ARMY WAR COLLEGE WELCOMES NEW STUDENT OFFICERS FOR THE 2025 SECOND TRIMESTER

The Army War College began its courses for the Second trimester of 2025 with a significant opening session on 26 May 2025 marking the commencement of three pivotal training courses: Senior Command Course (SCC) 14, Junior Command Course (JCC) 33 and Junior Staff Course (JSC) 29. A total of 129 Student Officers enrolled, including four foreign officers from Australia, Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan. To emphasize the importance of inter- services collaboration, two Officers from Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force also enrolled in this trimester’s courses.

The SCC comprises 38 Student Officers while the JCC comprises 63 Student Officers, inclusive of Foreign Officers and the JSC rounds out the lineup with 26 officers.

In his opening address, Major General TCMGST Cooray RWP RSP USP ndc psc, Commandant of the Army War College, emphasised the importance of these courses for the career progression of junior, middle grade and senior Officers. Also, he highlighted that Student Officers from the Australia, Maldives and Pakistan Armies would enrich the learning environment and foster valuable exchange among their Sri Lanka Army Counterparts.