Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia

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Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for armies/ land forces of Asian states.

Other ranks[edit]

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan No rank structure
‎‎


 Armenian Ground Forces[1]
ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ
Avag yent’aspa
ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ
Yent’aspa
ԱՎԱԳ
Avag
ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ
Avag serzhant
ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ
Serzhant
ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ
Krtser Serzhant
ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ
Yefreytor
շարքային
Shark’ayin


 Azerbaijani Land Forces[2]
No insignia
Baş gizir Gizir Kiçik gizir Baş çavuş Çavuş Kiçik çavuş Baş əsgər Əsgər


 Royal Bahraini Army
No insignia
رقیب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎


 Bangladesh Army[3]

মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra
সার্জেন্ট
Sārjēnṭa
কর্পোর‍্যাল
Karpōra‍yāla
ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল
Lyānsa karpōra‍yāla
সৈনিক
Sainika


 Royal Bhutan Army[4]
No insignia
འགྲིམ་ དཔོན་ གོང མ །
Drimpongom
སྡེ་ འགྲིམ །
Dedrim
འགྲིམ་ དཔོན །
Drimpon
སྤེལ་ དཔོན །
Pelpon
སྤེལ་ རྒྱབ །
Peljab
འགོ་ པ །
Gopa
Warrant officer 1st class Warrant officer 2nd class Warrant officer 3rd class Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private


 Royal Brunei Land Forces[5]
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant
Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Pegawai waran 1 Pegawai waran 2 Staf sarjan Sarjan Koperal Lans koperal Prebet/Soldadu
 Royal Cambodian Army
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក
Prœ̆ntôbal êk
ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ
Prœ̆ntôbal toŭ
ពលបាលឯក
Pôlôbal êk
ពលបាលទោ
Pôlôbal toŭ
ពលបាលត្រី
Pôlôbal trei
នាយឯក
Néay êk
នាយទោ
Néay toŭ
ពលឯក
Pôl êk
ពលទោ
Pôl toŭ
Warrant Officer Command Sergeant Major Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private 1st Class Private


 PLA Ground Force[6]
一级军士长
Yījí jūnshìzhǎng
二级军士长
Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng
三级军士长
Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng
四级军士长
Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng
上士
Shàngshì
中士
Zhōngshì
下士
Xiàshì
上等兵
Shàngděngbīng
列兵
Lièbīng


 Republic of China Army[7]
一等士官長
Yīděng shìguānzhǎng
二等士官長
Èrděng shìguānzhǎng
三等士官長
Sānděng shìguānzhǎng
上士
Shàngshì
中士
Zhōngshì
下士
Xiàshì
上等兵
Shàngděngbīng
一等兵
Yīděngbīng
二等兵
Èrděngbīng


 Indian Army[8]
No insignia
Subedar-major
सूबेदार मेजर
Subedar
सूबेदार
Naib subedar
नायब सूबेदार
Havildar
हवलदार
Naik
नायक
Lance naik
लांस नायक
Sepoy
सिपाही


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Indonesian Army[9]
Pembantu letnan satu Pembantu letnan dua Sersan mayor Sersan kepala Sersan satu Sersan dua Kopral kepala Kopral satu Kopral dua Prajurit kepala Prajurit satu Prajurit dua


 Iranian Ground Forces
استوار یکم
Ostovar yekom
استوار دوم
Ostovar dovom
گروهبان یکم
Goruhban yekom
گروهبان دوم
Goruhban dovom
گروهبان سوم
Goruhban sevom
سرجوخه
Sarjukheh
سرباز یکم
Sarbaz yekom
سرباز دوم
Sarbaz dovom
سرباز
Sarbaz
Chief warrant officer Warrant officer junior grade Sergeant first class Sergeant second class Sergeant third class Corporal Private first class Private second class Private


 Iraqi Ground Forces[10]
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Israeli Ground Forces[11]
No insignia
רב-נגד
Rav nagad
רב-סמל בכיר
Rav samal bakhír
רב-סמל מתקדם
Rav samal mitkadem
רב-סמל ראשון
Rav samal rishon
רב-סמל
Rav samal
סמל ראשון
Samal rishon
סמל
Samal
רב טוראי
Rav turai
טוראי
Turai


 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force[12]
First Sergeant Sergeant First Class Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private First Class Private Recruit
陸曹長
Rikusōchō
1等陸曹
Ittō rikusō
2等陸曹
Nitō rikusō
3等陸曹
Santō rikusō
陸士長
Rikushichō
1等陸士
Ittō rikushi
2等陸士
Nitō rikushi
自衛官候補生
Jieikan kōhosei
 Royal Jordanian Army[13]
No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎


 Kazakh Ground Forces[14]
Шебер-сержант
Şeber-serjant
Штаб-сержант
Ştab-serjant
Бірінші сыныпты сержант
Birinşi sınıptı serjant
Екінші сыныпты сержант
Ekinşi sınıptı serjant
Үшінші сыныпты сержант
Üşinşi sınıptı serjant
Аға сержант
Ağa serjant
Cержант
Serjant
Кіші сержант
Kişi serjant
Ефрейтор
Efreĭtor
Қатардағы жауынгер
Qatardağı jawınger


 Korean People's Army Ground Force[15]
특무상사
T'ŭkmu-sangsa
상사
Sangsa
중사
Chungsa
하사
Hasa
상급병사
Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa
중급병사
Chungŭp-pyŏngsa
하급병사
Hagŭp-pyŏngsa
전사
Chŏnsa
 Republic of Korea Army[16]
원사
Wonsa
상사
Sangsa
중사
Jungsa
하사
Hasa
병장
Byeongjang
상등병
Sangdeungbyeong
일등병
Ildeungbyeong
이등병
Ideungbyeong
 Kuwait Army
No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎


 Kyrgyz Army[17]
Улук прапорщик
Uluk praporsçik
Прапорщик
Praporsçik
Старшина
Starşina
Улук сержант
Uluk serjant
Сержант
Serjant
Кенже сержант
Kenje serjant
Ефрейтор
Efreytor
Катардагы жоокер
Katardagı jooker


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Lao People's Army[18]
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong


 Lebanese Ground Forces[19]
No insignia
مؤهل أول
Muahal 'awal
مؤهل
Muahal
معاون أوّل
Maawan 'awal
معاون
Maawan
رقيب أوّل
Raqib awwl
رقيب
Raqib
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun 'awal
جندي
Jundiun
 Malaysian Army[20]
Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Pegawai waran I Pegawai waran II Staf sarjan Sarjan Koperal Lans koperal Prebet Rekrut


Maldivian Marine Corps[21]
No insignia
ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ އޮފް އެމްއެންޑީއެފް
Saarjant meyjar of emendeeef
ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ
Komaand saarjant meyjar
ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ
Saarjant meyjar
ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް
Fast saarjant
ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް
Saarjant fast klaas
ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް
Staaf saarjant
ސާރޖަންޓް
Saarjant
ކޯޕްރަލް
Koapral
ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް
Laans koapral
ޕްރައިވެޓް
Praivet


 Mongolian Ground Force[22]
Mongolian Army-SGM-service Mongolian Army-MSG-service Mongolian Army-SSG-service Mongolian Army-SGT-service Mongolian Army-JSG-service Mongolian Army-SCP-field Mongolian Army-CPL-field Mongolian Army-JCP-field Mongolian Army-PFC-field Mongolian Army-PVT-field
Тэргүүн ахлагч
Tergüün akhlagch
Cургагч ахлагч
Curgagch akhlagch
Aхлах ахлагч
Akhlakh akhlagch
Aхлагч
Akhlagch
Дэд ахлагч
Ded akhlagch
Ахлах түрүүч
Akhlakh türüüch
Түрүүч
Türüüch
Дэд түрүүч
Ded türüüch
Ахлах байлдагч
Akhlakh baildagch
Байлдагч
Baildagch


 Myanmar Army
No insignia No insignia
အရာခံဗိုလ်
’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ
ဒုတိယအရာခံဗိုလ်
dautaiya ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ
တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး
tapaʻ khavai tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ
တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး
tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ
တပ်ကြပ်
tapaʻ karpaʻ
ဒုတိယတပ်ကြပ်
dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ
တပ်သား
tapaʻ saāʺ
တပ်သားသစ်
tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ


 Nepali Army[23]
No insignia No insignia
प्रमुख सुवेदार
Pramukh Suvēdār
सुवेदार
Suvēdār
जमदार
Jamadār
हुद्दा
Huddā
अमल्दार
Amaldār
प्यूठ
Piyuth
सिपाही
Sipahi
फलोअर्स
Phaloars
Chief warrant officer Warrant officer first class Warrant officer second class Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private Followers


 Royal Army of Oman[24]
No insignia
وکیل کتیبة
Wakil katiba
وکیل
Wakil
رقیب اول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
وکیل رقیب
Wakil raqib
عریف
Nayib
نائب عریف
Nayib earif
جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Pakistan Army[25]
No insignia
Subedar-major
صوبیدار میجر
Subedar
صوبیدار
Naib subedar
نائب صوبیدار
Havildar
حوالدار
Naik
نائیک
Lance naik
لانس نائیک
Sepoy
سپاہی


 Philippine Army[26]
Chief master sergeant Senior master sergeant Master sergeant Technical sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private
 Qatari Emiri Land Force
No insignia
وكيل اول
Wakil awwal
وكيل ثاني
Wakil thani
رقيب
Raqib
نائب
Nayib
عريف
Earif
وكيل عريف
Wakil earif
جندي
Jundi


 Russian Ground Forces[27]
Ста́рший пра́порщик
Stárshiy práporshchik
Пра́порщик
Práporshchyk
Старшина́
Starshyná
Ста́рший сержа́нт
Stárshiy serzhánt
Сержа́нт
Serzhánt
Мла́дший сержа́нт
Mládshiy serzhánt
Ефре́йтор
Efréĭtor
Рядово́й
Ryadovóy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Saudi Arabian Army[28]
No insignia
رئيس رقباء
Rayiys ruqaba'
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
وكيل رقيب
Wakil raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي‎‎
Jundiun‎‎


 Singapore Army[29]
No insignia No insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant First sergeant Second sergeant Third sergeant Corporal first class Corporal Lance corporal Private first class Private Recruit


 Sri Lanka Army[30][31]
No insignia
Warrant officer class I Warrant officer class II Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal/
Bombardier
Lance corporal/
Lance bombardier
Private
(or equivalent)


 Syrian Arab Army[32]
No insignia
مساعد أول
Musaeid 'awal
مساعد ثاني
Musaeid thani
مساعد
Musaeid
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب ثاني
Raqib thani
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun‎‎ 'awal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎


 Tajik Ground Forces[33]
Прапоршики калон
Praporshiki kalon
Прапоршик
Praporshik
Старшина
Starshyna
Сержанти калон
Serzhanti kalon
Сержант
Serzhant
Сержанти хурд
Serzhanti xurd
Ефрейтор
Efreytor
Қаторӣ
Qatorī


 Royal Thai Army[34]
Master Sergeant 1st Class Master Sergeant 2nd Class Master Sergeant 3rd Class Sergeant Corporal Private 1st Class No insignia
จ่าสิบเอก
Cha sip ek
จ่าสิบโท
Cha sip tho
จ่าสิบตรี
Cha sip tri
สิบเอก
Sip ek
สิบโท
Sip tho
สิบตรี
Sip tri
พลทหาร
Phon thahan


Timor-Leste Army[35]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado


 Turkmen Ground Forces[36]
Starşina Uly seržant Seržant Kiçi seržant Hatarçy


 United Arab Emirates Army
No insignia
Warrant officer
مساعد أول
Musa'id 'awal
Staff sergeant
مساعد
Musa'id
Sergeant
رقیب
Raqib
Corporal
عريف
Earif
Lance corporal
جندي أول
Jundi awwal
Private
جندي
Jundi‎‎‎‎


 Uzbek Ground Forces[37]
None
Katta serjant I darajali serjant II darajali serjant III darajali serjant Kichik serjant Oddiy askar


 Vietnam People's Ground Force[38]
Thượng sĩ Trung sĩ Hạ sĩ Binh nhất Binh nhì


 Yemeni Land Forces
مساعد أول
Musaeid 'awal
مساعد ثان
Musaeid than
مساعد
Musaeid
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي
Jundiun‎‎


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also[edit]

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