- Please see "Brigadier" and "Brigadier General" for other countries which use these ranks
Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the Sri Lanka Army.
Brigadier is a superior rank to Colonel, but inferior to Major-General. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-6, equivalent to Commodore in the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Commodore in the Sri Lanka Air Force.
Initially Brigadier was not considered to be a General Officer rank by the Sri Lanka Army, however since the 1980s the rank has been considered a General Officer rank, some times designated with a single star. The rank insignia for a Brigadier is a Sri Lanka emblem over three "pips".
From 1949 to 1958, the Commander of the Ceylon Army held the rank of Brigadier.
See also[]
- List of Sri Lankan Generals
- Sri Lanka Army rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Navy rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Air Force rank insignia
- Sri Lanka Army
- Military of Sri Lanka
- Comparative military ranks
- Military rank
References[]
- Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8
External links[]
- Sri Lanka Army
- Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Three Service Commanders promoted : Official Government News Portal
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