The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ( my, ဒုတိယတပ်မတော်ကာကွယ်ရေးဦးစီးချုပ်) is the second highest military rank in the
Tatmadaw
Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include t ...
, the armed forces of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief is appointed by the President, in consultation with the
National Defence and Security Council, of which they are also a member. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief also traditionally serves as
army commander-in-chief.
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Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
The commander-in-chief of Defence Services () is the commanding officer of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. Since a state of emergency was declared following the 2021 military coup d'état, the commander-in-chief has been the highest a ...
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Military ranks of Myanmar
Military of Myanmar
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