Sri Lanka Armed Forces Educational Institutions

The Sri Lankan Armed Forces have established numerous academies and staff colleges across Sri Lanka for the purpose of training professional soldiers in military sciences, warfare command and strategy, and associated technologies.

## Ministry of Defense[edit]

Several education and military establishments come under the direct preview of the Ministry of Defence and admit members of the armed forces, police and civilians.

Kotelawala Defence University : The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) (Sinhala: ජෙනරාල් සර් ජෝන් කොතලාවල ආරක්ෂක විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය), Ratmalana was founded in 1981 as the Kotelawala Defence Academy to conduct bachelor's degree programs for military cadets from all three services. It has since expanded to include post graduate studies and admits both armed forces personal and civilians.

National Defence College : The National Defence College, Colombo (NDC), established in 2020 is the highest level of strategic training for senior officers of the armed forces, police and civil servants.

Defence Services Command and Staff College : The Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC) (Sinhala: ආරක්ෂක සේවා අණ හා මාණ්ඩලික විද්‍යාලය), Makola , established on 1 January 1997 as the Sri Lanka Army Command and Staff College serves as the principle staff college for the armed forces.

Language Training School: The Language Training School, Kotmale is the principle school of Languages for the armed forces.

Defence Services School : The Defence Services School, Colombo was established on 17 of January 2007 as a national school for the children of armed forces and police personnel.

## Sri Lanka Army[edit]

The institutions under the Army Training Command that train officers and other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army are:

1. 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.
2. Officer Career Development Centre (OCDC)(Sinhala: නිලධාරි ප්‍රගමන ප්‍රවර්ධන මධ්‍යස්ථානය)[2] \- The Officer Career Development Centre provides mid-career training officers.
3. Army School of Logistics (ASL)(Sinhala: යුද්ධ හමුදා භට කාර්ය සම්පාදන විද්‍යාලය)[3] \- The Army School of Logistics provides mid-career training for logistics officers.
4. Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS) - Training for volunteer force personal
5. Army Training School (ATS)(Sinhala: යුද්ධ හමුදා පුහුණු පාසල)[4]
6. Infantry Training Centre (ITC)(Sinhala: පාබල පුහුණු මධ්‍යස්ථානය)[5]
7. Combat Training School (CTS)[5]
8. Army Physical Training School
9. Marksmanship and Sniper Training School (MSTS)(Sinhala: ප්‍රගුණ හා සැඟවුණු වෙඩික්කරු පුහුණු පාසල)[5]
10. Army Vocational Training Center
11. Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (IPSOTSL)(Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා සාම සාධක මෙහෙයුම් පුහුණු ආයතනය)[6] \- Training for United Nations peacekeeping.
12. Army Physical Education Centre (Sinhala: යුද්ධ හමුදා ශාරීරික අධ්‍යන පුහුණු පාසල)[7]
13. Commando Regiment Training School[8]
14. Commando Regimental Special Warfare Training School[9]
15. Special Forces Combat Diving Training School[10]
16. Special Forces Training School[10]
17. Special Forces Jungle Warfare Training School[10]

## Sri Lanka Navy[edit]

The Sri Lanka Navy has numerous training establishments;

* Naval & Maritime Academy \- SLN Dockyard
* Advanced Naval Training Centre - SLNS Nipuna
* Naval Artificer Training Institute - SLNS Thakshila
* Naval Recruit Training Centre - SLNS Shiksha
* Naval Recruit Training Centre/Combat Training School - SLNS Pandukabaya

## Sri Lanka Air Force[edit]

The Sri Lanka Air Force has numerous training establishments and units;

Training establishments

* Air Force Academy – SLAF China Bay
* SLAF Junior Command & Staff College – SLAF China Bay
* No. 1 Flying Training Wing – SLAF China Bay Pilot Navigators
* No. 14 Squadron – SLAF China Bay
* Combat Training School – SLAF China Bay
* NCO Management School – SLAF China Bay
* Training Wing – SLAF Diyatalawa – Ground combat Recruit course
* Advanced & Specialized Trade Training School | A&STTS – SLAF Ekala. Aircraft Technician, Fixed wing and Rotary wing\- Airframe & Powerplant, Aviation Electronics, Safety.
* Basic Trade Training School – SLAF Katunayake. Non-technical administrative, IT training and basic Technical staff
* Regimental Training Centre – SLAF Ampara Combat and EOD
* Gunner Training School – SLAF Palaly Instructors

## References[edit]

1. ^ "SLMA". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
2. ^ "International Accountability Network". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
3. ^ "ARMY SCHOOL OF LOGISTICS". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
4. ^ "Training Schools". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
5. ^ a b c "Sri Lanka Army Establishment | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
6. ^ "OCDC - BUTHTHALA". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
7. ^ "Sri Lanka Army Physical Training School". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
8. ^ "Commando Regiment". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
9. ^ "Commando Regiment". alt.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
10. ^ a b c "Training | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

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Sri Lanka Armed Forces Educational Institutions

University|

* General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Tri Service|

* National Defence College
* Defence Services Command and Staff College

Academies|

* Sri Lanka Military Academy
* Naval and Maritime Academy
* Sri Lanka Air Force Academy

Sri Lanka Army|

* Army War College
* Volunteer Force Training School
* Army School of Logistics
* Army Training School
* Infantry Training Centre
* Combat Training School
* Institute of Peacekeeping Support Operations Training
* Marksman Sniper Training School
* Language Training School
* Army Physical Education Centre
* School of Military Engineering

Sri Lanka Navy|

* Advanced Naval Training Centre
* Anti-submarine warfare school
* Naval Artificer Training Institute
* Diving school
* Naval Recruit Training Centre
* Medical Assistants Training School
* Naval Combat Training School
* NBCD School
* Naval Marksmanship & Sniper Training School

Sri Lanka Air Force|

* Junior Command & Staff College
* Flying Training Wing
* Advanced Flying Training Squadron
* Air Force Combat Training School
* NCO Management School
* Advanced and Specialized Trade Training School
* Basic Trade Training School
* Regimental Training Centre
* Gunner Training School

* Military academy
* Military education and training
* List of military academies in Sri Lanka

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Armed Forces of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Air Force

Leadership|

* Commander-in-Chief
* Minister of Defence
* Defence Secretary
* Chief of the Defence Staff
* Commander of the Army
* Commander of the Navy
* Commander of the Air Force

Organisation|

| Ministry and
Committees/Councils|

* Ministry of Defence
* National Security Council
* Directorate of Military Intelligence

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Commands|

* Army
* Navy
* Air Force

Special forces|

| Army|

* Special Forces Regiment
* Commando Regiment
* Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol

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Navy|

* Special Boat Squadron
* Rapid Action Boat Squadron
* Marine Corps

Air Force|

* Regiment Special Force
* Special Airborne Force

Paramilitary forces|

* Special Task Force
* Sri Lanka Civil Defence Force

Other components|

* Sri Lanka Coast Guard
* National Cadet Corps

Ranks and insignia|

* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard

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