Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

Vietnamese military ranks and insignia were 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 ranks

Officers

The following are the current rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, navy, air force, border guard and coast guard, respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9		OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1			OF(D) and student officer
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent	Army general (Đại tướng)	Colonel general (Thượng tướng)	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)	Officer Cadet (Học viên Sĩ quan)
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral (Đô đốc)		Vice Admiral (Phó Đô đốc)	Rear Admiral (Chuẩn Đô đốc)	Senior Captain (Đại tá)	Captain (Thượng tá)	Commander (Trung tá)	Lieutenant Commander (Thiếu tá)	Senior Lieutenant (Đại úy)	Lieutenant (Thượng úy)	Sub-Lieutenant (Trung úy)	Ensign (Thiếu úy)	Officer Cadet (Học viên Sĩ quan)
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent	Colonel general (Thượng tướng)		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)	Officer Cadet (Học viên Sĩ quan)
Vietnam	No equivalent
Vietnam	No equivalent			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)	Officer Cadet (Học viên Sĩ quan)
Vietnam	No equivalent
Vietnam	No equivalent			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)	Officer Cadet (Học viên Sĩ quan)
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9		OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1			OF(D) and student officer

Warrant officers

The rank insignia for warrant officer for the army, navy, air force, border guard and marine police respectively.

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3	WO-4	WO-5
Vietnam (Edit)
Vietnam (Edit)	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Master Chief Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Senior Master Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)
Vietnam (Edit)
Vietnam (Edit)	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Master Chief Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Senior Master Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)
Vietnam (Edit)
Vietnam (Edit)	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Master Chief Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Senior Master Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)
Vietnam
Vietnam	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Master Chief Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Senior Master Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)
Vietnam
Vietnam	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Master Chief Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Senior Master Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted for the army, navy, air force, border guard and marine police respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent	Sergeant Major Thượng sĩ	No equivalent	Sergeant Trung sĩ	No equivalent	Corporal Hạ sĩ	No equivalent	Private First Class Binh nhất	Private Binh nhì
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent	Chief petty officer Thượng sĩ	No equivalent	Petty officer 1st class Trung sĩ	No equivalent	Petty officer 2nd class Hạ sĩ	No equivalent	Leading Seaman Binh nhất	Seaman Binh nhì
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam (Edit)	No equivalent	Sergeant Major Thượng sĩ	No equivalent	Sergeant Trung sĩ	No equivalent	Corporal Hạ sĩ	No equivalent	Leading Aircraftman Binh nhất	Aircraftman Binh nhì
Vietnam	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam	No equivalent	Sergeant Major Thượng sĩ	No equivalent	Sergeant Trung sĩ	No equivalent	Corporal Hạ sĩ	No equivalent	Private First Class Binh nhất	Private Binh nhì
Vietnam	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam	No equivalent	Sergeant Major Thượng sĩ	No equivalent	Sergeant Trung sĩ	No equivalent	Corporal Hạ sĩ	No equivalent	Leading seaman Binh nhất	Seaman Binh nhì
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

Lapels

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

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References

External links

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[1] ttp://laws.dongnai.gov.vn/1991_to_2000/1999/199912/199912210006%5B%5D

[2] ttp://www.vanbanphapluat.com/danh-muc-van-ban-phap-luat.html?view=doc&id=83282%5B%5D