Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia

The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the Republic of China Armed Forces. ^[a] The official military rank names in Traditional Chinese are identical across all different military branches, but their English translations may be different.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General/flag officers				Field/senior officers			Junior officers
Rank	一級上將	二級上將	中將	少將	上校	中校	少校	上尉	中尉	少尉
Mandarin	Yījí Shàngjiàng	Èrjí Shàngjiàng	Zhōngjiàng	Shaojiàng	Shàngxiào	Zhōngxiào	Shàoxiào	Shàngwèi	Zhōngwèi	Shàowèi
Taiwanese Hokkien	It-kip Siōng-chiòng	Jī-kip Siōng-chiòng	Tiong-chiòng	Siáu-chiòng	Siōng-hāu	Tiong-hāu	Siáu-hāu	Siōng-ùi	Tiong-ùi	Siáu-ùi
Hakka	Yit-khi̍p Song-chiông	Ngi-khi̍p Song-chiông	Chûng-chiông	Seu-chiông	Song-káu	Chûng-káu	Seu-káu	Song-ví	Chûng-ví	Seu-ví
Literal translation	First class upper leader	Second class upper leader	Middle leader	Junior leader	Upper field officer	Middle field officer	Junior field officer	Upper officer	Middle officer	Junior officer
Republic of China Army [1]
Translation [2]	Full general	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
ROC Military Police [1]
Translation [2]			Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
ROC Navy [3]
Translation [2]	Full admiral	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign
ROC Marine Corps [1]
Translation [2]		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
ROC Air Force [4]
Translation [2]	Full general	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Rank group	General/flag officers				Field/senior officers			Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Non-commissioned officers						Enlisted personnel
Rank	一等士官長	二等士官長	三等士官長	上士	中士	下士	上等兵	一等兵	二等兵
Mandarin	Yīděng Shìguānzhǎng	Èrděng Shìguānzhǎng	Sānděng Shìguānzhǎng	Shàngshi	Zhōngshi	Xiàshi	Shàngděng Bīng	Yīděng Bīng	Èrděng Bīng
Taiwanese	It-téng Sū-koaⁿ-tiúⁿ	Jī-téng Sū-koaⁿ-tiúⁿ	Sàm-téng Sū-koaⁿ-tiúⁿ	Siōng-sū	Tiong-sū	Hā-sū	Siōng-téng Peng	It-téng Peng	Jī-téng Peng
Hakka	Yit-tén Sṳ-kôn-chóng	Ngi-tén Sṳ-kôn-chóng	Sâm-tén Sṳ-kôn-chóng	Song-sṳ	Chûng-sṳ	Ha-sṳ	Song-tén Pîn	Yit-tén Pîn	Ngi-tén Pîn
Literal translation	First class warrior commander	Second class warrior commander	Third class warrior commander	Upper warrior	Middle warrior	Lower warrior	Upper class soldier	First class soldier	Second class soldier
Translation [2] [5]	First class master sergeant	Second class master sergeant	Third class master sergeant	Sergeant	Staff sergeant	Corporal	Private upper class	Private first class	Private
Republic of China Army [1]
ROC Military Police [1]
ROC Navy [3]
ROC Marine Corps [1]
ROC Air Force [4]

Historic ranks

See also: Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)

After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan in December 1949, the military rank system had a large reform in 1956. As a result, the contemporary rank structure is closer to the one used by the United States Armed Forces.

Officer rank

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Rank	特級上將		一級上將	二級上將	中將		少將		代將		上校		中校		少校		上尉		中尉		少尉
Mandarin	Tèjí shàngjiàng		Yījí shàngjiàng	Èrjí shàngjiàng	Zhōngjiàng		Shàojiàng		Dàijiāng		Shàngxiào		Zhōngxiào		Shàoxiào		Shàngwèi		Zhōngwèi		Shàowèi
1958–1980 [6]
1980–2000 [7]	Abolished

Other ranks

Rank group	Non-commissioned officers			Soldiers
	上士	中士	下士	上等兵	一等兵	二等兵
	Shàng shì	Zhōng shì	Xiàshì	Shàngděngbīng	Yī děng bīng	Èrděngbīng
Republic of China National Army [8]

See also

• Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)

Notes

1. Colloquially known as the Taiwanese Armed Forces to distinguish from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

References

Citations

1. Regulations 1996, p. 65.
2. Ministry of National Defense 2019.
3. Regulations 1996, p. 66.
4. Regulations 1996, p. 67.
5. Ministry of National Defense 2022.
6. Ping 2009, p. 657.
7. Ping 2009, pp. 674–675.
8. Mollo 2001, p. 192.

Sources

• Mollo, Andrew (2001). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation. Leicester: Silverdale books. ISBN   1-85605-603-1.
• "Lùhǎikōng jūnfú zhì tiáolì fù tú" 陸海空軍服制條例附圖 [Drawings of the Uniform Regulations of the Army, Navy and Air Force](PDF). Gazette of the Presidential Palace (6769): 65–67. 7 November 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
• Ministry of National Defense (4 December 2019). "Act of Commission for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces". law.moj.gov.tw. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
• Ministry of National Defense (19 January 2022). "Act of Military Service for Volunteer Enlisted Soldiers". law.moj.gov.tw. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
• Ping, Xu, ed. (2009). Zhōngguó bǎinián jūnfú (zēngbǔ bǎn)中国百年军服 (增补版) [China Regimental 100 Years] (2nd ed.). Gold Wall Press. ISBN   978-7-80084-679-3 . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
• Shang Rong Wu (2018). 100 Years of the Chinese Military Uniform (in Chinese). King Kong Publishing. ISBN   978-986-97216-1-5 . Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links

• "Taiwan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 17 August 2012.