The ranks in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force are similar to those of the Chinese Army, formally known as the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, except that those of the PLA Air Force are prefixed by 空军 (Kong Jun) meaning Air Force. See Ranks of the People's Liberation Army or the article on an individual rank for details on the evolution of rank and insignia in the PLAAF. This article primarily covers the existing ranks and insignia.
Ranks of Officers[]
The current system of officer ranks and insignia dates from 1988 and is a revision of the ranks and insignia used from 1955 to 1965. The rank of Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang (First Class General) was never held and was abolished in 1994.
Rank image | Name | Usual translation (Alternate translation) |
U.S. Air Force equivalent (NATO rank code) |
Commonwealth air forces equivalent |
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空军上将 Kong Jun Shang Jiang |
Air Force General | General (OF-9) |
Air Chief Marshal | |
空军中将 Kong Jun Zhong Jiang |
Air Force Lieutenant General | Lieutenant General (OF-8) |
Air Marshal | |
空军少将 Kong Jun Shao Jiang |
Air Force Major General | Major General (OF-7) |
Air Vice-Marshal | |
空军大校 Kong Jun Da Xiao |
Air Force Brigadier | Brigadier General (OF-6) |
Air Commodore | |
空军上校 Kong Jun Shang Xiao |
Air Force Colonel | Colonel (OF-5) |
Group Captain | |
空军中校 Kong Jun Zhong Xiao |
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel (OF-4) |
Wing Commander | |
空军少校 Kong Jun Shao Xiao |
Air Force Major | Major (OF-3) |
Squadron Leader | |
空军上尉 Kong Jun Shang Wei |
Air Force Captain | Captain (OF-2) |
Flight Lieutenant | |
空军中尉 Kong Jun Zhong Wei |
Air Force First Lieutenant, Air Force Lieutenant |
First Lieutenant (OF-1) |
Flying Officer | |
空军少尉 Kong Jun Shao Wei |
Air Force Second Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant (OF-1) |
Pilot Officer | |
空军学员 Kong Jun Xue Yuan |
Air Force Officer Cadet | Officer Cadet (OF-D) |
Officer Cadet |
Ranks of Enlisted Personnel[]
The current system of enlisted ranks and insignia dates from 2009.[1]
Name | Usual translation | U.S. Air Force equivalent (NATO rank code) |
Commonwealth air forces equivalent |
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空军一级军士长 Kong Jun Yi Ji Jun Shi Zhang |
Air Force Warrant Officer Class 1 | Command Chief Master Sergeant (OR-9) | Warrant Officer (OR-9) |
空军二级军士长 Kong Jun Er Ji Jun Shi Zhang |
Air Force Warrant Officer Class 2 | Chief Master Sergeant (OR-9) | |
空军三级军士长 Kong Jun San Ji Jun Shi Zhang |
Air Force Warrant Officer Class 3 | Senior Master Sergeant (OR-8) | |
空军四级军士长 Kong Jun Si Ji Jun Shi Zhang |
Air Force Warrant Officer Class 4 | Master Sergeant (OR-7) | Flight Sergeant (OR-7) |
空军上士 Kong Jun Shang Shi |
Air Force Staff Sergeant (Air Force Senior Sergeant) |
Technical Sergeant (OR-6) | Sergeant (OR-6) |
空军中士 Kong Jun Zhong Shi |
Air Force Sergeant | Staff Sergeant (OR-5) | |
空军下士 Kong Jun Xia Shi |
Air Force Corporal (Air Force Junior Sergeant) |
Senior Airman (OR-4) | Corporal (OR-4) |
空军上等兵 Kong Jun Shang Deng Bing |
Airman First Class | Airman First Class (OR-3) | Lance Corporal (OR-3) |
空军列兵 Kong Jun Lie Bing |
Airman | Airman (OR-2) | Leading Aircraftman (OR-2) |
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The original article can be found at Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the edit history here.