Senior general (Myanmar)
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Senior general (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး) is the highest rank in Myanmar Armed Forces. It is held by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (CinCDS). Since 2011, a person appointed as CinCDS has to be quickly promoted one higher rank every year until he get the rank of Senior general.
The rank insignia of Senior general is with a big star surrounded by a flower branch and with four small stars. Its rank medal and car insignia show that it is the five-star general rank, and the flag of CinCDS confirms it. The rank of Senior general is two ranks higher than that of a General (a full General), but in terms of stars, the Senior general has only one more star than the General.
The Senior general rank exists in all branches: Myanmar Army, Myanmar Navy and Myanmar Air Force, but all these ranks are to be held by the same person at a time no matter from which branch he was promoted. A person holding the rank of Senior general can wear any uniform from all these branches.[1][2]
Burmese title | English title | Rank insignia | Golden strap [3] |
Rank medal [3][4] |
Car insignia [5][6] |
Flag[6][7][8] | ||
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ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး | Senior general |
Insignia on regular uniform |
of Myanmar Army | of Myanmar Navy [1] |
of Myanmar Air Force [2] |
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