Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia

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 a General rank, but it is usually only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank; Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka was the only Sri Lankan army officer to hold a four-star rank while in active service.^[1]

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Sri Lanka Army^[2] v t e
Sri Lanka Army^[2] v t e	Field marshal		General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second lieutenant			Officer cadet

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Sri Lanka Army^[2]^[3] v t e																													No insignia
Sri Lanka Army^[2]^[3] v t e	Warrant officer class I						Warrant officer class II		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal/ Bombardier				Lance corporal/ Lance bombardier		Private (or equivalent)

^ "Three Service Commanders promoted". The Government of Sri Lanka. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Dress Regulation PDF - Part I" (PDF). army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4–10-11. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Other Ranks". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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