Ranks in the Chinese, US and UK Armed Forces

 

Army

 

Generals

Chinese Armed Forces	US Armed Forces	UK Armed Forces
Marshal (only in 1955)	General of the Army	Field Marshal
Senior General (only in 1955)
General First Class (only in 1955)
General	General	General
Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General
Major General	Major General	Major General
	Brigadier General	Brigadier

 

 

Colonel Level

Chinese Armed Forces	US Armed Forces	UK Armed Forces
Senior Colonel
Colonel	Colonel	Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel
Major	Major	Major

 

 

Lieutenant Level

Chinese Armed Forces	US Armed Forces	UK Armed Forces
Senior Captain (only in 1955)
Captain	Captain	Captain
First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant

 

 

Soldiers

Chinese Armed Forces	US Armed Forces	UK Armed Forces
Master Sergeant	Command Sergeant Major
Specialist Sergeant
Sergeant, First Class	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant
Sergeant	Sergeant	Sergeant
Corporal	Corporal	Corporal
Private, First Class	Private, First Class	Lance Corporal
Private	Private, Basic Private	Private, Recruit

 

 

(China.org.cn July 2007)