Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia
The Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia have five schemes among different military branches, including Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Marine Corps, although being a part of the Navy, maintains a different insignia to other naval fleet personnel. The Military Police has insignia very similar to the Army, just with a slightly different green color. Under the current regulations, military ranks contain the following:
The official military rank names in Chinese are identical across all different military branches, but their English translations may be different.History
The rank system of the Republic of China Armed Forces was originally based on that of the Wehrmacht of Germany during the era of Sino-German cooperation in the 1930s. Due to the German influence, the rank of one-star general or admiral does not use the French-style title of Brigadier General, but the German-style title of Major General or Rear Admiral.
After the government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan in December 1949, the military rank system had a large reform in 1956. The rank structure is getting closer to the one used by the United States Armed Forces.
Before 2000, Generalissimo was the highest military rank of the Armed Forces. It was bestowed only once, to Chiang Kai-shek in 1935. This rank was abolished since 2000.
The rank of Full general was designed for the Chief of the General Staff and some senior military strategy advisors in the Office of the President. Since 2013, the new regulations have all these positions shall be with lower rank generals. The rank of Full general will be granted only in wartime.Officers
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