Ranks in the Chinese, US and UK Armed Forces
Army
Generals
Chinese Armed Forces |
US Armed Forces |
UK Armed Forces |
Marshal (only in 1955) |
General of the Army |
Field Marshal |
Senior General (only in 1955) |
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|
General First Class
(only in 1955) |
|
|
General |
General |
General |
Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General |
Major General |
Major General |
Major General |
|
Brigadier General |
Brigadier |
Colonel Level
Chinese Armed Forces |
US Armed Forces |
UK Armed Forces |
Senior Colonel |
|
|
Colonel |
Colonel |
Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Major |
Major |
Major |
Lieutenant Level
Chinese Armed Forces |
US Armed Forces |
UK Armed Forces |
Senior Captain (only in 1955) |
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|
Captain |
Captain |
Captain |
First Lieutenant |
First Lieutenant |
Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant |
Soldiers
Chinese Armed Forces |
US Armed Forces |
UK Armed Forces |
Master Sergeant |
Command Sergeant Major |
|
Specialist Sergeant |
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|
Sergeant, First Class |
Staff Sergeant |
Staff Sergeant |
Sergeant |
Sergeant |
Sergeant |
Corporal |
Corporal |
Corporal |
Private, First Class |
Private, First Class |
Lance Corporal |
Private |
Private, Basic Private |
Private, Recruit |
(China.org.cn July 2007)
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