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The following tables present the ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy.These ranks are similar to Royal Naval officer ranks and the ratings ranks. Sri Lanka does have an Admiral rank, but it is usually only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank; Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda was the only Sri Lankan naval officer to hold a full admiral rank while in active service.
The Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police ( SLCMP) is the branch of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. It is made up of three regular regiments and with headquartered at Regiment Center Polhengoda, Colombo.
The following tables present the ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. The ranks are similar to the British army officer ranks and the other ranks. At its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Army adopted the rank structures of the British Army. The highest rank in the Sri Lanka Army is Field Marshal, though the rank has no appointment in the army ...
1985: A new promotion scheme was introduced from the rank of Police Constable up to the rank of Inspector of Police. 1988: A Woman Police Inspector was promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. 1989: Women were recruited and enlisted as Sub Inspectors. 1991: The Sri Lanka Police celebrated 125 years of policing in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized:Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை கடற்படை, romanized:Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to its ...
Sri Lanka Armed Forces. General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd.) The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The three services have around 346,700 active ...
The Special Task Force (STF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකාය Visesha Karya Balakaya; Tamil: சிறப்பு அதிரடிப் படை) is the tier one police tactical unit of the Sri Lanka Police specialising in anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, clandestine and covert operations, combat and patrolling in urban areas ...
F. Fleet chief petty officer. Categories: Military ranks of Sri Lanka.