Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.

Enlisted

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Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan No navy


  Armenia No navy


  Azerbaijani Navy[1]
              No insigna
Baş miçman Miçman Kiçik miçman Baş çavuş Çavuş Kiçik çavuş Baş matros Matros
  Royal Bahrain Naval Force
        No insignia
رقیب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎
  Bangladesh Navy[2]
          No insignia No insignia
মাস্টার চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Māsṭāra cīpha pēṭi aphisāra
সিনিয়র চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Siniẏara cīpha pēṭi aphisāra
চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Cīpha pēṭi aphisāra
পেটি অফিসার
Pēṭi aphisāra
লিডিং সীম্যান
Liḍiṁ sīmyāna
এ্যাবল সীম্যান
Ēyābala sīmyāna
অর্ডিনারী সিম্যান
Arḍinārī simyāna
  Bhutan No navy


  Royal Brunei Navy[3]
       
    No insignia
Pegawai waran 1 Pegawai waran 2 Bintara kanan Bintara Laskar kanan Laskar muda Prebet/Soldadu
  Royal Cambodian Navy
                 
នាយចក្របាលឯក
Néay châkrâbal êk
នាយចក្របាលទោ
Néay châkrâbal toŭ
ចក្របាលឯក
Châkrâbal êk
ចក្របាលទោ
Châkrâbal toŭ
ចក្របាលត្រី
Châkrâbal trei
ចក្របាលរងឯក
Châkrâbal rông êk
ចក្របាលរងទោ
Châkrâbal rông toŭ
នាវិកឯក
Néavĭk êk
នាវិកទោ
Néavĭk toŭ
  PLA Navy[4]
                 
海军一级军士长
Hǎijūn yījí jūnshìzhǎng
海军二级军士长
Hǎijūn èrjí jūnshìzhǎng
海军三级军士长
Hǎijūn sānjí jūnshìzhǎng
海军四级军士长
Hǎijūn sìjí jūnshìzhǎng
海军上士
Hǎijūn shàngshì
海军中士
Hǎijūn zhōngshì
海军下士
Hǎijūn xiàshì
海军上等兵
Hǎijūn shàngděngbīng
海军列兵
Hǎijūn lièbīng
  Republic of China Navy[5]
                 
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
  Republic of China Marine Corps[5]
                 
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 Navy[6][7]
          No insignia
Master chief petty officer I
मास्टर चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर फर्स्ट क्लास
Master chief petty officer II
मास्टर चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर सेकेंड क्लास
Chief petty officer
चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर
Petty officer
पेटी ऑफिसर
Leading Seaman
लीडिंग सीमैन
Seaman Ist class
सीमैन फर्स्ट क्लास
Seaman IInd class
सीमैन सेकंड क्लास
  Indonesian Navy[8]
                       
Pembantu letnan satu Pembantu letnan dua Sersan mayor Sersan kepala Sersan satu Sersan dua Kopral kepala Kopral satu Kopral dua Kelasi kepala Kelasi satu Kelasi dua
  Iranian Navy[9]
                 
ناواستوار یکم
Navostovar yekom
ناواستوار دوم
Navostovar dovom
مهناوی یکم
Mahnavi yekom
مهناوی دوم
Mahnavi dovom
مهناوی سوم
Mahnavi sevom
سرناوی
Sarnavi
ناوی یکم
Navi yekom
ناوی دوم
Navi dovom
ناوی
Navi
Master chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer First class petty officer Second class petty officer Third class petty officer Seaman Seaman apprentice Seaman recruit
  Iraqi Navy[10]
         
رقيب أول
Rayiys eurafa
رقيب
Arif
نائب عريف
Nāyīb arīf
جندي أول
Jundi 'awwal
جندى
Jundi
  Israeli Navy[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
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[12]
               
海曹長
Kaisōchō
1等海曹
Ittō kaisō
2等海曹
Nitō kaisō
3等海曹
Santō kaisō
海士長
Kaishichō
1等海士
Ittō kaishi
2等海士
Nitō kaishi
自衛官候補生
Jieikan kōhosei
  Royal Jordanian Navy[13]
            No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎‎‎
  Kazakh Naval Forces[14]
                   
Шебер-старшина
Şeber-starşïna
Штаб-старшина
Ştab-starşïna
Бірінші сыныпты старшина
Birinşi sınıptı starşïna
Eкінші сыныпты старшина
Ekinşi sınıptı starşïna
Үшінші сыныпты старшина
Üşinşi sınıptı starşïna
Бас старшина
Bas starshyna
Бірінші сатылы старшина
Birinşi satılı starşïna
Екінші сатылы старшина
Ekinşi satılı starşïna
Аға матрос
Ağa matros
Матрос
Matros
  Korean People's Navy[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 Navy[16]
               
원사
Wonsa
상사
Sangsa
중사
Jungsa
하사
Hasa
병장
Byeongjang
상등병
Sangdeungbyeong
일등병
Ildeungbyeong
이등병
Ideungbyeong
  Republic of Korea Marine Corps[17]
               
원사
Wonsa
상사
Sangsa
중사
Jungsa
하사
Hasa
병장
Byeongjang
상등병
Sangdeungbyeong
일등병
Ildeungbyeong
이등병
Ideungbyeong
  Kuwait Navy
            No insignia
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي
Jundiun‎‎
  Kyrgyzstan No navy


  Lao People's Navy[18]
           
ວາທີ
Va thi
ສິບເອກ
Sib ek
ສິບໂທ
Sib oth
ສິບຕີ
Sib ti
ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ
Sannung
ຊັ້ນສອງ
Sansong
  Royal Malaysian Navy[19]
              No insignia
Pegawai waran I Pegawai waran II Bintara kanan Bintara muda Laskar kanan Laskar kelas I Laskar kelas II Perajurit muda
  Maldivian Coast Guard[20]
                No insignia
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
  Mongolia No navy


  Myanmar Navy
            No insignia No insignia
အရာခံဗိုလ်
’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ
ဒုတိယအရာခံဗိုလ်
dautaiya ’araākhaṃ bauilaʻ
အုပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး
aupaʻ khavai tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ
တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး
tapaʻ karpaʻ karīʺ
တပ်ကြပ်
tapaʻ karpaʻ
ဒုတိယတပ်ကြပ်
dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ
တပ်သား
tapaʻ saāʺ
တပ်သားသစ်
tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ
  Nepal No navy


  Royal Navy of Oman[21]
           
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
نائب عريف
Nayib earif
  Pakistan Navy
            No insignia
Master chief petty officer
ماسٹر چیف پیٹی آفیسر
Fleet chief petty officer
فلیٹ چیف پیٹی آفیسر
Chief petty officer
چیف پیٹی آفیسر
Petty officer
چھوٹا افسر
Leading seaman
معروف سی مین
Able seaman
قابل ملاح
Ordinary seaman
عام سی مین
  Philippine Navy[22]
                 
Master chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer, first class Petty officer, second class Petty officer, third class Seaman first class Seaman second class Apprentice seaman
  Qatari Emiri Navy
            No insignia
وكيل اول
Wakil awwal
وكيل ثاني
Wakil thani
رقيب
Raqib
نائب
Nayib
عريف
Earif
وكيل عريف
Wakil earif
جندي
Jundi
  Russian Navy[23]
               
Старший мичман
Starshy michman
Мичман
Michman
Главный корабельный старшина
Glavny korabelny starshina
Главный старшина
Glavny starshina
Старшина 1 статьи
Starshina 1 statji
Старшина 2 статьи
Starshina 2 statji
Старший матрос
Starshy matros
Матрос
Matros
  Royal Saudi Navy[24]
          No insignia
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
وكيل رقيب
Wakil raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun awwal
جندي‎‎
Jundiun‎‎
  Republic of Singapore Navy[25]
                  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 Navy[26]
          No insignia No insignia
Master chief petty officer Fleet chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman recruit
  Syrian Navy[27]
                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
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
  Tajikistan No navy


  Royal Thai Navy[28]
            No insignia
พันจ่าเอก
Phan cha ek
พันจ่าโท
Phan cha tho
พันจ่าตรี
Phan cha tri
จ่าเอก
Cha ek
จ่าโท
Cha tho
จ่าตรี
Cha tri
พลทหาร
Phon thahan
  East Timor Navy[29]
                    Trade insignia in red
on a black backing
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primerio-subsargento Segundo-subsargento Cabo Primeiro-marinheiro Segundo-marinheiro Grumete
  Turkmen Naval Forces[30]
         
Baş gämi starşinasy Baş starşina Birinji basgançakly starşina Ikinji basgançakly starşina Matros
  United Arab Emirates Navy
          No insignia
مساعد أول
Musa'id 'awal
مساعد
Musa'id
رقیب
Raqib
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundi awwal
جندي
Jundi
  Uzbek River Force[31]
           
Bosh starshina I darajali starshina II darajali starshina III darajali starshina Starshina Matros
  Vietnam People's Navy[32]
         
Thượng sĩ Trung sĩ Hạ sĩ Binh nhất Binh nhì
  Yemeni Navy
     
   
Warrant officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Seaman
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

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References

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