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Byeong
Byong or byeong ( Korean: "병", "兵") is a military term used in the armed forces of South Korea to describe a soldier, airman, sailor, or marine who holds a junior enlisted rank. The North Korean equivalent to the rank is somewhat ambiguous. Enlisted personnel under an NCO would be called as byeong or byeongsa (병사, 兵士) as it is a general term in Korean language for a soldier, but it is not a rank in itself.
The rank of byeong is divided into four classes those being:
- Byeongjang (E-5) 병장/兵長/Sergeant
- Sangbyeong (E-4) or sangdeungbyeong 상병/上兵 or 상등병/上等兵/Corporal(Specialist)
- Ilbyeong (E-3) or ildeungbyeong 일병/一兵 or 일등병/一等兵/Private First Class
- Ibyeong (E-2) or ideungbyeong 이병/二兵 or 이등병/二等兵/Private