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In Myanmar Armed Forces, Lance corporals and Corporals are commonly referred to as Saya ( ဆရာ, lit. 'teacher') by both enlisted staffs and officers. Warrant officers (Class 1 and Class 2) are referred to as Bo Lay ( ဗိုလ်လေး, lit. 'little lieutenant' ), Sergeant and Staff Sergeant are referred to as Saya Gyi. These ...
The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule. By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and ...
General/Admiral. 'General' or 'Admiral' ( Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး, romanized : bauilaʻ khayupaʻ karīʺ) is the third highest rank in Myanmar Armed Forces, and traditionally the highest rank that a personnel from Myanmar Navy and Myanmar Air Force can get. It is a four-star general rank. The rank's Burmese title ...
The Myanmar Navy ( Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ); [taʔmədɔ̀ jè]) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 16,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. [ 4] Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counter-insurgency operations was smaller than those of the army and the ...
There are three types of honorary orders and medals in the Union of Myanmar . Thingaha Orders, there are two groups; Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha and PyidaungSu Sithu Thingaha. Medals, they are divided into Military Gallantry Medals and Outstanding Performance Medals. Badges, they are divided into Military Gallantry Badges and Outstanding ...
The Myanmar Police Force ( Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့ ), formerly the People's Police Force ( ပြည်သူ့ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့ ), is the law enforcement agency of Myanmar. It was established in 1964 as an independent department under the Ministry of Home Affairs .
Pfc. พลฯ. Pvt. The rank of "Special Sergeant Major 1st Class" ( Thai: จ่าสิบเอกพิเศษ, romanized : Cha Sip Ek Phiset) is an honorary rank given to senior enlisted members who are deserving of recognition above and beyond that of the highest enlisted rank. There is no difference in the rank insignia worn, and ...
First sergeants revert to their permanent rank within their paygrade upon leaving assignment.[ 1] While all Air Force military personnel are referred to as airmen, it can specifically refer to the pay grades of E-1 through E-4, which are below the level of non-commissioned officers (NCOs). [ 2] Above the pay grade of E-4 (E-5 through E-9) all ...