National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)

The task of the national cadet corps is to train and develop cadets using effective curricula, so that each cadet tempered its character, gained courage, sportsmanship, self-confidence, self-discipline and civic self-consciousness, healthy adventurism, responsibility and a feeling of comrades elbow. All this allows you to create well-prepared young people who can provide leadership in all aspects of life.

Any student of Sri Lankan school of any type (state, semi-state, private) from the age of 14 to 20 years old can become a cadet, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion. When entering the corps, the wing is determined: the army, the air force or the navy, their programs are different, but the main goal is achieved equally well. In addition, all Cadets are divided into eastern and western groups according to geography.

• 1881 - John Call, later director of King's College , created a cadet platoon as a volunteer unit at Ceylon light infantry for students of King's College.
• 1902 - A cadet battalion was created during the Ceylon Light Infantry (CLI) and Major S. M. Barosh of CLI became the first commander of this battalion.
• 1917 - The first Germenlus (all-island) review was held at Dayatalava . The champion was Kingswood College of Kandy
• 1918 - On the recommendation of Brigadier General R. B. Fell (Commander of the CDF ), the Ceylon Cadet Battalion was formed in the 2nd Division on 4 February 1918.
• 1948 - Colonel R.Dzh. S. Mendis was the first appointed Lankan commander of the Ceylon Cadet Battalion.
• 1971 - Eight officers were mobilized into the army during the April uprising in different parts of the island.
• 1972 - The Ceylon Cadet Corps changed its name to the Cadet Corps of Sri Lanka after Ceylon declared itself a republic.
• 1981 - The centenary of the cadet corps was celebrated in Colombo.
• 1985 - Measures were taken to unite the Cadet Corps of Sri Lanka and the Cadet Police Corps in the process of mobilizing labor resources and implementing the Additional Force Act No. 40 of 1985.
• 1985 - Female platoons appeared in 10 major cities of the island.
• 1988 - The Cadet Corps of Sri Lanka, part of the reserve of the Sri Lankan army, changed its name to the National Cadet Corps, which was solemnly opened on April 29, 1988 by JR Jayawardene , President of Sri Lanka . ^[one]
• 1990 - On December 2, 1990, the training center of the National Cadet Corps was established in Rantembe . This happened by order of the Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, General K. Ranatunga.
• 1995 - A total of 98 officers, including 25 female officers, were mobilized for active service for operational purposes. Some were sent to army headquarters , the Sri Lankan Military Academy (SLMA) , the Defense University of Kotelavala (KDU), and the Sri Lankan Navy to perform various duties.
• 2001 - The Ministry of Defense fully assumed the provision of the corps from the Ministry of Education and created the headquarters of the National Cadet Corps in Kalubovila on May 18, 2001.
• 2006 - Celebration of the one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of the foundation of the corps.

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  The emblem from 1881 to 1919

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  The emblem from 1919 to 1950

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  The emblem from 1950 to 1972

The National Cadet Corps consists of 22 battalions and headquarters:

• Corps Headquarters - Colombo
• 1st Battalion - Hikkaduwa - Sumangala Vidialaya
• 2nd Battalion - Makhanuvara - Dalada Maligawa Premises
• 3rd Battalion - Colombo - Nalanda College
• 4th Battalion - Ibbagamuva - Kurunegala
• 5th Battalion - Anuradhapura IIM
• 6th Battalion - Central Baddulla College
• 7th Battalion - Gampaha - Bandaranayake College
• 8th Battalion - Hidallana - Sivali IIM
• 9th Battalion - Kegalle
• 10th Battalion - Tangalle - Education Department
• 11th Battalion - Kaduruwela - Polonnaruwa
• The 12th Battalion - Kalutara Vidalay
• 13th Battalion - Kallje Kandy Sri-Rahula Katogastot
• 14th Battalion - Coulipiti - Nakkawatt Central College
• 15th Battalion - Monaragala
• 16th Battalion - Matara
• 17th Battalion - Ampara
• 18th Battalion - Nuwara Eliya
• 19th Battalion - Pannipiti
• 20th Battalion - Jaffna
• 21st Battalion - Trincomalee
• 22nd Battalion - Vanni

The training center is located in a reserve in the Mahanuwara district of the Central Province . Nearby are the reservoirs (tanks) Rantembe and Randenigala. To the capital of the district - the city of Kandy - 77 kilometers. The training center has two main wings: the training wing and the administrative wing. All training activities for officers, cadets, and advanced training courses for other corps specialists are conducted only in this training center in accordance with a busy training schedule. In addition, academic courses are organized here, organized by the headquarters of the corps for armed forces and police personnel. The training center has a well-equipped shooting range , parade ground , an obstacle course , a stadium, a first-aid post, a swimming pool, a library, separate canteens for officers and cadets, its own shop, a temple room, a meditation hall, etc.

The training center is commanded by the commandant in the rank of colonel . He is assisted by a commanding officer in the administrative wing and the chief instructor in the training wing. He has the ability to recruit staff, permanent instructors and civilian staff.

All cadets undergo practical and theoretical training in the following disciplines: physical education, drill, weapon training, shooting, card reading, camouflage, first aid, regimental specialties, a course to build confidence, a course on leadership development, a course on fire fighting measures, community service, general knowledge, drama and several others.

Usually cadets for training issued a British rifle Lee Enfield Mk III .

In addition, the learning process is controlled by a whole series of measures to evaluate both individual cadets and the subunits entirely:

• Training of students on a platoon level schedule.
• Spending one day or a whole weekend at company level training camps
• Participation in the work of the selected camp
• Evaluation of camps at battalion level
• Hermann Loos / De Souza All-Island Competition. After the competition, 2 best platoons from 22 battalions scattered around the island win the competition.
• Selection of the best girls and boys from the platoon.
• Awarding all cadets who participated in the camps.

Officers

• Major General
• Brigadier
• Colonel
• Lieutenant colonel
• Major
• Captain
• Lieutenant
• Second Lieutenant (Russian equivalent: Junior Lieutenant )
• Test officer ( Eng. Probationary officer )

Cadets

• Senior battalion sub-officer (one per battalion)
• Battalion quartermaster sub-officer (one per battalion)
• Senior company sub-officer (one in company)
• Junior company sub-officer (one in company)
• Sergeant (five in company excluding CSM and CQMS / dependent on platoon in company)
• Corporal (fifteen in company)
• Junior Corporal (Fifteen in company)
• Cadet

Exceptions

• Regimental officer (RSM)
• Regimental quartermaster sergeant (RQMS)
• Company Chief (CSM)
• Company quartermaster sergeant (CQMS)

• Cadet
• Royal College (Colombo)
• DOSAAF
• Pioneer

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