- Table of ranks Officers Enlisted
- Lapels
- See also
- References
- External links
{{EngvarB|date=October 2015}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}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 (ground forces): red
- Air Force/ Air defence: azure
- Navy: dark-purple
- Border Defence: green
- Coast Guard: blue.
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 ranksOfficersThe rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy, air force, border guard and marine police respectively. {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/Vietnam}}{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Vietnam}}{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/Vietnam}}| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam | No equivalent{{hr}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lieutenant General
(Trung tướng) | Major General
(Thiếu tướng) | Senior Colonel
(Đại tá) | Colonel
(Thượng tá) | Lieutenant Colonel
(Trung tá) | Major
(Thiếu tá) | Captain
(Đại úy) | Senior Lieutenant
(Thượng úy) | Lieutenant
(Trung úy) | Junior Lieutenant
(Thiếu úy) | Aspirant
(Chuẩn úy) | Officer Cadet
(Học viên Sĩ quan) | | {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam | No equivalent{{hr}} | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lieutenant General
(Trung tướng) | Major General
(Thiếu tướng) | Senior Colonel
(Đại tá) | Colonel
(Thượng tá) | Lieutenant Colonel
(Trung tá) | Major
(Thiếu tá) | Captain
(Đại úy) | Senior Lieutenant
(Thượng úy) | Lieutenant
(Trung úy) | Junior Lieutenant
(Thiếu úy) | Aspirant
(Chuẩn úy) | Officer Cadet
(Học viên Sĩ quan){{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}} | EnlistedThe rank insignia for enlisted for the army, navy, air force, border guard and marine police respectively. {{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Vietnam}}{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Vietnam}}{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Vietnam}}| {{flagicon|Vietnam Vietnam | No equivalent | | No equivalent{{hr}} | | No equivalent | | | |
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Sergeant Major
Thượng sĩ | Sergeant
Trung sĩ | Corporal
Hạ sĩ | Private First Class
Binh nhất | Private
Binh nhì | | {{flagicon|Vietnam Vietnam | No equivalent | | No equivalent{{hr}} | | No equivalent | | | |
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Sergeant Major
Thượng sĩ | Sergeant
Trung sĩ | Corporal
Hạ sĩ | Leading seaman
Binh nhất | Seaman
Binh nhì{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Blank}} | Lapels| Level | Ground Forces | Air Force | Navy | Border Defence | Coast Guard (Marine Police) |
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| | | | | | General Officers | Field Grade Officers
Company Grade Officers |
See also- History of Vietnamese military ranks
- Comparative military ranks
- Military rank
- People's Army of Vietnam (Military of Vietnam)
- Vietnam
References 1. ^http://laws.dongnai.gov.vn/1991_to_2000/1999/199912/199912210006{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^http://www.vanbanphapluat.com/danh-muc-van-ban-phap-luat.html?view=doc&id=83282{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
External links- (Vietnamese military and police ranks)
{{Military ranks by country}} 2 : Military ranks by country|Military of Vietnam |