 Upon graduation, most DSTA cadets are commissioned as Engineering Officers with the rank of Lieutenant in one of the three branches of Burmese armed forces--army, navy, and air force.Some qualified cadets may choose (or be chosen) to pursue further education in Yangon Technological University, Mandalay Technological University or abroad.The Defence Services Technological Academy was established as the Defence Services Institute of Technology (DSIT) in 1 February 1993 at Pyin Oo Lwin when all civilian colleges and universities in Myanmar were shut down by the military government, following the 1988 nationwide uprising.