Vietnamese military ranks and insignia

Border Defense Force's ranks are in dark green shoulder boards with red piping.

Coast Guard rank and rating insignia are in blue with gold piping.

The People's Army of Vietnam is an integrated force, ranks are the same in all services, with an exception of the flag officers of the Navy.

In addressing them, they are referred to using the rank displayed - e.g. as Major (Thiếu tá), Lieutenant (Trung úy) etc.

Naval specialist officers also have a pink border on their cuff insignia in their service dress.