军衔是根据军人的职务、军政素养、资历贡献等条件,授予军人的等级称号。军衔制度,就是运用军衔等级确定军人之间的关系(职务上的隶属和上下级关系除外),确定与军衔相应的职务,规定军人服役的年限,以及荣誉、报酬等一系列规章制度的总称。军衔制度产生于15至16世纪的西欧各国,并逐渐为世界绝大多数国家所采用,成为军队的一项重要组织人事制度。 Military rank is based on military positions, military accomplishments, seniority and other qualifications, awarded the title of military grade. The rank system is to use the rank of rank to determine the relationship between the soldiers (except for subordinates and superiors and subordinates), to determine the rank corresponding to the rank, to stipulate the service life of the soldier, and honor, reward and a series of rules and regulations in general. The rank system originated in Western European countries from the 15th to the 16th century and gradually adopted by most countries in the world and became an important organizational personnel system of the army.