Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	No navy
Armenia	No navy
Azerbaijani Navy[1] v t e																													No insigna
	Baş miçman			Miçman			Kiçik miçman		Baş çavuş		Çavuş						Kiçik çavuş						Baş matros						Matros
Royal Bahrain Naval Force v t e																																			No insignia
									رقیب أول Raqib 'awal								رقیب Raqib						عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي Jundiun‎‎‎‎
Bangladesh Navy[2] v t e																											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] v t e																													No insignia
	Pegawai waran 1						Pegawai waran 2		Bintara kanan		Bintara												Laskar kanan				Laskar muda		Prebet/Soldadu
Royal Cambodian Navy v t e
	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] v t e
	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] v t e
	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] v t e
	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] v t e																													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] v t e
	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] v t e
	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] v t e
									رقيب أول Rayiys eurafa		رقيب Arif												نائب عريف Nāyīb arīf						جندي أول Jundi 'awwal						جندى Jundi
Israeli Navy[11] v t e																													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] v t e
	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] v t e																																			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] v t e
	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] v t e
	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] v t e
	원사 Wonsa						상사 Sangsa		중사 Jungsa		하사 Hasa						병장 Byeongjang						상등병 Sangdeungbyeong				일등병 Ildeungbyeong		이등병 Ideungbyeong
Republic of Korea Marine Corps[17] v t e
	원사 Wonsa						상사 Sangsa		중사 Jungsa		하사 Hasa						병장 Byeongjang						상등병 Sangdeungbyeong				일등병 Ildeungbyeong		이등병 Ideungbyeong
Kuwait Navy v t e																																			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] v t e
							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong
Royal Malaysian Navy[19] v t e																																			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] v t e																																			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 v t e																																			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] v t e
	وكيل أول Wakil 'awal						وكيل Wakil				رقيب أول Raqib 'awal						رقيب Raqib										عريف Earif		نائب عريف Nayib earif
Pakistan Navy v t e																																			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] v t e
	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 v t e																													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] v t e
	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] v t e																																			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] v t e																																			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] v t e																											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] v t e																																			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] v t e																																			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] v t e																																			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] v t e
							Baş gämi starşinasy		Baş starşina		Birinji basgançakly starşina						Ikinji basgançakly starşina										Matros
United Arab Emirates Navy v t e																																			No insignia
							مساعد أول Musa'id 'awal		مساعد Musa'id								رقیب Raqib						عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundi awwal						جندي Jundi
Uzbek River Force[31] v t e
									Bosh starshina		I darajali starshina			II darajali starshina			III darajali starshina			Starshina							Matros
Vietnam People's Navy[32] v t e
							Thượng sĩ				Trung sĩ												Hạ sĩ						Binh nhất						Binh nhì
Yemeni Navy v t e
	Warrant officer								Petty officer first class		Petty officer second class												Petty officer third class				Seaman
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia

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