| Article 1 | The rules of rank appointment of the Arm Forces Officers is based on these regulations.
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| Article 2 | The Official Level and Ranking of the Arm Forces Officers are as follows:
I - Generals:
(1) Full General; ( Full Admiral in the Navy)
(2) General; ( Admiral in the Navy)
(3) Lieutenant General.(Vice-Admiral in the Navy)
(4) Major General. (Rear-Admiral in the Navy)
II - Colonels :
(1) Colonel; (Captain in the Navy)
(2) Lieutenant Colonel; (Commander in the Navy)
(3) Major;(Lieutenant Commander in the Navy)
III - Captains
(1) Captain; (Lieutenant in the Navy)
(2) Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
(3) Second Lieutenant (Ensign in the Navy)
IV - Sergeants
(1) First Class Master Sergeant
(2) Second Class Master Sergeant
(3) Third Class Master Sergeant
(4) Sergeant
(5) Staff Sergeant
(6) Corporal
Please refer to the "Attachment - 1" for the Comparison Table of the Arm Forces Officers Level/Rank and the Position Level of the Civil Servants; and "Attachment - 2" for the
Salary Table.
The Officer's Rank of Arm Forces Officers is determined by the Ministry of National Defense.
(Remark : Attachment 1 & 2, please refer to Pages 4517 ~ 4519 (Volume-8) , Dated May 1994 of the Existing Regulations Summary of the Republic of China)
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| Article 3 | The difference of Rank Appointment of the Arm Forces Officers is as follows:
1 - Appointment : Refers to the confirmation of the identification of first appointment of a
Military Officer.
2 - Promotion : Refers to the Promotion of an Officer to the Next Rank.
3 - Transfer : Refers to Transferring from one Military Branch or Officer's Rank to another
Military Branch or Officer's Rank.
4 - Evaluate : Refers to an Appointment to a certain Rank basing on the position, educational attainment and experience as recommended.
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| Article 4 | The Initial Appointment of a Ranking Officer, Starting from the Second Lieutenant, should at least have one of the following qualifications:
1- One who Graduates of a Military Academy on Basic Education.
2- A Military Service man who graduated from a Military Officer Basic Education from abroad that was approved by the Ministry of National Defense.
3 -One who has completed and passed a Reserve Military Officer Education.
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| Article 5 | The Initial Appointment of a Sergeant, starting from the rank of Corporal, should at least have one of the following qualifications::
1 -One who graduates from a Basic Education of a Military Academy or it's equivalent schools or class level in the country or abroad.
2 -One who has completed and passed a Reserve Military Officer Education.
3- An outstanding soldier recently in the military service that had been selected and passed a training.
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| Article 6 | The Promotion of a Military Officer should went through the number of years of the existing actual position (known as the 停年), except for the停年 of promoting a General Rank which is separately determined by the Ministry of National Defense according to its actual needs, the rest of the ranks should have the following停年:
I - Ranking Officers:
(1) Second Lieutenant : 1 ~ 2 years.
(2) Lieutenant : 3 years.
(3) Captain : 4 years.
(4) Major : 4 years.
(5) Lieutenant Colonel : 4 years
II - Sergeants :
(1) Corporal : 1 ~ 2 years.
(2) Sergeant : 2 years.
(3) First Sergeant : 3 years.
(4) Third Class Sergeant : 3 years
(5) Second Class Sergeant : 3 years
The停年 of the above Ranks can be shorten according to its need when a war occurs.
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| Article 7 | Promotion of a Military Officer must one rant at a time and should comply with the following rules:
II - Promoting a Captain to a Major, Colonel to a General, aside from conforming to Subparagraph-1, should also have completed the required experience and education during their terms as a Captain and/or a Major.
III- A Lieutenant General should have a special Medallion prior to promoting to a General; and earn another special Medallion prior to promoting to a Full General.
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| Article 8 | If a Military Officer earned a special Medallion in performing a military affairs, a special order for a promotion can be imposed without the restrictions of the above two articles.
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| Article 9 | Due to the needs of a war, a War Field direct promotion of a Sergeant to a Second Lieutenant can be processed during the time when the Sergeant is performing his war mission, and will not be restricted by the rules stipulated on Article-4.
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| Article 10 | When a Military Officer has contributed to his country and society or has an outstanding performance when accepting each recruitment, during the period as a Reserve Officer, a Reserve Officer Promotion can be processed.
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| Article 11 | If a Military Officer had achieved a merit or died with honor for his country, a make up for his promotion or make up for awarding his rank will not be restricted from the regulations stipulated on Articles 4, 6 or 7.
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| Article 12 | Transferring of a Military Officer's Rank lower than a Colonel, to a rank equivalent to his former rank, is permitted after attending and passed a special educational course of other Military Branch or Officer's Rank.However, after the transfer, the Officer is not allowed to return to his former Military Branch /Officer's Rank without approval.
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| Article 13 | Evaluation of a Ranking Officer is by conforming to one of the Subparagraphs of Article-4 or a college graduates holding a Military Position. And the evaluation of
An Officer (Sergeant) is by conforming to one of the Subparagraphs of Article-5, and approve to a certain Officer's Rank base on the number of Officers required.
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| Article 14 | Any female conforming to the rules stipulated on this Regulation can be appointed as an Officer.
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| Article 15 | A Military Officer who encounters the following situation will be stripped off from his rank:
I - Has been sentenced due to crime or has been deprived from his civil rights.
II - Loss his citizenship of the Republic of China.
The Officer's Rank can be restored when the reason for stripping a rank stated on the Item-1 is eliminated.
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| Article 15-1 | Where Officers and noncommissioned officers are demoted in accordance with the Armed Forces Punishment Act, the pay scale shall be demoted one rank from the incumbent pay scale rank; where the corresponding pay scale rank of the lower rank is unavailable, the highest pay scale rank of the rank shall apply.
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| Article 16 | Appointment of a Commissioned Officer shall be approved by the Ministry of National Defense and submitted to the Executive Yuan for turning over to the President for appointment.
Appointment of Non-commissioned Officer shall be approved by the organizations, troops and academies with Commanding Officer with a rank of not lower than a Major General and submitted to the Ministry of National Defense or to each Headquarter through its belonging organization for appointment.
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| Article 17 | The Enforcement Rule of this Act is determined by the Ministry of National Defense.
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| Article 18 | This Act shall take effect on the date of its promulgation.
The date of promulgation of the Article 15-1 of the Act amended on November 19, 2019 is determined by the Executive Yuan.
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