Talk:Royal Thai Army
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[edit] oath of allegiance
I am curious as to whether the soldiers swear an oath of allegiance to the king or to the constitution when they join the military. It's relevant to various debates regarding constitutional monarchy and democracy. Sandwich Eater 23:43, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- to the King of course.--68.32.11.74 23:44, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
Date of formation How could the army be formed in 2007?
[edit] Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
Rough work based on web searches:
Prem Tinsulanonda, Oct 1978 - Sep 1981
Undetermined
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, 1986 - Apr 1990
Suchinda Kraprayoon, Apr 1990 - Oct 1991
Undetermined
Surayud Chulanont, Oct 2001 - Aug 2003
Chaiyasit Shinawatra, Aug 2003 - 2004
Pravit Wongsuwan, 2004 - Oct 05
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Oct 05 - Present
Can anyone add to this list? Tony Hecht 04:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
- http://www.rta.mi.th/command/center1.htm 2T 03:53, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
- Prem Tinsulanonda, 1 Oct 1978 - 25 Aug 1981
- Prayuth Jarumanee, 26 Aug 1981 - 30 Sep 1982
- Arthit Kamlangek, 1 Oct 1982 - 27 May 1986
- Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, 27 May 1986 - 28 Mar 1990
- Suchinda Kraprayoon, 29 Mar 1990 - 6 Apr 1992
- Issarapong Noonpakdee, 7 Apr 1992 - 31 Jul 1992
- Wimol Wongwanit, 1 Aug 1992 - 30 Sep 1995
- Pramont Palasint, 1 Oct 1995 - 30 Sep 1996
- Chedtha Thanajaro, 1 Oct 1996 - 30 Sep 1998
- Surayud Chulanont, 1 Oct 1998 - 30 Sep 2002
- Somthat Uttanant, 1 Oct 2002 - 30 Sep 2003
- Chaiyasit Shinawatra, 1 Oct 2003 - 30 Sep 2004
- Pravit Wongsuwan, 1 Oct 2004 - 30 Sep 05
- Sonthi Boonyaratglin, 1 Oct 05 - Present
see th:รายนามผู้บัญชาการทหารบก for full list (in Thai)
