Socialist states have sometimes abolished ranks (e.g., the Soviet Red Army 1918–1935, the Chinese People's Liberation Army 1965–1988, and the Albanian Army 1966–1991), but they had to re-establish them after encountering operational difficulties of command and control.
Negara-negara Komunis mempunyai pangkat yang kadang-kadang dihapuskan (misalnya, Tentara Merah Soviet 1918-1935, Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat China 1965-1988, dan Tentara Albania 1966-1991), hanya untuk mengadakannya kembali setelah menghadapi kesulitan operasional dari perintah dan kontrol.