Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

Vietnamese military ranks and insignia were specified by the National Assembly of Vietnam through the 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 personnel (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.

The branch colours that form the piping of the shoulder boards are as follows:

Army (ground forces): red
Air Force/ Air defence: azure
Navy: dark blue/navy blue
Border Defence: green
Coast Guard: blue

The shoulder insignia ranks are in gold shoulder boards in the Ground Forces, Air Force and Navy.

Border Defense Force's ranks are in dark green shoulder boards with red piping. Coast Guard rank and rating insignia are in blue with gold piping.

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 People's Ground Force	No equivalent
Vietnam People's Ground Force	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 People's Navy	No equivalent
Vietnam People's Navy	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 People's Air Force	No equivalent
Vietnam People's Air Force	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 Border Defence Force	No equivalent
Vietnam Border Defence Force	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 Marine Police	No equivalent
Vietnam Marine Police	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 following are the insignia for warrant officers for the army, navy, air force, border guard and coast guard respectively.

Rank insignia used by warrant officers since 2008 have a pink silk line running along the shoulder board (before 2008 it was a V-shaped chevron) to distinguish them from the officer corps.

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-1		WO-2		WO-3	WO-4	WO-5
Vietnam People's Ground Force
Vietnam People's Ground Force	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Master Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Senior Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)
Vietnam People's Navy
Vietnam People's Navy	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Master Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Senior Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)
Vietnam People's Air Force
Vietnam People's Air Force	Fourth Warrant Officer (Thiếu úy QNCN)	Third Warrant Officer (Trung úy QNCN)	Second Warrant Officer (Thượng úy QNCN)	First Warrant Officer (Đại úy QNCN)	Master Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Senior Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	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)	Master Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Senior Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	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)	Master Warrant Officer (Thiếu tá QNCN)	Senior Warrant Officer (Trung tá QNCN)	Chief Warrant Officer (Thượng tá QNCN)

Enlisted

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

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Vietnam People's Ground Force	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam People's Ground Force	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 People's Navy	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam People's Navy	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 People's Air Force	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent
Vietnam People's Air Force	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	Cyberspace Operations	Mausoleum Defence


General Officers
Field Grade Officers Company Grade Officers

References

"LUẬT - Sĩ quan quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
http://www.vanbanphapluat.com/danh-muc-van-ban-phap-luat.html?view=doc&id=83282%5B%5D

External links

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[1] "LUẬT - Sĩ quan quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.

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