Army ranks and insignia of Myanmar

The following is a list of military appointments and ranks of the Burmese Army.

Military Appointments
The military appointments of the Myanmar Army, arranged according to seniority, is as follows:
 * 1) Commander in Chief of Defence Forces
 * 2) Deputy Commander in Chief of Defence Forces
 * 3) Commander in Chief (Army)
 * 4) Adjutant General of the Army
 * 5) Quartermaster General
 * 6) Chief of Armed Forces Training
 * 7) Chief of Military Security
 * 8) Bureau of Special Operation
 * 9) Chief of Staff (Army)
 * 10) Director of Defence Services Procurement
 * 11) Director of Signals of the Ministry of Defence
 * 12) Director of Ordnance
 * 13) Military Appointments General
 * 14) Vice Adjutant General
 * 15) Vice Quartermaster General
 * 16) Director of Military Training
 * 17) Director of Military Engineering
 * 18) Director of Artillery and Armour
 * 19) Director of People Relation and Psychological Welfare
 * 20) Directorate of Peoples Matitia and Frontier Forces
 * 21) Defence Services Inspector General
 * 22) Judge Advocate General
 * 23) Director of Resettlement
 * 24) Tatmadaw Provost Marshal
 * 25) Director of Medical Services
 * 26) Commander of .....Command
 * 27) Commander of No. (...) Light Infantry Division
 * 28) Tactical Operation Command
 * 29) Chief Commanding Officer of the Universities Training
 * 30) Commanding Officer
 * 31) Second in Command (2 I.C)
 * 32) Intelligence Officer
 * 33) Adjutant
 * 34) Quarter Master
 * 35) Medical Assistance
 * 36) Unit Account
 * 37) Head Clerk
 * 38) Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant
 * 39) Apprentice
 * 40) General Staff Officer (G 1)
 * 41) Adjutant Staff Officer (A 1)
 * 42) Quartermaster Staff Officer (Q 1)
 * 43) Assistant Judge Advocate General (Judge 1)

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

Commissioned Officers
The Tatmandaw has two unique general officer ranks: Senior General, held by the Commander in Chief Tatmandaw, and Vice Senior General, the second highest, held by the Minister of Defense 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.