Editing Tatmadaw (section)

===1988 to 2005===
[[File:2000 Tatmadaw C2 Structure.svg|thumb|550px|The Tatmadaw command structure as of 2000]]
The Tatmadaw's organisational and command structure dramatically changed after the military coup in 1988. In 1990, the country's most senior army officer become a [[Senior general (Myanmar)|Senior general]] (equivalent to [[Field marshal]] rank in Western armies) and held the positions of chairman of [[State Law and Order Restoration Council]] ([[State Law and Order Restoration Council|SLORC]]), [[prime minister|Prime Minister]] and [[defence minister|Defence Minister]], as well as being appointed [[Commander in Chief|Commander-in-Chief]] of the Defence Services. He thus exercised both political and operational control over the entire country and armed forces.

From 1989, each service has had its own [[commander in chief|Commander-in-Chief]] and [[Chief of staff (military)|Chief of Staff]]. The Army Commander in Chief is now elevated to full [[general]] ({{lang|my|Bo gyoke Kyii}}) rank and also acted as deputy commander in Chief of the Defence Services. The C-in-C of the Air Force and Navy hold the equivalent of [[lieutenant general]] rank, while all three Service Chiefs of Staff were raised to [[major general]] level. Chiefs of Bureau of Special Operations (BSO), the heads of Q and A Staffs and the Director of Defence Services Intelligence (DDSI) were also elevated to [[lieutenant general]] rank. The reorganisation of the armed forces after 1988 resulted in the upgrading by two ranks of most of the senior positions.

A new command structure was introduced at the Ministry of Defence level in 2002. The most important position created is the Joint Chief of Staff (Army, Navy, Air Force) that commands commanders-in-chief of the Navy and the Air Force.

The Office of Strategic Studies (OSS, or {{lang|my|Sit Maha Byuha Leilaryay Htana}}) was formed around 1994 and charged with formulating defence policies, and planning and doctrine of the Tatmadaw. The OSS was commanded by [[Lieutenant General]] [[Khin Nyunt]], who is also the Director of Defence Service Intelligence (DDSI). Regional Military Commands (RMC) and [[Light Infantry]] Divisions (LID) were also reorganised, and LIDs are now directly answerable to [[Commander in Chief]] of the [[Myanmar Army|Army]].

A number of new subordinate command headquarters were formed in response to the growth and reorganisation of the Army. These include Regional Operation Commands (ROC, or Da Ka Sa), which are subordinate to RMCs, and Military Operations Commands (MOC, or Sa Ka Kha), which are equivalent to Western infantry divisions.

The [[Chief of staff (military)|Chief of Staff]] ([[Myanmar Army|Army]]) retained control of the Directorates of Signals, Directorate of Armour Corps, Directorate of Artillery Corps, Defence Industries, Security Printing, Public Relations and Psychological Warfare, and Military Engineering (field section), People's Militias and Border Troops, Directorate of Defence Services Computers (DDSC), the Defence Services Museum and Historical Research Institute.

Under the Adjutant General Office, there are three directorates: Medical Services, Resettlement, and Provost Martial. Under the Quartermaster General Office are the directorates of Military Engineering (garrison section), Supply and Transport, Ordnance Services, and Electricaland Mechanical Engineering.

Other independent department within the Ministry of Defence are Judge Advocate General, Inspector General, Military Appointment General, Directorate of Procurement, Record Office, Central Military Accounting, and Camp Commandant.

All RMC Commander positions were raised to the level of [[major general]] and also serve as appointed chairmen of the state- and division-level Law and Order Restoration Committees. They were formally responsible for both military and civil administrative functions for their command areas. Also, three additional regional military commands were created. In early 1990, a new RMC was formed in Burma's north west, facing [[India]]. In 1996, the Eastern Command in [[Shan State]] was split into two RMCs, and South Eastern Command was divided to create a new RMC in country's far south coastal regions.<ref>see Order of Battle for further details</ref>

In 1997, the [[State Law and Order Restoration Council]] ([[State Law and Order Restoration Council|SLORC]]) was abolished and the military government created the [[State Peace and Development Council]] ([[State Peace and Development Council|SPDC]]). The council includes all senior military officers and commanders of the RMCs. A new Ministry of Military Affairs was established and headed by a [[lieutenant general]]. This new ministry was abolished after its minister Lieutenant General [[Tin Hla]] was sacked in 2001.