军衔制是世界各国军队为明确军中指挥关系、激励士气而普遍采用的一种行之有效的军队管理制度。军衔既可以明确军人在军队中的地位、责任和相互关系,也是国家给予军人的荣誉。军衔制度可以追溯到古代国家的武阶体制。近代军衔制度出现于15世纪的西欧。之后,经过二三百年的不断 The military rank system is an effective military management system universally adopted by the armed forces of various countries in the world to clearly define the military-to-military command relationship and encourage morale. Military rank can not only make clear the position, responsibility and interdependence of the military personnel in the army, but also honor given to the military by the state. The rank system can be traced back to the military system in ancient countries. The modern rank system appeared in Western Europe in the 15th century. After two or three hundred years after