Republic of China Navy rank and rating insignia

Ranks and rating insignia in the Republic of China Navy (中華民國海軍 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn^[1])today are based on the ranks used by the German Navy 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 Navy. The Republic of China Navy rank of one-star admiral, unlike the army, uses the Rear admiral rank as per the French practice and the former German naval practice. The ranks used by the Republic of China Army are used by the Republic of China Marine Corps (中華民國海軍陸戰隊 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn Lùzhàndùi ^[2]), a part of the Navy, and are more modeled on the United States Marine Corps.

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
			General Admiral 一級上將	Admiral 二級上將	Vice admiral 中將		Rear admiral 少將[3]				Captain 上校[3]		Commander 中校		Lieutenant commander 少校		Lieutenant 上尉		Lieutenant (junior grade) 中尉			Ensign 少尉			Officer cadet 軍校生
Pinyin			Yījí Shàngjiàng	Èrjí Shàngjiàng	Zhōngjiàng		Shaojiàng				Shàngxiào		Zhōngxiào		Shàoxiào		Shàngwèi		Zhōngwèi			Shàowèi			Jūnxiào shēng

Non-commissioned

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)
	Command master chief petty officer 一等士官長						Master chief petty officer 二等士官長		Senior chief petty officer 三等士官長		Chief Petty Officer 上士						Petty Officer 1st Class 中士						Petty Officer 2nd Class 下士				Seaman 上等兵		Seaman apprentice 一等兵						Seaman recruit 二等兵
Pinyin	Yīděng Shìguān zhǎng						Èrděng Shìguān zhǎng		Sānděng Shìguān zhǎng		Shàngshi						Zhōngshi		Xiàshi				Shàngděng Bīng		Yīděng Bīng		Èrděng Bīng

Rank insignia in the Marine Corps

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	No equivalent								No equivalent
			General 二級上將		Lieutenant General 中將		Major General 少將[3]				Colonel 上校[3]		Lieutenant Colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 上尉		First Lieutenant 中尉			Second Lieutenant 少尉			Officer cadet 軍校生
Pinyin			Èrjí Shàngjiàng		Zhōngjiàng		Shàojiàng				Shàngxiào		Zhōngxiào		Shàoxiào		Shàngwèi		Zhōngwèi			Shàowèi			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
	Master Sergeant First Class 一等士官長						Master Sergeant Second Class 二等士官長		Gunnery Sergeant 三等士官長		Staff Sergeant 上士						Sergeant 中士						Corporal 下士				Lance Corporal 上等兵		Private First Class 一等兵						Private 二等兵
Pinyin	Yīděng Shìguān zhǎng						Èrděng Shìguān zhǎng		Sānděng Shìguān zhǎng		Shàngshi						Zhōngshi						Xiàshi				Shàngděng Bīng		Yīděng Bīng						Èrděng Bīng

References

See also

• Republic of China Armed Forces
• Republic of China Navy
• Republic of China Marine Corps
• The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia around the World