NCO and Enlisted Personnel Ranks of the Chinese Armed Forces

Last updated: 7 July 2007

Class	Insignia	Army, Air Force, and Armed Police Ranks	Service Period and Years Per Period
Senior NCO		NCO Grade-6	6th Period (9 years)
		NCO Grade-5	5th Period (5 years)
Intermediate NCO		NCO Grade-4	4th Period (4 years)
		NCO Grade-3	3rd Period (4 years)
Junior NCO		NCO Grade-2	2nd Period (3 years)
		NCO Grade-1	1st Period (3 years)
Conscript		Soldier First Class	2nd year of service
		Soldier	1st year of service