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.

Other ranks

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

Historic ranks

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

Other ranks

See also

• Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
• Republic of China Armed Forces
• Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany
• Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• Singapore Armed Forces ranks

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.