According to military sources in Naypyidaw, Min Aung Hlaing has issued a directive offering promotions without age or qualification restrictions to officers and soldiers who can achieve visible victories in battles, including the capture of camps and towns across Myanmar. The directive states that with elections planned for the end of next year, all citizens, including military personnel, have a responsibility to maintain national stability and security.
The military council’s directive indicates that in pursuing territorial stability and rule of law, all officers and soldiers who can successfully fight to recapture lost territories, camps, and towns will be promoted regardless of age, educational qualifications, or current rank restrictions. Additionally, appropriate rewards will be granted for these achievements. The incentive program includes enlisted soldiers, with promotions based primarily on combat performance and battle victories. Along with rank advancement, recipients will be eligible for salary increases, bonuses, and other benefits.
However, despite these incentives, revolutionary forces report ongoing defections from military council forces to the People’s Defense Forces, as well as instances of soldiers abandoning their posts, surrendering their weapons, and being captured as prisoners of war rather than defending their camps and towns. These developments continue to occur even as the military council attempts to strengthen its forces through such incentive programs. The contrast between the military council’s promotional offers and the reality of continued defections and surrenders highlights the challenging situation facing the military council’s forces across the country.
