Ranks of the People's Armed Police

The ranks in the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) are similar to those of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, with the prefix 武警 (Wǔjǐng) meaning "armed police". In addition to a similar rank structure, the PAP also follows PLA regulations. PAP guards are also recruited at the same time and through the same procedures as PLA soldiers. However, the PAP has its own education and training system separate from the PLA.

Officers

Title^[1]	武警上将 Wǔjǐng shàng jiàng	武警中将 Wǔjǐng zhōng jiàng	武警少将 Wǔjǐng shàojiàng	武警大校 Wǔjǐng dàxiào	武警上校 Wǔjǐng shàngxiào	武警中校 Wǔjǐng zhong xiao	武警少校 Wǔjǐng shàoxiào	武警上尉 Wǔjǐng shàngwèi	武警中尉 Wǔjǐng zhōngwèi	武警少尉 Wǔjǐng shàowèi	武警学员 Wǔjǐng xuéyuán
Equivalent translation	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Senior colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	1st lieutenant	2nd lieutenant	Officer cadet
Shoulder Insignia
Collar Insignia

Other ranks

Title (Pre-2022)^[1]	武警一级警士长 Wǔjǐng yī jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警二级警士长 Wǔjǐng èr jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警三级警士长 Wǔjǐng sān jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警四级警士长 Wǔjǐng sì jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警上士 Wǔjǐng shàng shì	武警中士 Wǔjǐng zhōng shì	武警下士 Wǔjǐng xiàshì	武警上等兵 Wǔjǐng shàngděngbīng	武警列兵 Wǔjǐng lièbīng
Title (Post-2022)^[2]	武警一级警士长 Wǔjǐng yī jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警二级警士长 Wǔjǐng èr jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警三级警士长 Wǔjǐng sān jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警一级上士 Wǔjǐng yī jí shàng shì	武警二级上士 Wǔjǐng èr jí shàng shì	武警中士 Wǔjǐng zhōng shì	武警下士 Wǔjǐng xiàshì	武警上等兵 Wǔjǐng shàngděngbīng	武警列兵 Wǔjǐng lièbīng
Equivalent translation (Pre-2022)	Master Sergeant 1st class	Master Sergeant 2nd class	Master Sergeant 3rd class	Master sergeant 4th class	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private 1st class	Private
Equivalent translation (Post-2022)	Master Sergeant 1st class	Master Sergeant 2nd class	Master Sergeant 3rd class	Staff sergeant 1st Class	Staff sergeant 2nd Class	Sergeant	Corporal	Private 1st class	Private
Shoulder Insignia
Collar Insignia

Historical rank systems

Type 55 PSF-PLA uniform

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
PSF-PLA (1955–1965)
PSF-PLA (1955–1965)	General 大将	Colonel general 上将	Lieutenant general 中将	Major general 少将	Colonel commandant 大校	Colonel 上校	Lieutenant colonel 中校	Major 少校	Captain 大尉	Senior lieutenant 上尉	First lieutenant 中尉	Second lieutenant 少尉	Warrant officer 准尉
Collar insignia (adopted 1958)

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

	Non-Commissioned Officers												Enlisted personnel
People's Armed Police (1955–1965)
People's Armed Police (1955–1965)	Staff Sergeant (上士)						Sergeant (中士)				Corporal (下士)		Private 1st class (上等兵)						Private (列兵)

Type 88 PAP

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
People's Armed Police (1988–1994)
People's Armed Police (1988–1994)	General 大将		Colonel general 上将		Lieutenant general 中将		Major general 少将		Colonel commandant 大校		Colonel 上校		Lieutenant colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 大尉		First lieutenant 中尉			Second lieutenant 少尉			Officer cadet 学员

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

Rank group	Non-Commissioned Officers																				Enlisted personnel
People's Armed Police (1988–1994)
People's Armed Police (1988–1994)	Sergeant major (一级军士长)						Master sergeant (二级军士长)		Staff Sergeant (上士)						Sergeant (中士)				Corporal (下士)		Private 1st class (上等兵)						Private (列兵)

References

^ ^a ^b Xu, Ping (2005). 中国百年军服 [China's Military Uniforms: A Century of History] (in Chinese). Beijing: Jincheng Publishing House. ISBN 9787800846793.
^ "全国人大常委会拟作出决定，对现役士兵衔级制度作出明确规定 - 中华人民共和国国防部". Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 2024-01-10.

External links

Official website

[Xu_Ping-1] Xu, Ping (2005). 中国百年军服 [China's Military Uniforms: A Century of History] (in Chinese). Beijing: Jincheng Publishing House. ISBN 9787800846793.

[2] "全国人大常委会拟作出决定，对现役士兵衔级制度作出明确规定 - 中华人民共和国国防部". Ministry of National Defense. Retrieved 2024-01-10.

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