Military Organization
Under the current military plan and divisions, every military region (one per region)has a full strength of 3,500 soldiers. 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 Meas Sophea 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:
- Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Headquarters, Phnom Penh
- First Military Region HQ, Stung Treng
- Second Military Region HQ, Kompong Cham
- Third Military Region HQ, Kampong Speu
- Fourth Military Region HQ, Siem Reap
- Fifth Military Region HQ, Battambang
- Sixth (Special) Military Region HQs, Phnom Penh/Pailin/Kompong Thom
- Seventh Military Region HQs, Preah Vihear
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.
In 2009, several three-star Generals, including General Hing Bun Hieng, were promoted to four-star Generals, along with the promotion of provincial commanders of Gendarmerie to Brigadier Generals. It has been noted that such promotion was an honor bestowed by the government for their effort in the Cambodian-Thai military standoff.
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