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At its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Army adopted the rank structures of the British Army. The highest rank in the Sri Lanka Army is Field Marshal, though the rank has no appointment in the army, it was first awarded in 2015 as an honorary rank to Sarath Fonseka for his war time service, the rank has been awarded for his whole life. [1]
The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) is situated at Batalanda, Makola (South) 12 Kilometers away from Colombo and its aim to develop the professional knowledge and understanding of experienced officers of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy & the Sri Lanka Air Force to prepare them for the ranks of junior field officers in the army and the respective ranks of the Navy and Air ...
The corps was renamed once again in 1972 as the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps when Sri Lanka became a republic. With the onset of the Sri Lankan Civil War military base hospitals were established at the Palaly Military Base and at the Panagoda Cantonment in 1985. The Directorate of Army Medical Service was established in 1985.
The institutions under the Army Training Command that train officers and other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army are: . Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA)(Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා විද්යාපීඨය) [1] - The Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa provides initial training for all regular army officers.
The Army War College (AWC) is a defence service training institution of the Sri Lanka Army located in Buttala, Monaragala District, Uva Province.The AWC provides command and staff courses for mid career officers of Sri Lanka Army as well as to a limited number of officers from Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force and officers of various allied forces.
Training establishments of the Sri Lanka Army (6 P) Pages in category "Military education and training in Sri Lanka" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
For the purposes of parading, the regular army & the volunteer force of the Sri Lanka Army is listed according to an order of precedence. Sri Lanka Armoured Corps; Sri Lanka Artillery; Sri Lanka Engineers; Sri Lanka Signals Corps; Sri Lanka Light Infantry; Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment; Gemunu Watch; Gajaba Regiment; Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
Sri Lanka: Eligibility: All ranks of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force. Clasps: Awarded to service personnel on 20 years of service [1] Status: Currently awarded: Established: 1979 (Superseded the Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal)