Provisional Government Army preparing to restructure police force into military model due to declining military academy admissions

The examination and editing committee of the Provisional Government Army's military academy is currently preparing to restructure the police force into a military model, including changes to uniforms and appearance, as well as organizational changes and mobilization activities, due to an extreme decrease in those wishing to join the military. This was learned from sources. While the military has its military academy, the police force has only had the Police Science, or Police Officer Training School, which was at the level of the Provisional Government Army's OTS (Officer Training School) and was organized at a lower tier. According to recent preparations, the Police Science in Zibingyi is being prepared to be upgraded to a "Police Academy" in the coming year 2028, and the current Police Officer Training School will be relocated and opened within the Taungoo Military Command, according to police sources. Regarding the ongoing organizational restructuring, a source told the Irrawaddy Times, "At the current Police Academy, promotions will be made similar to the military." Graduates of the Police Academy will be promoted under the Time Scale system with defined periods, similar to military academy graduates, and will be directly assigned to police regiments. Graduates of the Provisional Government Army's Officer Training School are eligible for promotion under the Time Scale system from Second Lieutenant to Colonel, receiving two stars after one year of graduation and three stars after three years. However, police officers within the police force tend to take longer to get promoted than in the military. CDM Major Zin Yaw told the Irrawaddy Times, "When attending combat training alongside police officers, even though the ranks were the same, we had to call them 'senior police officers.' Their ages also differed. In terms of promotion, it was lower than the military. The military is organized at a lower tier." Currently, due to the extreme decrease in those wishing to join the military, preparations are underway to desperately implement changes in appearance, uniforms, and mobilization. It is understood that by relocating and upgrading training schools to Zibingyi and Taungoo Military Command as is happening now, cooperation between the police and the military can be made more stringent, and this is a step to compensate for the decrease in personnel by transforming the police force into a military model.