- Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army
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The following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western or Commonwealth Nations militaries, and reflect those of the British Warrant Officer, Non Commissioned Officer and enlisted ranks and the Commissioned officer ranks. Sri Lanka does have the General rank, it was only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank until 2009. But after successfully finishing the LTTE terrorism, Former Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka was promoted to the rank of General in recognition of service done for eradicating terrorism from Sri Lanka.
Commissioned Officer ranks
NATO Code OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 Student Officer Sri Lanka
Title General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet Abbreviation Gen Lt Gen Maj Gen Brig Col Lt Col Maj Capt Lt 2Lt OCdt Warrant Officer, Non Commissioned Officer and enlisted ranks (Other Ranks)
NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1 Sri Lanka
No Equivalent No Insignia Title Warrant Officer
1st ClassWarrant Officer
2nd ClassStaff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal
BombardierLance Corporal
Lance BombardierPrivate Abbreviation WO1 WO2 S/Sgt Sgt Cpl L/Cpl Pte Sri Lanka Army Components Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force List of regiments and corps Structure of the Sri Lanka Army History History of the Sri Lanka Army Equipment Weaponry and equipment Personnel Commander of the Army Army Ranks See also
- Sri Lanka Navy rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Air Force rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Army
- Military of Sri Lanka
- Comparative military ranks
- Military rank
References
- Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 995-8089-02-8
External links
- Sri Lanka Army
- Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Three Service Commanders promoted : Official Government News Portal
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