Vietnamese military ranks and insignia
Vietnamese military ranks and insignia are specified by the National Assembly of Vietnam through Law on Vietnam People's Army Officer (No: 6-LCT/HĐNN7) on 30 December 1981.[1][2]
The Vietnam People's Army distinguishes three careerpaths: Officers (sĩ quan), non-commissioned officers (hạ sĩ quan), and enlisted members (chiến sĩ).
Because the shoulder insignia of all ranks are represented by an elongated pentagonal epaulette, they are, hence, either detailed or colour-coded to indicate rank, branch, as well as unit.
The shoulder epaulettes from those of enlisted soldiers to field officers are detailed with a silver crest with an encircled silver star. Those of generals and admirals have fully golden epaulettes with corresponding golden crests and encircled stars.
Ranks can show information about branches of military personnel.
Hem Colour of the ranks can show branches:
- Army (ground forces): red
- Air Force/ Air defence: azure
- Navy: dark-purple
- Border Defence: green
- Coast Guard: blue.
Army-Air Force-Navy ranks have background are yellow.
Border Defense Force's ranks have background is dark-green and hem colour is red.
Coast Guard's ranks have background is blue and hem colour is yellow.
Table of Ranks
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| General Officers Sĩ quan cấp Tướng |
Đại tướng (reserved by law for the Minister of National Defence and, on occasion, the Chief of the General Staff and the head of the General Political Department) |
General (literally "grand general") |
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| Thượng tướng/ Đô đốc (usually held by the Chief of the General Staff, the head of the General Political Department, and deputy ministers of national defence) |
Colonel General (literally "upper general") / Admiral (Navy) |
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| Trung tướng/ Phó Đô đốc (usually held by military district commanders and political commissars, commandant and political commissar of the navy, commandant and political commissar of the air force, commandant and political commissar of the Border Defence Force) |
Lieutenant General (literally "middle general") / Vice Admiral (Navy) |
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| Thiếu tướng/ Chuẩn Đô đốc |
Major General (literally "lesser general") / Rear Admiral (Navy) |
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| Field Grade Officers Sĩ quan cấp Tá |
Đại tá | Senior Colonel/ Commodore (Navy) |
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| Thượng tá | Colonel/ Captain (Navy) |
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| Trung tá | Lieutenant Colonel/ Commander (Navy) |
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| Thiếu tá | Major/ Lieutenant Commander (Navy) |
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| Company Grade Officers Sĩ quan cấp Úy |
Đại úy | Captain/ Lieutenant (Navy) |
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| Thượng úy | Senior Lieutenant/ Sub-lieutenant (Navy) |
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| Trung úy | Lieutenant/ Lieutenant junior grade (Navy) |
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| Thiếu úy | Junior Lieutenant/ Ensign (Navy) |
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| Officer cadets Học viên Sĩ quan |
Học viên Sĩ quan | Officer Cadet |
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| Non-Commissioned Officers Hạ sĩ quan |
Thượng sĩ | Sergeant major/ Master sergeant/ Chief petty officer (Navy) |
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| Trung sĩ | Sergeant/ Petty officer 1st class (Navy) |
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| Hạ sĩ | Corporal/ Petty officer 2nd class (Navy) |
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| Soldiers Airmen Seamen Chiến sĩ |
Binh nhất | Private 1st class, Airman 1st class, Seaman 1st class |
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| Binh nhì | Private, Airman, Seaman |
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Lapels
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| Field Grade Officers Company Grade Officers |
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See also
- History of Vietnamese military ranks
- Comparative military ranks
- Military rank
- People's Army of Vietnam (Military of Vietnam)
- Vietnam
References
- ↑ http://laws.dongnai.gov.vn/1991_to_2000/1999/199912/199912210006
- ↑ http://www.vanbanphapluat.com/danh-muc-van-ban-phap-luat.html?view=doc&id=83282
