Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for armies/ land forces of Asian states.

Other ranks

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan No rank structure
‎‎


 Armenian Ground Forces[1]
ԱՎԱԳ ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ
Avag yent’aspa 		ԵՆԹԱՍՊԱ
Yent’aspa 		ԱՎԱԳ
Avag 		ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ
Avag serzhant 		ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ
Serzhant 		ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ
Krtser Serzhant 		ԵՖՐԵՅՏՈՐ
Yefreytor 		շարքային
Shark’ayin
 Azerbaijani Land Forces[2]
 No insignia
Baş gizir Gizir Kiçik gizir Baş çavuş Çavuş Kiçik çavuş Baş əsgər Əsgər
 Royal Bahraini Army
 No insignia
رقیب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقیب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun awwal 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎
 Bangladesh Army[3]
মাস্টার ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Māsṭāra ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra 		সিনিয়র ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Siniẏara ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra 		ওয়ারেন্ট অফিসার
Ōẏārēnṭa aphisāra 		সার্জেন্ট
Sārjēnṭa 		কর্পোর‍্যাল
Karpōra‍yāla 		ল্যান্স কর্পোর‍্যাল
Lyānsa karpōra‍yāla 		সৈনিক
Sainika
 Royal Bhutan Army[4]
 No insignia
འགྲིམ་ དཔོན་ གོང མ །
Drimpongom 		སྡེ་ འགྲིམ །
Dedrim 		འགྲིམ་ དཔོན །
Drimpon 		སྤེལ་ དཔོན །
Pelpon 		སྤེལ་ རྒྱབ །
Peljab 		འགོ་ པ །
Gopa
Warrant officer 1st class Warrant officer 2nd class Warrant officer 3rd class Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
 Royal Brunei Land Force[5]
 Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant
 Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Pegawai waran 1 Pegawai waran 2 Staf sarjan Sarjan Koperal Lans koperal Prebet/Soldadu
 Royal Cambodian Army
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក
Prœ̆ntôbal êk 		ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ
Prœ̆ntôbal toŭ 		ពលបាលឯក
Pôlôbal êk 		ពលបាលទោ
Pôlôbal toŭ 		ពលបាលត្រី
Pôlôbal trei 		នាយឯក
Néay êk 		នាយទោ
Néay toŭ 		ពលឯក
Pôl êk 		ពលទោ
Pôl toŭ
 PLA Ground Force[6]
一级军士长
Yījí jūnshìzhǎng 		二级军士长
Èrjí jūnshìzhǎng 		三级军士长
Sānjí jūnshìzhǎng 		四级军士长
Sìjí jūnshìzhǎng 		上士
Shàngshì 		中士
Zhōngshì 		下士
Xiàshì 		上等兵
Shàngděngbīng 		列兵
Lièbīng
 Republic of China Army[7]
一等士官長
Yīděng shìguānzhǎng 		二等士官長
Èrděng shìguānzhǎng 		三等士官長
Sānděng shìguānzhǎng 		上士
Shàngshì 		中士
Zhōngshì 		下士
Xiàshì 		上等兵
Shàngděngbīng 		一等兵
Yīděngbīng 		二等兵
Èrděngbīng
 Indian Army[8]
 No insignia
Subedar-major
सूबेदार मेजर 		Subedar
सूबेदार 		Naib subedar
नायब सूबेदार 		Havildar
हवलदार 		Naik
नायक 		Lance naik
लांस नायक 		Sepoy
सिपाही
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Indonesian Army[9]
Pembantu letnan satu Pembantu letnan dua Sersan mayor Sersan kepala Sersan satu Sersan dua Kopral kepala Kopral satu Kopral dua Prajurit kepala Prajurit satu Prajurit dua
 Iranian Ground Forces
استوار یکم
Ostovar yekom 		استوار دوم
Ostovar dovom 		گروهبان یکم
Goruhban yekom 		گروهبان دوم
Goruhban dovom 		گروهبان سوم
Goruhban sevom 		سرجوخه
Sarjukheh 		سرباز یکم
Sarbaz yekom 		سرباز دوم
Sarbaz dovom 		سرباز
Sarbaz
Chief warrant officer Warrant officer junior grade Sergeant first class Sergeant second class Sergeant third class Corporal Private first class Private second class Private
 Iraqi Ground Forces[10]
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقیب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun awwal 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Israeli Ground Forces[11]
 No insignia
רב-נגד
Rav nagad 		רב-סמל בכיר
Rav samal bakhír 		רב-סמל מתקדם
Rav samal mitkadem 		רב-סמל ראשון
Rav samal rishon 		רב-סמל
Rav samal 		סמל ראשון
Samal rishon 		סמל
Samal 		רב טוראי
Rav turai 		טוראי
Turai
 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force[12]
 First Sergeant Sergeant First Class Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private First Class Private Recruit
陸曹長
Rikusōchō 		1等陸曹
Ittō rikusō 		2等陸曹
Nitō rikusō 		3等陸曹
Santō rikusō 		陸士長
Rikushichō 		1等陸士
Ittō rikushi 		2等陸士
Nitō rikushi 		自衛官候補生
Jieikan kōhosei
 Royal Jordanian Army[13]
 No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal 		وكيل
Wakil 		رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقیب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun awwal 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Kazakh Ground Forces[14]
Шебер-сержант
Şeber-serjant 		Штаб-сержант
Ştab-serjant 		Бірінші сыныпты сержант
Birinşi sınıptı serjant 		Екінші сыныпты сержант
Ekinşi sınıptı serjant 		Үшінші сыныпты сержант
Üşinşi sınıptı serjant 		Аға сержант
Ağa serjant 		Cержант
Serjant 		Кіші сержант
Kişi serjant 		Ефрейтор
Efreĭtor 		Қатардағы жауынгер
Qatardağı jawınger
 Korean People's Army Ground Force[15]
특무상사
T'ŭkmu-sangsa 		상사
Sangsa 		중사
Chungsa 		하사
Hasa 		상급병사
Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa 		중급병사
Chungŭp-pyŏngsa 		하급병사
Hagŭp-pyŏngsa 		전사
Chŏnsa
 Republic of Korea Army[16]
원사
Wonsa 		상사
Sangsa 		중사
Jungsa 		하사
Hasa 		병장
Byeongjang 		상등병
Sangdeungbyeong 		일등병
Ildeungbyeong 		이등병
Ideungbyeong
 Kuwait Army
 No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal 		وكيل
Wakil 		رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقیب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun awwal 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎
 Kyrgyz Army[17]
Улук прапорщик
Uluk praporsçik 		Прапорщик
Praporsçik 		Старшина
Starşina 		Улук сержант
Uluk serjant 		Сержант
Serjant 		Кенже сержант
Kenje serjant 		Ефрейтор
Efreytor 		Катардагы жоокер
Katardagı jooker
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Lao People's Army[18]
ວາທີ
Va thi 		ສິບເອກ
Sib ek 		ສິບໂທ
Sib oth 		ສິບຕີ
Sib ti 		ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung 		ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong
 Lebanese Ground Forces[19]
 No insignia
مؤهل أول
Muahal 'awal 		مؤهل
Muahal 		معاون أوّل
Maawan 'awal 		معاون
Maawan 		رقيب أوّل
Raqib awwl 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف أول
Earif 'awal 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun 'awal 		جندي
Jundiun
 Malaysian Army[20]
 Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Pegawai waran I Pegawai waran II Staf sarjan Sarjan Koperal Lans koperal Prebet Rekrut
 Maldives Marine Corps[21]
 No insignia
ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ އޮފް އެމްއެންޑީއެފް
Saarjant meyjar of emendeeef 		ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ
Komaand saarjant meyjar 		ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ
Saarjant meyjar 		ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް
Fast saarjant 		ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް
Saarjant fast klaas 		ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް
Staaf saarjant 		ސާރޖަންޓް
Saarjant 		ކޯޕްރަލް
Koapral 		ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް
Laans koapral 		ޕްރައިވެޓް
Praivet
 Mongolian Ground Force[22]
 Mongolian Army-SGM-service Mongolian Army-MSG-service Mongolian Army-SSG-service Mongolian Army-SGT-service Mongolian Army-JSG-service Mongolian Army-SCP-field Mongolian Army-CPL-field Mongolian Army-JCP-field Mongolian Army-PFC-field Mongolian Army-PVT-field
Тэргүүн ахлагч
Tergüün akhlagch 		Cургагч ахлагч
Curgagch akhlagch 		Aхлах ахлагч
Akhlakh akhlagch 		Aхлагч
Akhlagch 		Дэд ахлагч
Ded akhlagch 		Ахлах түрүүч
Akhlakh türüüch 		Түрүүч
Türüüch 		Дэд түрүүч
Ded türüüch 		Ахлах байлдагч
Akhlakh baildagch 		Байлдагч
Baildagch
 Myanmar Army
 No insignia No insignia
အရာခံဗိုလ်
’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ 		ဒုတိယအရာခံဗိုလ်
dautaiya ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ 		တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး
tapaʻ khavai tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ 		တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး
tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ 		တပ်ကြပ်
tapaʻ karpaʻ 		ဒုတိယတပ်ကြပ်
dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ 		တပ်သား
tapaʻ saāʺ 		တပ်သားသစ်
tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ
 Nepali Army[23]
 No insignia No insignia
प्रमुख सुवेदार
Pramukh Suvēdār 		सुवेदार
Suvēdār 		जमदार
Jamadār 		हुद्दा
Huddā 		अमल्दार
Amaldār 		प्यूठ
Piyuth 		सिपाही
Sipahi 		फलोअर्स
Phaloars
Chief warrant officer Warrant officer first class Warrant officer second class Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private Followers
 Royal Army of Oman[24]
 No insignia
وکیل کتیبة
Wakil katiba 		وکیل
Wakil 		رقیب اول
Raqib 'awal 		رقیب
Raqib 		عریف
Earif 		نائب عریف
Nayib earif 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Pakistan Army[25]
 No insignia
Subedar-major
صوبیدار میجر 		Subedar
صوبیدار 		Naib subedar
نائب صوبیدار 		Havildar
حوالدار 		Naik
نائیک 		Lance naik
لانس نائیک 		Sepoy
سپاہی
 Philippine Army[26]
Chief master sergeant Senior master sergeant Master sergeant Technical sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private
 Qatari Emiri Land Force
 No insignia
وكيل اول
Wakil awwal 		وكيل ثاني
Wakil thani 		رقيب
Raqib 		نائب
Nayib 		عريف
Earif 		وكيل عريف
Wakil earif 		جندي
Jundi
 Russian Ground Forces[27]
Ста́рший пра́порщик
Stárshiy práporshchik 		Пра́порщик
Práporshchyk 		Старшина́
Starshyná 		Ста́рший сержа́нт
Stárshiy serzhánt 		Сержа́нт
Serzhánt 		Мла́дший сержа́нт
Mládshiy serzhánt 		Ефре́йтор
Efréĭtor 		Рядово́й
Ryadovóy
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Saudi Arabian Army[28]
 No insignia
رئيس رقباء
Rayiys ruqaba' 		رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقيب
Raqib 		وكيل رقيب
Wakil raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun awwal 		جندي‎‎
Jundiun‎‎
 Singapore Army[29]
 No insignia No insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant First sergeant Second sergeant Third sergeant Corporal first class Corporal Lance corporal Private first class Private Recruit
 Sri Lanka Army[30][31]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class I Warrant officer class II Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal/
Bombardier 		Lance corporal/
Lance bombardier 		Private
(or equivalent)
 Syrian Army[32]
 No insignia
مساعد أول
Musaeid 'awal 		مساعد ثاني
Musaeid thani 		مساعد
Musaeid 		رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقيب ثاني
Raqib thani 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundiun‎‎ 'awal 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎
 Tajik Ground Forces[33]
Прапоршики калон
Praporshiki kalon 		Прапоршик
Praporshik 		Старшина
Starshyna 		Сержанти калон
Serzhanti kalon 		Сержант
Serzhant 		Сержанти хурд
Serzhanti xurd 		Ефрейтор
Efreytor 		Қаторӣ
Qatorī
 Royal Thai Army[34]
 Master Sergeant 1st Class Master Sergeant 2nd Class Master Sergeant 3rd Class Sergeant Corporal Private 1st Class No insignia
จ่าสิบเอก
Cha sip ek 		จ่าสิบโท
Cha sip tho 		จ่าสิบตรี
Cha sip tri 		สิบเอก
Sip ek 		สิบโท
Sip tho 		สิบตรี
Sip tri 		พลทหาร
Phon thahan
Timor-Leste Army[35]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Soldado
 Turkmen Ground Forces[36]
Starşina Uly seržant Seržant Kiçi seržant Hatarçy
 United Arab Emirates Army
 No insignia
مساعد أول
Musa'id 'awal 		مساعد
Musa'id 		رقیب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي أول
Jundi awwal 		جندي
Jundi‎‎‎‎
 Uzbek Ground Forces[37]
Katta serjant I darajali serjant II darajali serjant III darajali serjant Kichik serjant Oddiy askar
 Vietnam People's Ground Force[38]
Thượng sĩ Trung sĩ Hạ sĩ Binh nhất Binh nhì
 Yemeni Land Forces
مساعد أول
Musaeid 'awal 		مساعد ثان
Musaeid than 		مساعد
Musaeid 		رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
Earif 		جندي
Jundiun‎‎
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

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