Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

Vietnamese military ranks and insignia are specified by the National Assembly of Vietnam through Law on Vietnam People's Army Officer (No: 6-LCT/HĐNN7) on 30 December 1981.[1][2]

The Vietnam People's Army distinguishes three careerpaths: Officers (sĩ quan), non-commissioned officers (hạ sĩ quan), and enlisted members (chiến sĩ).

Because the shoulder insignia of all ranks are represented by an elongated pentagonal epaulette, they are, hence, either detailed or colour-coded to indicate rank, branch, as well as unit.

The shoulder epaulettes from those of enlisted soldiers to field officers are detailed with a silver crest with an encircled silver star. Those of generals and admirals have fully golden epaulettes with corresponding golden crests and encircled stars.

Ranks can show information about branches of military personnel.

Hem Colour of the ranks can show branches:

Army-Air Force-Navy ranks have background are yellow.

Border Defense Force's ranks have background is dark-green and hem colour is red.

Coast Guard's ranks have background is blue and hem colour is yellow.

Table of Ranks

Level Ranks Translation Ground Forces Air Force/Air Defence Navy Border Defence Coast Guard
General Officers
Sĩ quan cấp Tướng		 Đại tướng
(reserved by law for the Minister of National Defence and, on occasion, the Chief of the General Staff and the head of the General Political Department)		 Army General (literally "grand general")
Thượng tướng/
Đô đốc
(usually held by the Chief of the General Staff, the head of the General Political Department, and deputy ministers of national defence)		 Colonel General (literally "upper general") /
Admiral (Navy)
Trung tướng/
Phó Đô đốc
(usually held by military district commanders and political commissars, commandant and political commissar of the navy, commandant and political commissar of the air force, commandant and political commissar of the Border Defence Force)		 Lieutenant General (literally "middle general") /
Vice Admiral (Navy)
Thiếu tướng/
Chuẩn Đô đốc		 Major General (literally "lesser general") /
Rear Admiral (Navy)
Field Grade Officers
Sĩ quan cấp Tá		 Đại tá (four stars) Brigadier/
Commodore (Navy)
Thượng tá (three stars) Colonel/
Captain (Navy)
Trung tá (two stars) Lieutenant Colonel/
Commander (Navy)
Thiếu tá (one star) Major/
Lieutenant Commander (Navy)
Company Grade Officers
Sĩ quan cấp Úy		 Đại úy Captain/
Lieutenant (Navy)
Thượng úy Senior Lieutenant/
Sub-lieutenant (Navy)
Trung úy Lieutenant/
Lieutenant junior grade (Navy)
Thiếu úy Junior Lieutenant/
Ensign (Navy)
Officer cadets
Học viên Sĩ quan		 Học viên Sĩ quan Officer Cadet
Non-Commissioned Officers
Hạ sĩ quan		 Thượng sĩ Sergeant major/ Master sergeant/
Chief petty officer (Navy)
Trung sĩ Sergeant/
Petty officer 1st class (Navy)
Hạ sĩ Corporal/
Petty officer 2nd class (Navy)
Soldiers
Airmen
Seamen
Chiến sĩ		 Binh nhất Private 1st class, Airman 1st class, Seaman 1st class
Binh nhì Private, Airman, Seaman

Lapels

Level Ground Forces Air Force Navy Border Defence Coast Guard
General Officers
Field Grade Officers
Company Grade Officers

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://laws.dongnai.gov.vn/1991_to_2000/1999/199912/199912210006[]
  2. ↑ http://www.vanbanphapluat.com/danh-muc-van-ban-phap-luat.html?view=doc&id=83282[]
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