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The following tables present theranks and insignia of theSri Lanka Army. The ranks are similar to theBritish army officer ranks and the others.
At its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Army adopted the rank structures of theBritish Army.
The highest rank in the Sri Lanka Army isField Marshal, though the rank has no appointment in the army; it was first awarded in 2015 as anhonorary rank toSarath Fonseka for his wartime service. The rank has been awarded for his whole life.[1]
The highest rank of a serving officer isLieutenant General (three-star rank), which theCommander of the Army holds. The rank of full general (four-star rank) was given to theChief of Defence Staff, whose post is now obsolete; it is also awarded to the Commander of the Army on the day of his retirement. Commanders of the Army since the late 1980s have held the rank oflieutenant general, three commandersSarath Fonseka,[2]Jagath Jayasuriya andShavendra Silva were promoted to full generals while serving as commander of the army, on the other hand, Shavendra Silva got the duty of the Chief of Defence Staff simultaneously holding the appointment of commander of the army.[3]
The rank insignia ofcommissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sri Lanka Army[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
| Field marshal | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
| Rank group | Under officers | |||||||||
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| Sri Lanka Army[5] |  | | | | | | | | | |
| Battalion under officer | Company under officer | Platoon under officer | Battalion sergeant major | Battalion Quarter master sergeant | Company sergeant major | Company quarter master sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | |
The rank insignia ofnon-commissioned officers andenlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sri Lanka Army[4][6] |  |  |  |  |  |  | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant officer class I | Warrant officer class II | Staff sergeant[a] | Sergeant | Corporal/ Bombardier | Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier | Private (or equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An officer of or above the rank of captain when retired from service may retain his/her rank and indicate that he/she is a retired officer with the use of the abbreviation(Rtd) immediately after his/her name.[7]
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