Royal Cambodian Army

The Royal Cambodian Army (Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, Kângtoăp Cheung Koŭk; lit. 'Land Army') is a part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It has ground forces which numbered 85,000 divided into eleven divisions of infantry, with integrated armour and artillery support. The Royal Army is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence.

Royal Cambodian Army
កងទ័ពជើងគោក
Kângtoăp Cheung Koŭk
Emblem of the Royal Cambodian Army
Founded9 November 1953 (1953-11-09)
Country Cambodia
Allegiance King of Cambodia
TypeArmy
RoleLand warfare
Size85,000[1]
Part ofRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Motto(s)"ការពារព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា" (Khmer)
("Defend the Kingdom of Cambodia")
"វានឹងមិនបញ្ចប់លុះត្រាតែយើងឈ្នះ" (Khmer)
("It won’t end unless we win")
ColoursRed, Blue
Anniversaries9 November
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant general Mao Sophan[2]
Notable
commanders		General Meas Sophea
General Tea Seiha
General Srey Doek
General Hing Bun Hieng
Insignia
Unit colour

Military organisation
Royal Cambodian Army Soldiers

Under the current military plan and divisions, every military region has a full division size. Each division will be supplemented by a mobile reinforcement division in Phnom Penh. The country is divided into six, until recently five, military regions, each comprising three or four provinces. There are garrisons in major cities and major army bases.

General Hun Manet is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. He is also the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

The forces are deployed as required across the country and in operations, with bases as follows:

Every Military Region is under the command of a Major General, assisted by a Chief of staff with a rank of a Brigadier General. In every province, there is a military base called Military Operation Zone under the command of a Colonel.

Airborne special forces
Main article: Special Forces Command (Cambodia)

Equipment
Main article: List of equipment of the Royal Cambodian Army

Peacekeeping operations

The RCAF has sent RCAF personnel to various hotspots as part of the Kingdom of Cambodia's role as a member of the United Nations. Mostly engineers and logistical units, a total of 6,822 soldiers, of them 369 are women, have been so far sent to 10 peacekeeping missions in nine countries such as:[3]

Army ranks and insignia
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Royal Cambodian Army
នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ផុតលេខ
Néay ŭtdâmôséniy phŏt lékh		 នាយឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍
Néay ŭtdâmôséniy		 ឧត្ដមសេនីយ៍ឯក
Ŭtdâmôséniy êk		 ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ
Ŭtdâmôséniy toŭ		 ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Ŭtdâmôséniy trei		 វរសេនីយ៍ឯក
Vôrôséniy êk		 វរសេនីយ៍ទោ
Vôrôséniy toŭ		 វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Vôrôséniy trei		 អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក
Ânŭséniy êk		 អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ
Ânŭséniy toŭ		 អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី
Ânŭséniy trei		 នាយចំណង់
Néay châmnáng
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Royal Cambodian Army
ព្រឹន្ទបាលឯក
Prœ̆ntôbal êk		 ព្រឹន្ទបាលទោ
Prœ̆ntôbal toŭ		 ពលបាលឯក
Pôlôbal êk		 ពលបាលទោ
Pôlôbal toŭ		 ពលបាលត្រី
Pôlôbal trei		 នាយឯក
Néay êk		 នាយទោ
Néay toŭ		 ពលឯក
Pôl êk		 ពលទោ
Pôl toŭ
Warrant Officer Command Sergeant Major Master Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private 1st Class Private

See also

References
  1. Anthony H. Cordesman; Robert Hammond (16 May 2011), THE MILITARY BALANCE IN ASIA: 1990–2011 (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies, p. 70, retrieved 27 June 2011
  2. "Prime Minister Hun Sen announces that Lt General Mao Sophan will take over the post of Army Commander when Dr. Hun Manet takes office as Prime Minister". Khmer Times. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. "Hun Sen says Cambodia proud of participating in UN peacekeeping missions". Khmer Times. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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