Republic of China Air Force rank insignia

Ranks and rating insignia in the Republic of China Air Force (中華民國空軍 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Kōngjūn^[1]) are originally based on the ranks used by the German Air Force during the era of Sino-German cooperation in the 1930s. Since the 1950s, the rank structure is getting closer to the one used by the United States Air Force.

Rank and rating insignia

Officers

Equivalent NATO Code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Republic of China (Edit)	No equivalent								No equivalent
			Full General 一級上將 Yījí shàng jiàng	General 二級上將 Èrjí shàng jiàng	Lieutenant General 中將 Zhōngjiàng		Major General 少將[2] Shàojiàng				Colonel 上校[2] Shàngxiào		Lieutenant Colonel 中校 Zhōngxiào		Major 少校 Shàoxiào		Captain 上尉 Shàngwèi		First Lieutenant 中尉 Zhōngwèi			Second Lieutenant 少尉 Shàowèi			Officer cadet 軍校生 Jūnxiào shēng

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Republic of China (Edit)
	Master Sergeant First Class 一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng						Master Sergeant Second Class 二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng		Technical Sergeant 三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng		Staff Sergeant 上士 Shàngshì						Sergeant 中士 Zhōngshì						Corporal 下士 Xiàshì				Specialist 上等兵 Shàngděngbīng		Airman 一等兵 Yīděngbīng						Airman Basic 二等兵 Èrděngbīng

References

See also

• Republic of China Armed Forces
• Republic of China Navy
• Republic of China Air Force
• The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia around the World