Military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army

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 ordninary soldier ranks and the Commissioned officer ranks. The highest attainable rank in the Sri Lanka Army is a lieutenant general, which is held by the Commander of the Army (the professional head of the army). However the Sri Lanka Army does have a Full General rank, but it is usually only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and to those army commanders who have one day before retirement (as a career-end solace); in some cases commanders may get full general rank while in active service, Sarath Fonseka is an example in this context, who was promoted to full general rank of the Sri Lanka army while serving as the Sri Lankan Army Commander in 2009, also in 2015 he was awarded to the rank of Field Marshal for life.[1][2] Shavendra Silva is another example who was also promoted to full general like General Fonseka in 2020.[3]

Sri Lanka Army
Components
History
Equipment
Personnel
Welfare

Officers
Equivalent
NATO code		OF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D) and student officer
 Sri Lanka Army
Field Marshal General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet

Other Ranks
Equivalent
NATO code		OR-9OR-8OR-7OR-6OR-5OR-4OR-3OR-2OR-1
 Sri Lanka Army
No insignia
Warrant Officer
1st Class		 Warrant Officer
2nd Class		 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)

See also

References
  1. "Three Service Commanders promoted". The Government of Sri Lanka. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. "General Sarath Fonseka (1970–2009) promoted to the rank of Field Marshal". asiantribune.com. 20 March 205.
  3. Lahiru Pothmulla (28 December 2020). "Shavendra Silva promoted to the rank of General". themorning.lk.

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