Brigadier (Sri Lanka)

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For the similar military rank in other countries, see Brigadier and Brigadier General.
Brigadier
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Country Sri Lanka
Service branch Sri Lanka Army
AbbreviationBrig
RankOne star
NATO rank codeOF- 6
Formation1949
Next higher rankMajor General
Next lower rankColonel
Equivalent ranks Sri Lanka Navy - Commodore
 Sri Lanka Air Force - Air commodore
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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 limited recognition as a General Officer rank, having their staff car designated with a single star. The rank insignia for a Brigadier is a Sri Lanka emblem over three "pips", in the British style. An officer serving as a Brigadier would be retired after four years in the substantive rank, which is the maximum permissible service in the rank, due to lack of vacancies or not been selected for further career progression.[1]

From 1949 to 1958, the Commander of the Ceylon Army held the rank of Brigadier.

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  1. ^ "RETIREMENT - REGULATION PROCESS AND PRACTICE". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  • Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8

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