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  2. Vietnamese military ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Vietnamese military ranks and insignia were specified by the National Assembly of Vietnam through the Law on Vietnam People's Army Officer (No: 6-LCT/HĐNN7) on 30 December 1981. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Vietnam People's Army distinguishes three careerpaths: Officers ( sĩ quan ), Professional serviceman ( Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp ), non ...

  3. History of Vietnamese military ranks - Wikipedia

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    Origins. According to the decree No-33 on 22 March 1946 signed by President Ho Chi Minh, the ranks of the Vietnamese National Army (former name of the Vietnam People's Army since 1950) were ordered to be as follows: [1][2] 1. General level (3 ranks): General: 3 gold stars on red background. Lieutenant General: 2 gold stars on red background.

  4. South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia. South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia was used by the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, specifically the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. Originally based on French ranks, the ranks were changed in 1967 to resemble US ranks more closely.

  5. List of United States Navy ratings - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in June 2016, then Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Michael D. Stevens, oversaw a review of the Navy's existing enlisted rating system. [4] After Stevens's retirement, a group of senior enlisted leaders came to the conclusion that the Navy needed to replace its current enlisted system and announced the changes on 29 September 2016 with the release of NAVADMIN 218/16.

  6. Republic of Vietnam Navy - Wikipedia

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    Note the M1 Garand rifles held by the sailors. The Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN; Vietnamese: Hải quân Việt Nam Cộng hòa - HQVNCH; was the naval branch of the South Vietnamese military, the official armed forces of the former Republic of Vietnam (or South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975. The early fleet consisted of boats from France; after ...

  7. List of ships of the Republic of Vietnam Navy - Wikipedia

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    Fleet minesweeper. USS Prowess (AM-280), later RVNS Hà Hồi (HQ-13) The Admirable -class minesweepers were 625 ton, 184-foot (56 m) ships. With a crew of 104, they had a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The main armament was a single 3"/50 caliber gun, along with 40 mm guns, and depth charges. Name.

  8. List of Navy Cross recipients for the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    The Paris Peace Accords of January 1973 saw all U.S. forces withdrawn. As of June 2022, this list is incomplete, showing 496 Navy Crosses awarded in all service branches for actions of valor during the Vietnam War: 124 to US Navy recipients; 369 to US Marine Corps recipients; one Republic of Vietnam Navy recipient; [6] one Army of the Republic ...

  9. United States Navy officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...