1. General

①General

The main identification of the rank of Army General is the green pine branch epaulette base, decorated with golden branches and leaves and three gold stars. Star emblem.

The main symbol of the rank of admiral is the dark blue shoulder straps, decorated with golden branches and leaves and three golden stars.

The main symbol for the rank of Air Force General is the dark blue-gray shoulder patch, decorated with golden branches and leaves and three golden stars.

②Lieutenant General

The main identification of the rank of Army Lieutenant General is the green pine branch epaulette base, decorated with golden branches and leaves and two golden stars.

The main symbol of the rank of Vice Admiral is the dark blue shoulder insignia base, decorated with golden branches and leaves and two golden stars.

The main symbol of the rank of Lieutenant General of the Air Force is the dark blue-gray shoulder patch, decorated with golden branches and leaves and two golden stars.

③Major General

The main identification of the rank of Army Major General is the green pine branch epaulette base, decorated with golden branches and leaves and a golden star emblem.

The main identification of the rank of Rear Admiral is the dark blue epaulette base, decorated with golden branches and leaves and a golden star.

The main mark of the rank of Major General of the Air Force is the dark blue-gray epaulette base, decorated with golden branches and leaves and a golden star.

2. Colonel

①Colonel

The main mark of the rank of Army Colonel is: on the base of the pine branch green epaulettes, there are two thin golden bars and four Star emblem.

The main mark of the rank of Navy Colonel is the dark blue shoulder patch, which is decorated with two thin golden bars and four star emblems.

The main mark of the rank of Air Force Colonel is the dark blue-gray shoulder patch with two thin gold bars and four stars on the base.

②Colonel

The main symbol of the rank of Army Colonel is the green pine branch shoulder patch with two thin gold bars and three stars on the base.

The main symbol of the rank of Navy Captain is the dark blue shoulder patch with two thin gold bars and three stars on the base.

The main symbol of the rank of Air Force Colonel is the dark blue-gray shoulder patch with two thin gold bars and three stars on the base.

③Lieutenant Colonel

The main identification of the rank of Army Lieutenant Colonel is the green pine branch epaulette base, decorated with two thin golden bars and two star emblems.

The main mark of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Navy is that the base of the dark blue shoulder insignia is decorated with two thin golden bars and two star emblems.

The main mark of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force is that the base of the dark blue-gray shoulder insignia is decorated with two thin golden bars and two star emblems.

④Major

The main symbol of the rank of Army Major is the green pine branch epaulette base with two golden thin bars and a star emblem.

The main symbol of the rank of Lieutenant Commander is the dark blue shoulder patch with two thin gold bars and a star on the base.

The main symbol of the rank of Major in the Air Force is the dark blue-gray shoulder patch with two thin gold bars and a star emblem on the base.

3. Lieutenant

①Captain

The main symbol of the rank of Army Captain is a green pine branch shoulder patch with a thin golden bar and three stars on the base.

The main symbol of the rank of Navy Captain is a dark navy shoulder patch with a thin gold bar and three stars on the base.

The main symbol of the rank of Air Force captain is a dark blue-gray shoulder patch with a thin gold bar and three stars on the base.

②Lieutenant

The main identification of the rank of Army Lieutenant is the green pine branch epaulette base with a thin golden bar and two stars.

The main identification of the rank of Navy Lieutenant is the dark blue shoulder patch with a thin gold bar and two stars on the base.

The main identification of the rank of Lieutenant of the Air Force is a dark blue-gray shoulder patch with a thin gold bar and two stars on the base.

③Second Lieutenant

The main symbol of the rank of Second Lieutenant is the green pine branch epaulette base with a thin golden bar and a star emblem.

The main symbol of the rank of ensign is a dark navy shoulder patch with a thin gold bar and a star on the base.

The main symbol of the rank of Second Lieutenant of the Air Force is a thin gold bar and a star emblem on the dark blue-gray shoulder patch base. Extended information

History of military ranks

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army proposed to implement a military rank system twice, once during the Second National Army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. During the period of political cooperation, one was after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and the negotiations between the two parties in Chongqing. The military ranks formulated twice were the same as the military rank system of the Kuomintang army at that time. However, due to the constraints of the environment at the time, the military rank systems formulated twice could not be implemented.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to strengthen the regularization and modernization of the army, the issue of implementing a military rank system was quickly put back on the agenda. When the Management Department of the General Cadre Department was established in September 1950, the "Military Rank Reward Office" was set up. In the winter of 1952, we began to study the issue of the military rank system. On November 26, 1952, in its report to Chairman Mao Zedong and the Military Commission, the General Cadre Department formulated a preliminary plan for the preparations for the implementation of the military rank system and other issues. In 1955, the Chinese People's Liberation Army formally implemented a military rank system. After that, the military rank system of the Chinese People's Liberation Army went through cancellation, restoration and multiple modifications. Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Military Rank System of the Chinese People's Liberation Army