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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, Current 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.
[edit] 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 | |
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 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 |
[edit] 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 Class | Warrant Officer 2nd Class | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal Bombardier | Lance Corporal Lance Bombardier | Private | ||
| Abbreviation | WO1 | WO2 | S/Sgt | Sgt | Cpl | L/Cpl | Pte | ||
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[edit] 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
[edit] References
- Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 995-8089-02-8
[edit] 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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