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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines
19 ranks
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China
19 ranks
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Philippines Army vs China Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines · Army NATO equivalent China · Army ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Officers
Philippines Army General insignia General OF-9 General ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ† (General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ† (General) insignia
Philippines Army Lieutenant general insignia Lieutenant general OF-8 Lieutenant General ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ† (Lieutenant General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ† (Lieutenant General) insignia
Philippines Army Major general insignia Major general OF-7 Major General ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ† (Major General) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ† (Major General) insignia
Philippines Army Brigadier general insignia Brigadier general OF-6 Brigadier General ้™†ๅ†›ๅคงๆ ก (Senior Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅคงๆ ก (Senior Colonel) insignia
Philippines Army Colonel insignia Colonel OF-5 Colonel ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๆ ก (Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๆ ก (Colonel) insignia
Philippines Army Lieutenant colonel insignia Lieutenant colonel OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๆ ก (Lieutenant Colonel) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๆ ก (Lieutenant Colonel) insignia
Philippines Army Major insignia Major OF-3 Major / Commandant ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๆ ก (Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๆ ก (Major) insignia
Philippines Army Captain insignia Captain OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ‰ (Captain) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠๅฐ‰ (Captain) insignia
Philippines Army First lieutenant insignia First lieutenant Philippines Army Second lieutenant insignia Second lieutenant OF-1 Lieutenant ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ‰ (First Lieutenant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฐ‰ (First Lieutenant) insignia ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ (Second Lieutenant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅฐ‘ๅฐ‰ (Second Lieutenant) insignia
Enlisted ranks
Philippines Army Chief master sergeant insignia Chief master sergeant OR-9 Sergeant Major ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (First Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (First Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Philippines Army Senior master sergeant insignia Senior master sergeant OR-8 1st Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Second Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Second Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Philippines Army Master sergeant insignia Master sergeant OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‰็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Third Class Sergeant Major) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‰็บงๅ†›ๅฃซ้•ฟ (Third Class Sergeant Major) insignia
Philippines Army Technical sergeant insignia Technical sergeant OR-6 Staff Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงไธŠๅฃซ (First Class Master Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ€็บงไธŠๅฃซ (First Class Master Sergeant) insignia
Philippines Army Staff sergeant insignia Staff sergeant OR-5 Sergeant ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงไธŠๅฃซ (Second Class Master Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไบŒ็บงไธŠๅฃซ (Second Class Master Sergeant) insignia
Philippines Army Sergeant insignia Sergeant OR-4 Corporal ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฃซ (Sergeant) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธญๅฃซ (Sergeant) insignia
Philippines Army Corporal insignia Corporal OR-3 Private 1st Class ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‹ๅฃซ (Corporal) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธ‹ๅฃซ (Corporal) insignia
Philippines Army Private first class insignia Private first class OR-2 Private ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต (Private First Class) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ไธŠ็ญ‰ๅ…ต (Private First Class) insignia
Philippines Army Private insignia Private OR-1 Private ้™†ๅ†›ๅˆ—ๅ…ต (Private) China Army ้™†ๅ†›ๅˆ—ๅ…ต (Private) insignia
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Tiers neither force uses are hidden. An OF/OR code held by only one of the two is kept and marked — a missing tier is itself a difference in how the two hierarchies are built.

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