People's Liberation Army rank system
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The People's Liberation Army rank system is the hierarchical structure of military ranks and insignia used to organize, command, and distinguish personnel within China's armed forces.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military rank system ⓘ |
| abolished | 1965 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Soviet military rank system ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| definesInsigniaFor |
air force shoulder boards
ⓘ
naval shoulder boards ⓘ shoulder boards ⓘ sleeve insignia ⓘ |
| governingBody | Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
enlisted ranks
ⓘ
non-commissioned officer ranks ⓘ officer ranks ⓘ warrant officer ranks ⓘ |
| hasEnlistedRank |
Private
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Private First Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNCOGrade |
Corporal
ⓘ
Master Sergeant Class Four NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Sergeant Class One ⓘ Master Sergeant Class Three NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Sergeant Class Two NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant ⓘ Sergeant First Class ⓘ Staff Sergeant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficerRank |
Captain
ⓘ
Colonel ⓘ First Lieutenant NERFINISHED ⓘ General NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Colonel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General NERFINISHED ⓘ Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Lieutenant NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Colonel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWarrantOfficerRank |
Chief Warrant Officer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warrant Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1955 ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| purpose | to indicate hierarchy and command authority in the PLA ⓘ |
| reformed |
1994
ⓘ
2009 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ |
| reintroduced | 1988 ⓘ |
| topOfficerRank |
Admiral
ⓘ
General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByBranch |
PLA Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PLA Ground Force NERFINISHED ⓘ PLA Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ PLA Rocket Force NERFINISHED ⓘ PLA Strategic Support Force NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Armed Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTitle |
Shang Jiang (General) in current system
ⓘ
Shang Xiao (Senior Colonel) in current system ⓘ Shao Jiang (Major General) in current system ⓘ Yi Ji Shang Jiang (First Class General) in 1955 system NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhong Jiang (Lieutenant General) in current system ⓘ |
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