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The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the Republic of China Armed Forces.[lower-alpha 1] The official military rank names in Traditional Chinese are identical across all different military branches, but their English translations may be different.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| 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 |
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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
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
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| 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 | |
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- Colloquially known as the Taiwanese Armed Forces to distinguish from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Citations
- Regulations 1996, p. 65.
- Regulations 1996, p. 66.
- Regulations 1996, p. 67.
- 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.
- "Taiwan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 17 August 2012.