Burman was commissioned as an officer in 1922 and was assigned as a second lieutenant to the
Scanian Hussar Regiment in
Helsingborg. He attended the
Swedish Army Riding and Horse-Driving School from 1923 to 1924 and was promoted to
underlöjtnant in 1924 and attended the
Royal Central Gymnastics Institute from 1924 to 1926. Burman attended the General Course at the
Artillery and Engineering College from 1928 to 1930 and the Higher Course there from 1930 to 1932. He was an
aspirant in the
General Staff from 1933 to 1935, was promoted to captain in the General Staff in 1935 and was appointed
ryttmästare in the Scanian Cavalry Regiment in 1936. He was head of the Equipment Office in the Organization Department in the General Staff and thereby made efforts in various areas of equipment during the strengthening of the Swedish defence in the late 1930s, including the acquisition of tanks. and of the staff in the
II Military District from 1942 to 1944. Burman was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1944 and served in the
Scanian Armoured Regiment from 1944 to 1945, in
Göta Armour Guards Regiment in 1946 and in
Södermanland Armoured Regiment in 1946. but before he took command, he was instead appointed executive commander of
Göta Life Guards - a post he came to hold from 1951 to 1955. Burman then served as
Inspector of the Swedish Army Signal Troops in the Defence Staff from 1955 to 1959 when he was promoted to major general and appointed Commanding General of the
VII Military District. He served in this position until 1963 when he was appointed Commanding General of the
III Military District. From 1966 to 1968 Burman was at the
Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces's disposal and in 1968 he retired from active service and was promoted to lieutenant general on the reserve list. He was an inspector at the higher general educational institution in
Enköping from 1951 to 1955 and chairman of the Gotland Shooting Association (
Gotlands skytteförbund) from 1960 to 1963. ==Personal life==