JUNIOR STAFF COURSE STUDENTS ENGAGE IN EXERCISE BLUE WATER

Student Officers of the Junior Staff Course 28 (JSC 28) participating in the 'Exercise Blue Water' debated on two timely pertinent topics in the JSC Auditorium on Monday 24 Feb 2025 as per the course curriculum and the training schedule.

The motions of the debate were ‘AI and the cutting-edge technological advancement challenge the human skills’ and ‘The high rate of premature retirement and Absent Without Leave(AWOL) in the Sri Lanka Army are due to increasing cost of living’. The topics gave both sides a plenty of areas to argue. The Opposition had the chances to choose between arguments which they focused on and made arguments against the same topic.

Student Officers, who represented four teams, enthusiastically engaged in the debate and presented arguments based on their findings of facts and experiences to treat the topic from an unbiased, balanced viewpoint.

The Chief Instructor, Senior Instructor of Junior Staff Course and Head of the Academic Wing closely observed the session and encouraged the Student Officers consistent with the directives formulated under the guidance of the Commandant Army War College Major General TCMGST Cooray RWP RSP USP ndc psc. The Commandant personally witnessed the final session and encouraged the Student Officers whilst delivering his comments.

Altogether 34 Student Officers along with the Directing Staff of JSC and Instructors of the Academic Wing participated in the session.