1950, Japan rebuilt its army, and by 1954, it had built land self-defense forces, maritime self-defense forces and air self-defense forces. The reconstructed Japanese military ranks are divided into two categories: cadres and Cao Shi. The ranks of cadres include generals, assistants and junior officers. Divide officials into one, two and two. One is equivalent to a general, two to a lieutenant general and one to a major general. Assistant officers are called First Assistant (Colonel), Second Assistant (Lieutenant Colonel) and Third Assistant (Major). Junior officers are called captains, second lieutenants and third lieutenants. Cao Shi is called the First Cao (Staff Sergeant), the Second Cao (Sergeant), the Third Cao (Corporal), the Chief Sergeant (First Class), the First Class (First Class), the Second Class (Second Class) and the Third Class (Third Class).

The new Japanese army added a warrant officer in 1970 and a sergeant major in 1980.

At present, the ranks of Japanese officers and men are * * * 6 and 18.

Japanese generals are the highest ranks, awarded to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Lieutenant general is the captain of the army, the commander of the naval fleet and the commander of the air force aviation unit; The commander of the army, the commander of the naval army group and the head of the air force combat aviation group are major generals; The chief of staff and head of the army division, the captain of the navy and the deputy head of the Air Force Combat Aviation Corps are colonels; Lieutenant colonel is the deputy head of the army, the deputy captain of the navy and the captain of the air force flight; The head of the land carriage palace is a major; The company commander of the army, the division commander of the navy and the squadron leader of the air force are captains; The platoon leader of the army, the commander of the navy and the commander of the air force are all lieutenants and majors.