | 空军上等兵 Kōngjūn shàngděngbīng | 空军列兵 Kōngjūn lièbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People's Armed Police | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
一级军士长 Yījí jūnshìzhǎng | 二级军士长 Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng | 三级军士长 Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng | 四级军士长 Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng | 上士 Shàngshì | 中士 Zhōngshì | 下士 Xiàshì | 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng | 列兵 Lièbīng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in air forces that use the Royal Air Force (RAF) system of ranks, especially in Commonwealth countries. It has a NATO rank code of OF-2. Flight lieutenant is abbreviated as Flt Lt in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and RAF, and as FLTLT in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and has sometimes also been abbreviated as F/L in many services; however, it has never been correctly abbreviated as "lieutenant". A flight lieutenant ranks above flying officer and below a squadron leader and is sometimes used as an English language translation of a similar rank in non-English-speaking countries.
The People's Liberation Army has not always used ranks or insignia. In common with the practice of the Red Army at the time of its founding in 1927, neither were used until 1955 when a system of ranks was established. As a result of the Cultural Revolution, ranks were abolished in May 1965. After the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979, reforms in the PLA began to be made to professionalize the armed forces once more. The 1984 Military Service Law provided for the resumption of rank, but disagreements on what ranks were to be used and who would receive them caused the revival of rank to be delayed until 1988. The following ranks and their respective insignia shown are those used by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.
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