Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Amended in 1994)
Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Amended in 1994)
Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Amended in 1994)
Order of the President No.26
May 12, 1994
(Adopted at the second session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on July 1, 1988, and amended according to the Decision on Revising the Regulations on the Military Ranks of Officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army at the 7th session of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on May 12, 1994)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Military Service Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 2 A system of military ranks to be applied to officers shall be established for the purpose of strengthening the revolutionization, modernization and regularization of the People's Liberation Army, facilitating the command and management of the armed forces and heightening the officers' sense of responsibility and honor.
Article 3 An officer's rank shall be the title and insignia identifying the grade and status of the officer as well as an honor granted to him by the state.
Article 4 In accordance with the nature of service, the military ranks shall be classified into ranks for officers in active service and ranks for officers in reserve service.
Article 5 An officer with a higher rank shall be the superior of an officer with a lower rank. When an officer with a higher rank is subordinate to an officer with a lower rank in terms of position, the officer holding a higher position shall be the superior.
Article 6 When an officer in active service is shifted to reserve service, his rank shall be identified as one " in reserve service ". When an officer retires from military service, his rank shall be preserved and identified as " tired ".
Chapter II Military Ranks of Officers in Active Service
Article 7 Officers' ranks shall be classified 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.
Article 8 Officers' ranks shall be differentiated as follows:
1. Operational, political and logistics officers: general, lieutenant general, major general, senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant and second lieutenant.
The ranks of officers in the navy and of officers in the air force shall be identified as ranks for the navy and for the air force respectively.
2. Specialized technical officers: lieutenant general, major general, senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant and second lieutenant. Their ranks shall be identified as "specialized technical".
Chapter III Ranks of Officers in Active Service Based on Their Positions
Article 9 The People's Liberation Army shall apply a system of basing the ranks of officers on their positions.
Article 10 The Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China commands the armed forces of the country.
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