Military Career
After enlisting with the Royal Fiji Military Forces in June 1972, he was promoted to the rank of captain and participated in several peacekeeping missions to the Middle East. In March 1990, Ganilau resigned his rank of Brigadier General to take up the post of Brigadier, Doctrine, and Policy. In July 1991 he was appointed Commander of the Military, succeeding Sitiveni Rabuka. He held this office for eight years, retiring in 1999 to pursue a new career in politics.
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