(Effective Date 1994.05.12) CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER II MILITARY RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE CHAPTER III RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR POSTS CHAPTER IV INITIAL CONFERMENT OF RANKS ON OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE CHAPTER V PROMOTION OF THE RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE CHAPTER VI DEMOTION ANNULMENT AND DEPRIVATION OF THE RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE CHAPTER VII INSIGNIAS OF THE RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution 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, Article 3 An officer’s rank shall be the post_title and insignia identifying the grade and status of the officer as well as an honour granted to Article 4 In accordance with the nature of service, the military ranks shall be classified into ranks for officers in active service and ranks 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 subordinated Article 6 When an officer in active service is shifted to reserve service, his rank shall be identified as one “in reserve service”. When
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, Sceond 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 The ranks of officers in the Navy and in the Air Force shall be identified as “Navy” and “Air Force” respectively. (2) Specialized technical officers: Lieutenant General, Major General, Senior Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain,
CHAPTER III RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR POST Article 9 The People’s Liberation Army shall apply a system of conferring ranks on officers by virtue of their posts. Article 10 The Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China commands the armed forces of the country. The Central Military The ranks of the Vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission by virtue of their posts shall be General. The ranks of members of the Central Military Commission by virtue of their posts shall be General. Article 11 The ranks for operational, political and logistics officers by virtue of their posts shall be as follows: Chief of the General Staff and Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Liberation Army: General; Officers at the level of commander of a major military command: General or Lieutenant General; Officers at the level of deputy commander of a major military command: Lieutenant General or Major General; Officers at the level of corps commander: Major General or Lieutenant General; Officers at the level of deputy corps commander: Major General or Senior Colonel; Officers at the level of division commander: Senior Colonel or Major General; Officers at the level of deputy division commander (or brigade commander): Colonel or Senior Colonel; Officers at the level of regiment commander (or deputy brigade commander): Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel; Officers at the level of deputy regiment commander: Lieutenant Colonel or Major; Officers at the level of battalion commander: Major or Lieutenant Colonel; Officers at the level of deputy battalion commander: Captain or Major; Officers at the level of company commander: Captain or Lieutenant; Officers at the level of deputy company commander: Lieutenant or Captain; and Officers at the level of platoon leader: Second Lieutenant or Lieutenant. Article 12 The ranks for specialized technical officers by virtue of their posts shall be as follows: Senior specialized technical officer: from Lieutenant General to Major; Intermediate specialized technical officer: from Senior Colonel to Caption; and Junior specialized technical officer: from Lieutenant Colonel to Second Lieutenant.
CHAPTER IV INITIAL CONFERMENT OF RANKS ON OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE Article 13 Military ranks shall be conferred on officers by virtue of their posts. Article 14 Appropriate ranks shall be conferred on officers on the basis of the posts they are holding, their political integrity and professional Article 15 Personnel appointed officers for the first time shall have one of the following ranks conferred on them: (1) The rank of Second Lieutenant shall be conferred on graduates of special secondary schools of the Army; The rank of Second Lieutenant shall be conferred on graduates of two-or three-year colleges; in accordance with the relevant regulations The rank of Lieutenant shall be conferred on graduates of regular colleges; in accordance with the relevant regulations of the General The rank of Captain shall be conferred on those who have a master’s degree; in accordance with the relevant regulations of the General The rank of Major shall be conferred on those who have a doctor’s degree; in accordance with the relevant regulations of the General (2) When enlisted men are appointed officers in wartime, appropriate ranks shall be conferred on them in accordance with the system (3) When civilian cadres of the Army and personnel of non-military departments are appointed officers, appropriate ranks shall be Article 16 The initial conferment of ranks on officers shall be approved in line with the limits of authority prescribed as follows: (1) The ranks of General, Lieutenant General, Major General, Senior Colonel and Colonel shall be conferred with the approval of the (2) The ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and Major shall be conferred with the approval of the head(s) of a general department of the People’s (3) The ranks of Captain, Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant shall be conferred with the approval of the head(s) of a combined corps
CHAPTER V PROMOTION OF THE RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE Article 17 The promotion of the ranks of officers shall be conducted at the following intervals: (1) In peacetime, an interval for an officer to be promoted shall be: two years for officers who are graduates of two-or three-year (2) The interval for the promotion of the ranks of officers may be shortened in wartime. Specific measures shall be fomulated by The periods during which officers study in academies or schools shall be included in the intervals for the promotion of their ranks. Article 18 In general, officers shall be promoted grade by grade at regular intervals. Article 19 When, at the end of an interval for promotion, an officer is disqualified for promotion in accordance with the relevant provisions Article 20 When an officer is appointed to a higher post while his rank is lower than the minimum rank for his new post, he shall be promoted Article 21 Officers who have rendered outstanding services in battle or work may be promoted in rank ahead of time. Article 22 If an officer whose appointment as vice-chairman or a member of the Central Military Commission has been decided is to be promoted Article 23 Except for the cases as provided by Article 22 of the present Regulations, promotion of officers’ ranks shall be approved by the (1) An officer at the level of deputy division commander (or brigade commander) to be promoted to Senior Colonel, or a specialized (2) A specialized technical officer to be promoted to Colonel shall be approved by the head of a general department of the People’s (3) An officer at the level of deputy battalion commander to be promoted to Major, or a specialized technical officer to be promoted
CHAPTER VI DEMOTION ANNULMENT AND DEPRIVATION OF THE RANKS OF OFFICERS Article 24 If an officer is demoted to a lower post because he is disqualified or the current post while his rank is higher than the maximum Article 25 An officer who violates military discipline may be punished by a demotion in rank in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Demotion in rank shall not be applied to Second Lieutenants. Article 26 The interval for the promotion of the rank of a demoted officer shall be counted anew in accordance with the provisions for the rank When an officer punished by a demotion in rank has rectified his mistake and made outstanding achievements in battle or work, the Article 27 When an officer is removed from his post and is no longer an officer, his military rank shall be annulled. The annullment of his The rank of an officer who has been deprived of his military status shall be annulled. The anullment of his rank shall be approved Article 28 When an officer commits a crime and is deprived of his political rights by law or sentenced to imprisonment of three years or more, When a retired officer commits a crime, he shall be deprived of his rank in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. When an officer who has been deprived of his rank for committing a crime is required, after serving his sentence, to continue to serve
CHAPTER VII INSIGNIAS OF THE RANKS OF OFFICERS IN ACTIVE SERVICE Article 29 Patterns of shoulder loops and insignias as well as the ways of wearing them shall be promulgated by the Central Military Commission. Article 30 The shoulder loops and insignias worn by officers must correspond with their ranks.
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Article 31 The system of ranks for officers in reserve service shall be formulated separately. Article 32 The system of ranks for enlisted men shall be formulated by the State Council and the Central Military Commission. Article 33 The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force shall apply a system of ranks for armed policemen, and specific measures shall be formulated Article 34 The General Staff and the General Political Department of the People’s Liberation Army shall, in accordance with these Regulations, Article 35 These Regulations shall come into force as of the date of promulgation.
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