15 royal aides-de-camp receive special ranksListen to this articleBoonsin: Becomes a full generalA royal command has been issued granting special military ranks and decorations to 15 officers serving as royal aides-de-camp. Among those honoured is Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, former commander of the Second Army Area, who will be elevated to the rank of general. Adm Weerasak Oakkangwan, commander of the Office of the Aide-de-Camp Department at the Amphon Sathan Residential Hall, issued an official letter to the permanent secretary for defence on Tuesday concerning the royal command bestowing military ranks and royal decorations on the 15 officers. An Office of the Permanent Secretary for Defence list shows that the 15th individual on it is Lt Gen Boonsin, who has been promoted to the rank of general. Lt Gen Boonsin was appointed as a special royal aide-de-camp on Sept 26, along with 37 other commissioned military officers and police officers.

Source: Bangkok Post December 23, 2025 23:06 UTC