Obviously the lowest rank, but what is it called?
Are you looking for the Chinese word for Private?
Are they actually considered Privates for cleaning toilets? I always thought they weren’t really members of the armed forces, just sort of trainees. I may be wrong.
Maybe. It’s not like military I’ve heard of. Something similar to “militiamen”?
Do they have a uniform with a rank insignia?
If so that may give us a hint.
Just checked Wikipedia.
Draftees are considered enlisted members.
The lowest enlisted rank is Private 2nd Class (二ç‰ĺ…µ).
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The general term is ĺ…µ, or Private.
If it’s me, call me defence minister. 
After they finish the 4 month training, they are ranked to 二ç‰ĺ…µ (private). So, while they are doing the training, they have no rank, iiuc.
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Privates clean toilets in every army that I know of. Sometimes worse.
People mostly just say 二兵 when I was in there.
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