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Shi (rank)
(; ) is the rank usually held by Non-commissioned officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, and both North Korea, North and South Korea. The rank name is based on the on one of the Four occupations#shi, four ancient occupations. China The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by ( zh, s=海军, t=海軍, l=naval force) or ( zh, s=空军, t=空軍, l=air force). Taiwan Japan North Korea South Korea Vietnamese variant South Vietnamese variant See also Ranks used in Chinese character-using countries *General officer: Jiang (rank) *Senior officer: Sa (rank), Xiao (rank), Lyeong *Junior officer: Wei (rank) *Non-commissioned officers: Shi (rank) *Enlisted ranks: Bing (rank), Shi (rank) * Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force * Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy * Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force * Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-commissioned Officer
A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted rank, enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a Commission (document), commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. In contrast, Officer (armed forces), commissioned officers usually enter directly from a military academy, officer training corps (OTC) or Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), or officer candidate school (OCS) or officer training school (OTS), after receiving a post-secondary degree. The NCO corps usually includes many grades of enlisted, corporal and sergeant; in some countries, warrant officers also carry out the duties of NCOs. The naval equivalent includes some or all grades of petty officer. There are different classes of non-commissioned officers, including junior (lower ranked) non-commissioned officers (JNCO) and senior/staff (higher ranked) non-commissioned officers (SNCO). Functio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
