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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.

Commissioned Officer ranks[]

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

Warrant Officer, Non Commissioned Officer and enlisted ranks (Other Ranks)[]

NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Flag of Sri Lanka 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

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