The ranks of officers in China People's Liberation Army are divided into three grades: 10, namely, officer level 3 (general, lieutenant general and major general), school officer level 4 (senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel and major) and junior officer level 3 (captain, lieutenant and second lieutenant).

According to the military service and technical characteristics of officers, the ranks of naval aviation officers and professional technical officers are respectively named as "navy", "air force" and "professional technology".

The current ranks of officers are compiled according to ranks:

1. chairman of the Central Military Commission does not grant ranks;

2. The vice chairman and members of the Central Military Commission (CMC) are generals;

3. The chief of the military region is the general and lieutenant general, and the deputy of the military region is the lieutenant general and major general;

4. The main military posts are Major General and Lieutenant General, and the deputy military posts are Major General and Senior Colonel;

5. Full-time teachers are senior colonel and major general, and deputy teachers are colonels and senior colonel;

6. The regimental titles are colonel and lieutenant colonel, and the deputy regimental titles are lieutenant colonel and major;

7. Major and lieutenant colonel at battalion level, captain and major at deputy battalion level;

8. The company is a captain, and the deputy company is a lieutenant.

9. The ranks are second lieutenant and lieutenant.

Among the professional and technical officers, the senior professional and technical position is lieutenant general or above; Intermediate professional and technical positions range from senior colonel to captain, and junior professional and technical positions range from lieutenant colonel to second lieutenant.

Volunteer soldiers are divided into: senior non-commissioned officers (six local officials and five non-commissioned officers); Intermediate noncommissioned officers (fourth-grade noncommissioned officers and third-grade noncommissioned officers); Junior noncommissioned officers (second-class noncommissioned officers, first-class noncommissioned officers). Compulsory military service soldiers are the highest ranks. The navy and air force soldiers are preceded by the words "navy" and "air force" respectively.

Civil service system:

The civilian cadres of the China People's Liberation Army are active servicemen who have been appointed to hold professional and technical posts at or above the junior level or civilian posts, and they are part of the national cadre team.

Civilian cadres are divided into professional and technical civilian cadres and non-professional and technical civilian cadres according to the nature of their work.

The establishment scope of civilian cadres: some professional and technical cadres in military scientific research, engineering, medical and health care, teaching, news, publishing, books, archives, culture, art, sports and other units, as well as some cadres engaged in administrative affairs and service guarantee in organs, colleges and hospitals.

Job grades of civilian cadres: professional and technical professional and technical positions of civilian cadres are divided into advanced, intermediate and junior, and the professional and technical grades are divided into 1 to 14, with 1 as the highest grade; The positions of non-professional and technical civilian cadres are divided into bureau level, deputy bureau level, director level, deputy division level, deputy division level, first-class clerk, second-class clerk and clerk. The rank of civilian cadres is set to the special level, 1 to 9, and the special level is the highest level. The treatment of civilian cadres is basically the same as that of officers in active service.

Civilian cadres wear standard clothes, hat badges, epaulettes, military badges and bow ties. According to the needs of work, civilian cadres can be transferred to officers, and their ranks can be assessed and awarded in accordance with relevant regulations.

After the founding of New China, the People's Liberation Army implemented the rank system twice. From 1955 to 1965, the rank system was implemented for the first time, with 8 ranks and 20 ranks: Grand Marshal, Marshal, General, General, Lieutenant General, Major General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Second Lieutenant, Warrant Officer and Staff Sergeant. Although there is a law to set the rank of Grand Marshal, it has not been awarded. In fact, the rank awarded is Grade 8 19. 1988, the PLA re-implemented the rank system. At first, the rank was set at level 6 18, and later it was changed to level 6 19. At present, the rank composition is as follows: general is divided into three levels: general, lieutenant general and major general; The school officials are senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel and major. Junior officers have three ranks: captain, lieutenant and second lieutenant; Non-commissioned officers are divided into sergeant major and professional non-commissioned officers. Non-commissioned officers have three grades: staff sergeant, sergeant and corporal; Soldiers are set as first class and private.