Myanmar Army

Myanmar Army
တပ်မတော် (ကြည်း) (Burmese) lit. 'Armed Forces (Army)'
Emblem of the Myanmar Army[a][1]
Founded	1945; 79 years ago (1945)
Country	Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Type	Ground army
Size	Volunteers: estimates vary, from less than 100,000[2] to 356,000[3] Draftees: ~5,000 (estimates of the first batch of the service)[4][5] Reserves: Border Guard Forces(23 battalions)[6] People’s militia groups(46 groups)[6] University Training Corps(5 corps)[7]
Part of	Myanmar Armed Forces
Nickname(s)	Tatmadaw (Kyee)
Motto(s)	ရဲသော်မသေ၊ သေသော်ငရဲမလား။ ("If you are brave, you will not die, and if you die, hell will not come to you.") ရဲရဲတက်၊ ရဲရဲတိုက်၊ ရဲရဲချေမှုန်း။ ("Bravely charge, bravely fight, and bravely annihilate.") တပ်နှင့်ပြည်သူမြဲကြည်ဖြူ သွေးခွဲလာသူတို့ရန်သူ။ ("Military and the people in eternal unity, anyone attempting to divide them is our enemy.")
Colours	Olive green   Light green   Red   Desert
Anniversaries	27 March 1945
Engagements	Indochina theater of World War II Burma campaign Japanese invasion Allies recapture Internal conflict in Myanmar Kuomintang invasion Communists insurgency Karen conflict Battle of Insein Maw Pokay incident Siege of Manerplaw Battle of Kawmoora Border skirmishes Kachin conflict 2009 Kokang incident 2015 Kokang offensive Muse offensive Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Chin theater Battle of Mindat Battle of Thantlang Battle of Loikaw (2021) Battle of Loikaw (2022) Operation 1027 Battle of Laukkai Operation Taungthaman Rakhine offensive Kachin offensive(2024) Operation Aung Zay Ya Battle of Kawkareik Siege of Myawaddy
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief (Army)	Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Army)	Vice-Senior General Soe Win
Spokesperson of the Commander-in-Chief (Army)	Major General Zaw Min Tun
Notable commanders	Major General Aung San General Ne Win General Khin Nyunt Senior General Saw Maung Senior General Than Shwe Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
Insignia
Flag of the Myanmar Army
Shoulder sleeve of Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Army
Shoulder sleeve infantry and light infantry
Former flag (1948–1994)

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The Myanmar Army (Burmese: တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း); pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ tɕí]) is the largest branch of the Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southeast Asia after the People's Army of Vietnam.^[8] It has clashed against ethnic and political insurgents since its inception in 1948.

The force is headed by the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Army, currently Vice-Senior General Soe Win, concurrently Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services, with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. The highest rank in the Myanmar Army is Senior General, equivalent to field marshal in Western armies and is currently held by Min Aung Hlaing after being promoted from Vice-Senior General. With Major General Zaw Min Tun serving as the official spokesman for the Myanmar Army.

In 2011, following a transition from military government to civilian parliamentary government, the Myanmar Army imposed a military draft on all citizens: all males from age 18 to 35 and all females from 18 to 27 years of age can be drafted into military service for two years as enlisted personnel in time of national emergency. The ages for professionals are up to 45 for men and 35 for women for three years service as commissioned and non-commissioned officers.

The Government Gazette reported that 1.8 trillion kyat (about US$2 billion), or 23.6 percent of the 2011 budget was for military expenditures.^[9]

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