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The shoulder insignia and ranks of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.. The military ranks of Thailand are the military insignia used by the Royal Thai Armed Forces.The officer ranks are influenced by the ranks of the United Kingdom and United States, while the non-commissioned ranks are influenced by those of the United Kingdom and France.
Thai military personnel are highly conscious of rank distinctions and of the duties, obligations, and benefits they entail. Relationships among officers of different grades and among officers, NCOs, and the enlisted ranks are governed by military tradition in a society where observance of differences in status are highly formalised.
The Thai rank of Field Marshal (Thai: จอมพล, romanized: Chom-phon, lit. 'Chief [of the] forces') is the most senior rank of the Royal Thai Army. The rank was formally created in 1888 together with all other ranks of the military by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who wanted to modernize his armed forces along Western lines.
On June 29, 1951, the Thai government disbanded the Marine Corps Bureau, and Marine units were placed under the command the Army. This was in response to the Manhattan Rebellion in which part of the Navy (including Marines) rebelled against the ruling Army junta. [ 2 ]
Chom Phon Akat (Thai: จอมพลอากาศ) or Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force is a 5-star rank and the most senior rank in the Royal Thai Air Force.It is equivalent to a Field Marshal (or Chom Phon) in the Royal Thai Army and an Admiral of the Fleet (or Chom Phon Ruea) in the Royal Thai Navy.
In modern era, the army has a long history of coups d'état and coup attempts.Its leadership continues to see coup-making as one role of the army. [3] [4] [5]On 22 May 2014 the army deposed the government, appointed military officers to the national assembly, and on 21 August 2014 they elected the army's Commander in Chief, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, as prime minister.
Military ranks of the Thai armed forces; C. Field marshal (Thailand) T. List of admirals of the fleet (Thailand) List of marshals of the Royal Thai Air Force
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