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 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, Former 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. He became the nation's first-ever field marshal in 2015.

Commissioned officer ranks

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		Student Officer
Sri Lanka
Title	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Cadet
Abbreviation	FM	Gen	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig	Col	Lt Col	Maj	Capt	Lt	2Lt	OCdt

NATO Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2
Sri Lanka					No Equivalent			No Insignia
Title	Warrant Officer 1st Class	Warrant Officer 2nd Class	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal Lance Bombardier	Private
Abbreviation	WO1	WO2	S/Sgt	Sgt		Cpl	L/Cpl	Pte

Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949–1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8