| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 歷史研究所在職專班 === 106 === As early as the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had already attempted an early version of a military rank system. Unfortunately, due to economic and environmental constraints during the wartime period, the system was never fully carried out. However, it became the backbone of the military rank system later introduced in 1955.
On October, 1955, with the goal of creating a modernized and standardized army, under the guidance of the Soviet government, the military leaders of the CCP officially established the military rank system along with the addition of a salary system as it shifted towards compulsory service. The system holds great historical significance as it improved the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) military and political structure and increased the pace of modernization.
However, along with the Soviet government’s collapse and lack of structural understanding, the value of the military rank system was debated, which led to its end in May, 1965—right before its ten-year anniversary. A move devastating towards the progression of modernization and standardization for the PLA.
After examining the experiences of the Sino-Vietnamese War and the need of international military exchanges since the implementation of the reform and open policy, in 1988—23 years after the original military rank system ended—the system was resurrected under Deng’s leadership, which brought the PLA in line with international practices again.
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