China's military rank promotion system: According to military rank regulations, officers below the rank of colonel, unless there are special circumstances, can be promoted to military rank every four years, junior college graduates can be promoted to lieutenant in two years, and bachelor's degree graduates can be promoted to captain in three years. For example, if you graduate with a doctorate and become a major at the age of 27, then you will be a lieutenant colonel at the age of 31, a colonel at the age of 35, and a senior colonel at the age of 39. It is difficult to be promoted to senior colonel or above. The number of generals is too small. You need to have merit to be promoted, rather than being promoted directly when the time comes.

The military rank regulations also stipulate that if an exceptional promotion occurs and the minimum military rank requirement for the position held is still higher than the personal military rank, the officer will be directly promoted to that minimum military rank. That is to say, if a major is promoted to a full regiment without exception, he will be directly promoted to the lowest rank of lieutenant colonel corresponding to the full regiment. Of course, this is rarely the case.

Junior-level positions are usually promoted every three years, but after reaching the deputy regiment, it is no longer the case. If your military rank has been promoted to a higher military rank than your job rank every four years, but your job cannot be promoted, then there is only one consequence...transfer. For example, the highest regimental level is colonel. If you are already a senior colonel but cannot be promoted to deputy division level, you must change careers.

Civilian jobs are divided into professional and technical categories and non-professional categories. Professional and technical grades range from 1 to 14, and non-professional technical grades range from the bureau level to the section officer level. Their military ranks are different from those of officers.

The meaning of military rank: It turns out that it is also a manifestation of seniority. For the same position, those with higher military ranks have longer seniority. But now there are seniority stamps, and there are etiquette troop regulations. When soldiers meet, the subordinate salutes to the superior first. If the two parties do not know each other, the person with lower military rank salutes with the person with higher military rank. Military rank represents the military level. It integrates the honorary title, treatment level and job factors of military personnel. It also enhances the military's sense of responsibility and honor, promotes the regularization of the military, and strengthens command, management and support among the military services. collaboration and facilitate international exchanges. Xu Ping, a researcher at the Logistics Command College of the People's Liberation Army and an expert on military ranks, believes that the military rank system can clarify command relationships, responsibilities and mutual relationships in the military, and is also an honor given by the country to military personnel.