Army ranks and insignia of Myanmar

Military Appointments

The military appointments of the Myanmar Army, arranged according to seniority, is as follows:

1. Commander in Chief of Defense Forces
2. Deputy Commander in Chief of Defense Forces
3. Chief of General Staff (Army, Navy and Airforce)
4. Commander in Chief (Army)
5. Commander in Chief (Navy)
6. Commander in Chief (Airforce)
7. Adjutant General
8. Quartermaster General
9. Chiefs Bureau of Special Operation
10. Chief of Air Defense Forces
11. Chief of Defense Industries
12. Judge Advocate General
13. Military Appointments General
14. Chief of Armed Forces Training
15. Defense Services Inspector General
16. Defense Services Auditor General
17. Chief of Military Affairs Security
18. Chief of Staff (Army)
19. Chief of Staff (Navy)
20. Chief of Staff (Air)
21. Director of Defense Services Procurement
22. Director of Signals
23. Director of Ordnance
24. Director of Military Engineering
25. Director of Artillery and Armour
26. Director of People Relation and Psychological Welfare
27. Directorate of Peoples Militia and Frontier Forces
28. Director of Resettlement
29. Tatmadaw Provost Marshal
30. Director of Medical Services
31. Commander of .....Command
32. Vice Adjutant General
33. Vice Quartermaster General
34. Commander of No. (...) Light Infantry Division
35. Tactical Operation Command
36. Chief Commanding Officer of the Universities Training
37. Commanding Officer
38. Second in Command (2 I.C)
39. Intelligence Officer
40. Adjutant
41. Quarter Master
42. Medical Assistance
43. Unit Account
44. Head Clerk
45. Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant
46. Apprentice
47. General Staff Officer (G 1)
48. Adjutant Staff Officer (A 1)
49. Quartermaster Staff Officer (Q 1)
50. Assistant Judge Advocate General (Judge 1)

Rank

The various rank of the Myanmar Army are listed below in descending order:

Commissioned Officers

The Tatmadaw has two unique general officer ranks: Senior General, held by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Vice Senior General, the second highest, held by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and the Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Army. The latter is the highest rank for all the other service branches.

Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs)

In Myanmar armed forces, Non-Commissioned Officers are refer to as Sayar, meaning Teacher, by both enlisted men and officers. For example, Warrant Officers, Regimental Sergeant Majors and Master Sergeant are refer to as Sayar Gyi, literally meaning "Old Teacher", Sergeant are refer to as Sayar and Corporal/Lance Corporal as Sayar Lay. These unofficial rank are in used throughout the daily life of all branches of Myanmar Armed Forces. Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) within Myanmar Armed Forces are usually seasoned veteran soldiers with wide ranging experience of the battlefield, thus both Officers and enlisted men refer to them as "teacher" out of respect as well as affection.

Just like in the Commonwealth of Nations, as the Tatmandaw uses the British practice, all Privates do not wear rank insignia at all.