Li Youbin, the actor of Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword", is a civilian general. Friends who know him will find that his epaulettes are "plum blossoms". Military fans who care about the counterattack against Vietnam will find that Major General Ding Xiaobing, the hero of our army's counterattack against Vietnam, is a golden "five-pointed star" in the rank of Major General. This detail is difficult for ordinary people to find, but careful people will find this small difference. The seemingly small difference is actually very particular. Our army has both civilian cadres and active officers. Their rankings seem slightly different, but the pressure and knowledge inside are great.

Civilian cadres shall not be awarded ranks in principle. The layman can't understand that it is actually a biased behavior to regard the epaulettes of civilian cadres as "ranks". Bian Xiao here will be wrong, let's just regard it as a "rank". The ranks of civilian personnel are divided into three grades and ten grades. The ranks of officers in active service corresponding to special grades, first grades and second grades are general, lieutenant general and major general. Third-class civil servants are equivalent to active-duty officers, major and senior colonel. Levels 4 to 9 correspond to active duty officers in turn: colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant and second lieutenant.

The epaulettes of civilian cadres above level 4 are precious flowers with ribbons. The difference between civilian cadres above level 3 and cadres below level 4 is that civilian cadres above level 4 are precious flowers with pine leaves. What Bian Xiao needs to point out here is that what we usually see is not "Plum Blossom", but the correct name is "Treasure Flower", otherwise we will be laughed at in the military maze.

The ranks of officers in active service are more professional, divided into officers and professional and technical officers. The difference between the epaulettes of the two ranks is that the "five-pointed star" represents an officer, while the "atom" represents a professional and technical officer. You may wonder why the bow tie symbol of a professional technical officer is "atom". This is because atoms represent science and technology. In addition, the matching of bow tie logo can also distinguish the two. Officers are "five-pointed stars" with loose branches and leaves. The difference between professional and technical officers' bow ties is that their bow ties are "atoms" with loose branches and leaves.

After you know these basic knowledge, you can also put a "puppet army fan" in the pile of military fans, which others may not be able to see. There is little difference in the "rank" between civilian cadres and active military officers.