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In the People's Liberation Army Air Force Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang equivalent to USA Air Force Full General.Chinese Air Force have not equivalent to Marshals rank in Chinese Army.
 
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{{Short description|Ranks in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force}}
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The ranks in the '''Chinese [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]]''' are similar to those of the Chinese Army, formally known as the [[People's Liberation Army Ground Force]], except that those of the PLA Air Force are prefixed by 空军 (Kong Jun) meaning Air Force. See [[Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force|Ranks of the People's Liberation Army]] or the article on an individual rank for details on the evolution of rank and insignia in the PLAAF. This article primarily covers the existing ranks and insignia.


==Current ranks==
{{chinese military}}
===Ranks of officers===
The current system of officer ranks and insignia dates from 1988 and is a revision of the ranks and insignia used from 1955 to 1965. The rank of Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang (First Class General) was never held and was abolished in 1994.


{| style="background:#F8F8FF;text-align:center; border:1px solid #000"
The following graph presents the images, names, transliterations and equivalent ranks in the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]]. These ranks also apply to the Chinese Army, formerly known as the [[People's Liberation Army]].
|-bgcolor=#D3D3D3
! width=12%|Title
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军上将}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[shang jiang]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军中将}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[zhong jiang]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军少将}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[Jiang (rank)|shao jiang]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军大校}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[da xiao]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军上校}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[shang xiao]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军中校}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[zhong xiao]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军少校}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[shao xiao]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军上尉}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[shang wei]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军中尉}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[zhong wei]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军少尉}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[shao wei]]}}
! width=8%| {{lang|zh|空军学员}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn [[xue yuan]]}}
|-bgcolor=#D3D3D3
! Equivalent translation
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Major general]]
| [[Senior colonel]]
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant colonel]]
| [[Major (rank)|Major]]
| [[Captain (army)|Captain]]
| [[First lieutenant]]
| [[Second lieutenant]]
| [[Officer cadet]]
|-
!bgcolor=#D3D3D3|Shoulder insignia
| [[File:PLAAF-0720-GEN.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0719-LTG.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0718-MG.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0717-SNC.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0716-COL.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0715-LTC.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0714-MAJ.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0713-CPT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0712-1LT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0711-2LT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0710-CDT.png|50px]]
|-
!bgcolor=#D3D3D3|Collar insignia
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0720-GEN.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0719-LTG.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0718-MG.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0717-SNC.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0716-COL.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0715-LTC.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0714-MAJ.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0713-CPT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0712-1LT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0711-2LT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0710-CDT.png|50px]]
|}


==Ranks of Officers==
===Ranks of Enlisted Personnel===
The current system of enlisted ranks and insignia dates from 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clay |first1=Marcus |last2=Blasko |first2=Dennis J. |last3=Lee |first3=Roderick Lee |title= People Win Wars: A 2022 Reality Check on PLA Enlisted Force and Related Matters|url=https://warontherocks.com/2022/08/people-win-wars-a-2022-reality-check-on-pla-enlisted-force-and-related-matters/ |website=War on the Rocks |date=12 August 2022 |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>


Unlike [[NATO]] countries, new recruits of the People's Liberation Army have no military ranks before the [[Recruit training|boot camp]] is completed, and they will be awarded the rank of Private/Seaman Apprentice/Airman (All collectively called "Private" or "Lie Bing" in the [[Chinese Language]]) after they have graduated from the [[Recruit training|boot camp]].<ref name="tiaoli"/> According to Article 16 of Chapter 3 of the "Regulations on the Service of Active Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" ({{zh|s=中国人民解放军现役士兵服役条例}}), "The lowest enlisted rank is [[Private (rank)|Private]]".<ref name="tiaoli">{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.gov.cn/regulatory/2016-02/19/content_4618054.htm|title=中国人民解放军现役士兵服役条例(Regulations on the Service of Active Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army)|publisher= [[Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China]]|language=zh|date=March 2, 2016}}</ref>
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:ChineseAirForceUniform.jpg|thumb|Uniform in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.]] -->


<div style="overflow:auto">
{| class="wikitable" align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1" style="background:white;"
! style="background:#efefef;" | Rank image
{| style="background:#F8F8FF;text-align:center; border: 1px solid #000"
|-bgcolor=#D3D3D3
! style="background:#efefef;" | Chinese name
! width=10%| Title
! style="background:#efefef;" | Transliteraton
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军一级军士长}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn yi ji jun shi zhang}}
! style="background:#efefef;" | Rank translation equivalent
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军二级军士长}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn er ji jun shi zhang}}
! style="background:#efefef;" | U.S. Rank equivalent
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军三级军士长}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn san ji jun shi zhang}}
! style="background:#efefef;" | U.S. Rank insignia equivalent
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|一级上士}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn yi ji shang shi}}
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|二级上士}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn er ji junshi zhang }}
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军中士}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn zhong shi}}
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军下士}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn xia shi}}
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军上等兵}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn shang deng bing}}
! width=10%| {{lang|zh|空军列兵}}<br />{{lang|zh-Latn|Kōngjūn lie bing}}
|-bgcolor=#D3D3D3
! Equivalent translation
| Master sergeant first class
| Master sergeant second class
| Master sergeant third class
| Sergeant first class
| Sergeant second class
| [[Sergeant]]
| [[Corporal]]
| [[Private first class]]
| [[Private (rank)|Private]]
|-
|-
!bgcolor=#D3D3D3|Shoulder insignia
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_00.gif|100px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0709-1CSGT.png|50px]]
| 空军一级上将
| [[File:PLAAF-0708-2CSGT.png|50px]]
| Kong Jun [[Shang Jiang|Yi Ji Shang Jiang]]<font color=#000077>'''<sup>1</sup>'''</font><br>(existed from 1965 to 2000) (equivalent to Kong Jun Da Jiang 大将, e.g. [[General|Air General]] (Air Senior General), existed from 1955 to 1965)
| [[File:PLAAF-0707-3CSGT.png|50px]]
| Air Force [[General]]<br>(First Class General)
| [[File:PLAAF-0706-4CSGT.png|50px]]
| Air Force [[General]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 11.gif|100px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0705-SSG.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0704-SGT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0703-CPL.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0702-PFC.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-0701-PVT.png|50px]]
|-
|-
!bgcolor=#D3D3D3|Collar insignia
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress 1.gif|100px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0709-1CSGT.png|50px]]
| 空军上将
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0708-2CSGT.png|50px]]
| Kong Jun [[Shang Jiang]] (now the highest rank)
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0707-3CSGT.png|50px]]
| Air Force [[Colonel General]]<br>(Second Class General)
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0706-4CSGT.png|50px]]
| Air Force [[Lieutenant General]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 10.gif|100px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0705-SSG.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0704-SGT.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0703-CPL.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0702-PFC.png|50px]]
| [[File:PLAAF-Collar-0701-PVT.png|50px]]
|}</div>

=== Civilian cadre badges ===
The current PLA Air Force 07-style uniform has special provisions for the epaulettes of non-combat troops, that is, civilian cadres, guards of honor, and military bands. Among them, the badge of the guard of honor shown in the figure was abolished in 2014.
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
! Category !! colspan=8 | Civilian cadres !! colspan=2 | Guard of honor !! colspan=3 | Military band !! colspan=3 | Art Troupe
<!-- 解放军军衔 -->
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan=2| '''[[Epaulette]]'''
| colspan=6| [[File:空军三级以上文职干部.png|none|50px|Civilian cadre<br/>Professional technical level 3 (deputy military post) or above]]
| colspan=2| [[File:陆军文职干部.png|none|50px|Civilian cadre<br/>Professional technical level 4 or less (regular post}]]
| colspan=2| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3| [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3| [[File:空军文工团.png|none|50px|文工团]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=6| Civilian cadre<br/>{{small|Professional technical level 3 (deputy military post) or above}}
| colspan=2| Civilian cadre<br/>{{small|Professional technical level 4 or less (regular post)}}
| colspan=2| Honor Guard
| colspan=3| Military Band
| colspan=3| Art Troupe
|}

== Historical rank insignia ==
;Officer ranks
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
{{Type 55 (Officers)}}
|-
|-
! colspan=36| [[File:PLA Type-65 collar insignia (1965-1985).png|100px]]No ranks<br />(1965–1985)
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_01.gif|100px]]
|-PLA Type-65 collar insignia (1965-1985).png
| 空军中将
| Kong Jun [[Zhong Jiang]]
| Air Force [[Lieutenant General]]
| Air Force [[Major General]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 09.gif|100px]]
|-
|-
! colspan=36| [[File:PLA Air force Type-85 Officer collar insignia (1985-1988).png|100px]]No ranks<br />(1985–1988)
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_8.gif|100px]]
|-PLA Air force Type-85 Officer collar insignia (1985-1988).png
| 空军少将
{{Type 88 (Officers)}}
| Kong Jun [[Shao Jiang]]
|}
| Air Force [[Major General]]

| Air Force [[Brigadier General]]
=== Enlisted and NCOs ===
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 08.gif|100px]]
;Type 55
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!|Rank category
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_7.gif|100px]]
!|Rank
| 空军大校
!|Shoulder board insignia
| Kong Jun [[Da Xiao]]
!|Collar insignia
| Air Force [[Colonel|Senior Colonel]]<br>(Air Force [[Brigadier]])
| N/A
| N/A
|-
|-
!rowspan=3|NCOs
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_6.gif|100px]]
|Technical Sergeant
| 空军上校
!rowspan=5|No shoulder insignia
| Kong Jun [[Shang Xiao]]
|[[File:San Ji Shi Guan collar (PLAGF OR-6 Type 2000).gif|100px]]
| Air Force [[Colonel]]
| Air Force [[Colonel]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 07.gif|100px]]
|-
|-
|Staff Sergeant
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_5.gif|100px]]
|[[File:Er Ji Shi Guan collar (PLAGF OR-5 Type 55).gif|100px]]
| 空军中校
| Kong Jun [[Zhong Xiao]]
| Air Force [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| Air Force [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 06.gif|100px]]
|-
|-
|Senior Airman
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_4.gif|100px]]
|[[File:Yi Ji Shi Guan collar (PLAGF OR-4 Type 55).gif|100px]]
| 空军少校
| Kong Jun [[Shao Xiao]]
| Air Force [[Major]]
| Air Force [[Major]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 05.gif|100px]]
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Airmen
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_04.gif|100px]]
|Airman First Class
| 空军大尉
|[[File:Shang Deng Bing (PLAGF OR-3 Type 55).gif|100px]]
| Kong Jun [[Da Wei]] (existed from 1955 to 2000)
| Air Force [[Captain]]<br>(Senior Captain)
| Air Force [[Captain]]
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 04.gif|100px]]
|-
|-
|Airman
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_3.gif|100px]]
|[[File:Lie Bing (PLAGF OR-2 Type 55).gif|100px]]
| 空军上尉
| Kong Jun [[Shang Wei]]
| Air Force [[First Lieutenant|Senior Lieutenant]]<br>(Captain)
| Air Force [[Captain]]<br>([[First Lieutenant]])
| [[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 02.gif|100px]]
|-
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_2.gif|100px]]
| 空军中尉
| Kong Jun [[Zhong Wei]]
| Air Force [[Lieutenant]]
| Air Force [[First Lieutenant]] ([[Lieutenant]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Image:Usa-airforce-shoulder 01.gif|100px]]
|-
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_001.gif|100px]]
| 空军少尉
| Kong Jun [[Shao Wei]]
| Air Force [[Second Lieutenant|Junior Lieutenant]]
| Air Force [[Second Lieutenant]]
|-
| [[Image:China-airforce-2000-dress_0.gif|100px]]
| 空军学员
| Kong Jun [[Xue Yuan]]
| Air Force [[Officer Cadet]]
| Air Force [[Officer Cadet]]
| N/A
|}
|}
;Type 65

<gallery>
==Ranks of Enlisted Personnel==
PLA Type-65 collar insignia (1965-1985).png| No ranks

</gallery>
[[Image:Rank-enlisted-1-.gif|thumb|270px|Ranks of the Naval, Aerial and Terrestrial branches of the Chinese military, including ranks of enlisted members]]
;Type 85

<gallery>
{| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"
PLA Air force Type-85 Enlisted personnel collar insignia (1985-1988).png| No ranks
! style="background:#efefef;" | Chinese name
</gallery>
! style="background:#efefef;" | Transliteraton
;Type 88
! style="background:#efefef;" | Equivalent
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!|Rank category
| 空军六级士官
!|Rank
| Liu Ji Shi Guan
!|Shoulder board insignia
| [[Non commissioned officer]] (Class 6)
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Senior NCOs
| 空军五级士官
|军士长 Chief Master Sergeant
| Wu Ji Shi Guan
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Jūn shì zhǎng Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
| [[Non commissioned officer]] (Class 5)
|-
|-
|专业军士 Master Sergeant
| major
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Zhuān yè jūn shì Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
| Si Ji Shi Guan
| [[Non commissioned officer]] (Class 4)
|-
|-
!rowspan=3|NCOs
| 空军三级士官
|上士 Technical Sergeant
| San Ji Shi Guan
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Shàng shì Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
| [[Non commissioned officer]] (Class 3)
|-
|-
|中士 Staff Sergeant
| 空军二级士官
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Zhōng shì Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
| Er Ji Shi Guan
| [[Non commissioned officer]] (Class 2)
|-
|-
|下士 Senior Airman
| 空军一级士官
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Xià shì Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
| Yi Ji Shi Guan
| [[Non commissioned officer]] (Class 1)
|-
| 空军上等兵
| Shang Deng Bing
| [[Private First Class]]
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Airmen
| 空军列兵
|上等兵 Airman First Class
| Lie Bing
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Shàng děng bīng Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
| [[Private (rank)|Private]]
|-
|列兵 Airman
|[[File:PLAAF Type-87 Liè bīng Shoulder board insignia.png|center|50px]]
|}
|}


==Notes==
==References==
{{reflist}}
'''1.''' '''Yi Ji Shang Jiang''' - in the present time is not an active senior-most military rank of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force. Appoint only in the war time.


==See also==
== External links ==
* [http://www.uniforminsignia.net/index.php?p=show&id=144&sid=231 Military ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force]


== See also ==
*[[People's Liberation Army]]
*[[People's Republic of China]]
* [[Republic of China Air Force rank insignia]]
*[[Comparative military ranks]]
*[[Ranks of the People's Liberation Army]]


{{-}}
==External links==
{{People's Liberation Army}}

{{Military ranks by country}}
*[http://www.uniforminsignia.net/show.php?podkategorie=Kong%20Jun%20-%20Air%20Force&stat=China&id=231 Military ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force]


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[[zh:中国人民解放军空军军衔]]

Latest revision as of 19:45, 23 April 2024

The ranks in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force are similar to those of the Chinese Army, formally known as the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, except that those of the PLA Air Force are prefixed by 空军 (Kong Jun) meaning Air Force. See Ranks of the People's Liberation Army or the article on an individual rank for details on the evolution of rank and insignia in the PLAAF. This article primarily covers the existing ranks and insignia.

Current ranks[edit]

Ranks of officers[edit]

The current system of officer ranks and insignia dates from 1988 and is a revision of the ranks and insignia used from 1955 to 1965. The rank of Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang (First Class General) was never held and was abolished in 1994.

Title 空军上将
Kōngjūn shang jiang 		空军中将
Kōngjūn zhong jiang 		空军少将
Kōngjūn shao jiang 		空军大校
Kōngjūn da xiao 		空军上校
Kōngjūn shang xiao 		空军中校
Kōngjūn zhong xiao 		空军少校
Kōngjūn shao xiao 		空军上尉
Kōngjūn shang wei 		空军中尉
Kōngjūn zhong wei 		空军少尉
Kōngjūn shao wei 		空军学员
Kōngjūn xue yuan
Equivalent translation General Lieutenant general Major general Senior colonel Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet
Shoulder insignia
Collar insignia

Ranks of Enlisted Personnel[edit]

The current system of enlisted ranks and insignia dates from 2022.[1]

Unlike NATO countries, new recruits of the People's Liberation Army have no military ranks before the boot camp is completed, and they will be awarded the rank of Private/Seaman Apprentice/Airman (All collectively called "Private" or "Lie Bing" in the Chinese Language) after they have graduated from the boot camp.[2] According to Article 16 of Chapter 3 of the "Regulations on the Service of Active Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" (Chinese: 中国人民解放军现役士兵服役条例), "The lowest enlisted rank is Private".[2]

Title 空军一级军士长
Kōngjūn yi ji jun shi zhang 		空军二级军士长
Kōngjūn er ji jun shi zhang 		空军三级军士长
Kōngjūn san ji jun shi zhang 		一级上士
Kōngjūn yi ji shang shi 		二级上士
Kōngjūn er ji junshi zhang 		空军中士
Kōngjūn zhong shi 		空军下士
Kōngjūn xia shi 		空军上等兵
Kōngjūn shang deng bing 		空军列兵
Kōngjūn lie bing
Equivalent translation Master sergeant first class Master sergeant second class Master sergeant third class Sergeant first class Sergeant second class Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private
Shoulder insignia
Collar insignia

Civilian cadre badges[edit]

The current PLA Air Force 07-style uniform has special provisions for the epaulettes of non-combat troops, that is, civilian cadres, guards of honor, and military bands. Among them, the badge of the guard of honor shown in the figure was abolished in 2014.

Category Civilian cadres Guard of honor Military band Art Troupe
Epaulette
Civilian cadre Professional technical level 3 (deputy military post) or above
Civilian cadre
Professional technical level 3 (deputy military post) or above
Civilian cadre Professional technical level 4 or less (regular post}
Civilian cadre
Professional technical level 4 or less (regular post}
文工团
文工团
Civilian cadre
Professional technical level 3 (deputy military post) or above 		Civilian cadre
Professional technical level 4 or less (regular post) 		Honor Guard Military Band Art Troupe

Historical rank insignia[edit]

Officer ranks
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 PLA Air Force
(1955–1965)
 空军上将 空军中校 空军少校 空军大校 空军上校 空军中校 空军少校 空军大尉 空军上尉 空军中尉 空军少尉 空军准尉 空军准尉
空军大将 空军上将 空军中校 空军少校 空军大校 空军上校 空军中校 空军少校 空军大尉 空军上尉 空军中尉 空军少尉 空军准尉
空军大将
Kōngjūn Dà jiàng 		空军上将
Kōngjūn shàngjiàng 		空军中将
Kōngjūn zhōngjiàng 		空军少将
Kōngjūn shàojiàng 		空军大校
Kōngjūn dàxiào 		空军上校
Kōngjūn shàngxiào 		空军中校
Kōngjūn zhōngxiào 		空军少校
Kōngjūn shàoxiào 		空军大尉
Kōngjūn dàwèi 		空军上尉
Kōngjūn shàngwèi 		空军中尉
Kōngjūn zhōngwèi 		空军少尉
Kōngjūn shàowèi 		空军准尉
Kōngjūn zhǔnwèi
No ranks
(1965–1985)
No ranks
(1985–1988)
 PLA Air Force
(1988–1994)
空军大将
空军大将
空军上将
空军上将
空军中校
空军中校
空军少校
空军少校
空军大校
空军大校
空军上校
空军上校
空军中校
空军中校
空军少校
空军少校
空军上尉
空军上尉
空军中尉
空军中尉
空军少尉
空军少尉
空军准尉
空军准尉
空军一级上将
Kōngjūn yī jí shàng jiàng 		空军上将
Kōngjūn shàngjiàng 		空军中将
Kōngjūn zhōngjiàng 		空军少将
Kōngjūn shàojiàng 		空军大校
Kōngjūn dàxiào 		空军上校
Kōngjūn shàngxiào 		空军中校
Kōngjūn zhōngxiào 		空军少校
Kōngjūn shàoxiào 		空军上尉
Kōngjūn shàngwèi 		空军中尉
Kōngjūn zhōngwèi 		空军少尉
Kōngjūn shàowèi 		空军准尉
Kōngjūn zhǔnwèi

Enlisted and NCOs[edit]

Type 55
Rank category Rank Shoulder board insignia Collar insignia
NCOs Technical Sergeant No shoulder insignia
Staff Sergeant
Senior Airman
Airmen Airman First Class
Airman
Type 65
  • No ranks
    No ranks
Type 85
  • No ranks
    No ranks
Type 88
Rank category Rank Shoulder board insignia
Senior NCOs 军士长 Chief Master Sergeant
专业军士 Master Sergeant
NCOs 上士 Technical Sergeant
中士 Staff Sergeant
下士 Senior Airman
Airmen 上等兵 Airman First Class
列兵 Airman

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clay, Marcus; Blasko, Dennis J.; Lee, Roderick Lee (12 August 2022). "People Win Wars: A 2022 Reality Check on PLA Enlisted Force and Related Matters". War on the Rocks. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "中国人民解放军现役士兵服役条例(Regulations on the Service of Active Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army)" (in Chinese). Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. March 2, 2016.

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