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)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 ), a part of the Navy, and are more modeled on the United States Marine Corps.

Rank and rating insignia

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Republic of China Navy
			一級上將 It-kip siōng-chiòng	二級上將 Jī-kip siōng-chiòng	中將 Tiong-chiòng		少將 Siáu-chiòng				上校 Siōng-hāu		中校 Tiong-hāu		少校 Siáu-hāu		上尉 Siōng-ùi		中尉 Tiong-ùi			少尉 Siáu-ùi			軍校生 Jūnxiào shēng
Pinyin			Yījí Shàngjiàng	Èrjí Shàngjiàng	Zhōngjiàng		Shaojiàng				Shàngxiào		Zhōngxiào		Shàoxiào		Shàngwèi		Zhōngwèi			Shàowèi			Jūnxiào shēng

Non-commissioned

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Republic of China Navy
	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
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

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Republic of China	No equivalent								No equivalent
			General 二級上將		Lieutenant General 中將		Major General 少將				Colonel 上校		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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
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

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