Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Revising the Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the People's Liberation Army

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Revising the Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the People's Liberation Army

Order of the President No. 26

May 12, 1994

In order to further improve the system of military ranks of officers, the Seventh Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress, having examined the proposal submitted by the Central Military Commission on Amendments (Draft) to the Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, decides to make the following revisions of the Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army:

I. Article 7 is revised as follows: "Officers' ranks shall be classifed into the following ten grades under three categories:
1. Generals: General, Lieutenant General, Major General;
2. Field officers: Senior Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major; and
3. Junior officers: Captain, Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant."

II. Paragraph 1 of Article 10 is revised to consist of two paragraphs. The first paragraph is to read: "The Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China commands the armed forces of the country.
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