Junwi

Junwi is a Korean military rank which is the equivalent to a warrant officer in other countries. The rank of junwi only exists in South Korea with the North Korean military having no equivalent.

Junwi
Junwi insignia.
Korean name
Hangul	준위
Hanja	准尉
Revised Romanization	Junwi
McCune–Reischauer	Chunwi

When comparing to other armed forces, a junwi is generally rated as NATO pay grade OR-9. Junwi is a combined rank and exists in all branches of the South Korean armed forces. The insignia is annotated by a gold officer pip or, for the Republic of Korea Navy, a broken officer stripe.

To be a junwi is considered a tremendous honor in the Korean military, and those who obtain the rank typically hold more than thirty years of military service.