Warrant Officer Ranks
All branches of the South Korean armed forces maintain a single Warrant Officer rank known as Junwi. Warrant Officers fall in between non-commissioned and commissioned officers.
The rank is denoted by a gold-colored Sowi insignia and, in the case of the South Korean Navy, a single broken sleeve stripe. A Junwi may be considered to be a close equivalent to a Chief Warrant Officer in the United States armed forces.
The North Korean military and the U.S. Air Force do not maintain any equivalent Warrant Officer positions.
| 준사관 (准士官) Junsa-gwan (Warrant officer ranks) | |||||||
| NATO rank code | South Korean rank | South Korean insignia | American equivalent | U.S. Army insignia | U.S. Marine Corps insignia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-3 | 준위 (准尉) Junwi | Chief Warrant Officer (Three) | |||||
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