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The Military ranks of the Republic of China are the ranks used by the
Republic of China Armed Forces The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), once based in mainland China and currently in its remaining jurisdictions which include the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu ...
. The official military rank names in
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are identical across all different military branches, but their
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translations may be different.


Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.


Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and
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.


Historic ranks

The rank system of the
Republic of China Armed Forces The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), once based in mainland China and currently in its remaining jurisdictions which include the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu ...
was originally based on the
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of
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and early era of
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, but the German-style title of
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(Army, Air force and Marines) or Rear Admiral (Navy). After the
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relocated to
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in December 1949, the military rank system had a large reform in 1956. As a result, the contemporary rank structure is closer to the one used by the
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() was designed for the
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and some senior military strategy advisors in the Office of the President. Since 2013, the new regulations had all these positions be with lower rank
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. The rank of full general will be granted only in wartime.


Officer rank


Other ranks


See also

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Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (MND; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for all defense and military affairs of Taiwan. The MND is headed by Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng. History The MND w ...
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Republic of China Armed Forces The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), once based in mainland China and currently in its remaining jurisdictions which include the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu ...
*
Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany The comparative ranks of Nazi Germany contrasts the ranks of the Wehrmacht to a number of national-socialist organisations in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 in a synoptic table. Nazi organisations used a hierarchical structure, according to the so ...
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Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces The Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces are the military insignia used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces. History Following the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan, the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Ja ...
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Singapore Armed Forces ranks The military ranks of Singapore are the military insignia used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The SAF has five rank schemes for active and reservist personnel, with a sixth for the auxiliaries of the SAF Volunteer Corps. The SAF has a uniq ...


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* {{Military ranks by country Military ranks of the Republic of China
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