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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 his war time service, the rank has been awarded for his whole life. [1]
Military Intelligence Corps; Engineer Services Regiment; Sri Lanka Army Service Corps; Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps; Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps; Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
The Corps of Engineer Services (CES) a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the Corps of Engineer Services is to design, construct and maintain all buildings, roads and associated facilities such as electricity, water supply and drainage systems used by the Sri Lanka Army, Apart from this, the Regiment is also responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all types of ...
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
Pages in category "Military ranks of the Sri Lanka Army" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
From 1949 to 1972, in the Ceylon Army the rank insignia for a major was a crown, similar to that of the British Army Major. A major of the Sri Lanka Army would usually commanding independent companies, squadrons and batteries , but those that were organically part of a regiment or battalion were still usually commanded by captains.
Major General (abbreviated as Maj Gen) is a general officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general. It is the second-highest active rank of the Sri Lanka Army while the Lieutenant General is the highest (the lieutenant general is the professional head of the army), and is ...
Colonel (Col) is a senior officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army that is a superior rank to lieutenant colonel and subordinate to Brigadier. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-5, equivalent to captain in the Sri Lanka Navy and group captain in the Sri Lanka Air Force. It was the highest rank in the Ceylon Defence Force.