Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The ranks are similar to the British army officer ranks and the other ranks. At its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Army adopted the rank structures of the British Army . The highest rank in the Sri Lanka Army is Field Marshal , though the rank has no appointment in the army, it was first awarded in 2015 as an honorary rank to Sarath Fonseka for ...
The Uttama Seva Padakkama (USP, Meritorious Service Medal) (Sinhala: උත්තම සේවා පදක්කම uṭṭama sēvā padakkama) is presented to all ranks of the regular forces of the Sri Lankan military for:
Army ranks; This is a list of all combat and combat support regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army. ... Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestocks;
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Sri Lanka Army [1. Field marshal: General: Lieutenant general: Major general: Brigadier: Colonel:
A Major-General has a pip over this emblem; a Lieutenant-General a Sri Lanka emblem instead of a pip; and a full General both a pip and the Sri Lanka emblem. The Gorget patches of the General officer pattern , gold/silver oak leaf chain of two oak leave, four gold/silver stars on scarlet background with a gold/silver button; worn on Dress No 2A ...
For the purposes of parading, the regular army & the volunteer force of the Sri Lanka Army is listed according to an order of precedence. Sri Lanka Armoured Corps; Sri Lanka Artillery; Sri Lanka Engineers; Sri Lanka Signals Corps; Sri Lanka Light Infantry; Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment; Gemunu Watch; Gajaba Regiment; Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Sri Lanka Army [1] [2. No insignia. Warrant officer class I: Warrant officer class II: Staff sergeant: Sergeant: Corporal/