COMMANDO REGIMENT TRAINING SCHOOL

The need for a special army unit to combat terrorism was first felt in 1977. The Army was assigned with the responsibility of setting up of a body to face these increasing threats. The solution offered was to raise a group of Commandos, trained and equipped to meet this contingency, which subsequently paved way for the raising of the Commando Regiment in the Army.

The initial commando training courses were held at Diyatalawa Ella Army Camp and Army Training School at Ampara, under a team of Special Air Service (SAS) instructors from Britain in 1978.

Commando Training School was established on 15 March 1988 at the premises of the Commando Nest, Ganemulla. As a result of the expansion of the Commando Regiment the Training School was shifted on 11 May 1993 to its present location at Uva Kudaoya where natural rough terrain for Commando Training is available.

Bounded by its primary role of producing, grooming and developing the skills of Commando Officers and soldiers, Commando Regiment Training School has extended unparallel service not only restricting itself to the regiment by conducting the basic and specialized training for Commandos, but by conducting special courses to train instructors, Small Group Operation Teams of other battalions of the Army, and Navy Special Boat Squadron and Patrolmen, and Air Force personnel as well. It's Parachute Wing, as of Army's only such training facility has produced majority of the paratroopers inclusive of other services and bears standards and credentials of participating in World Military Games in skydiving events. Being selected to train the first batch of Special Force of the Republic of Maldives, amply displays the heights it achieved, the quality and standard of training and the reputation acclaimed in par with regional elite training establishments.

VISION

Continue to be the premier specialized training institution of the Sri Lanka Army through further development in order to produce highly skilled, professional commandos to uphold the motto, prestige, honour and high spirit de corps of the elite Commando Regiment.

MISSION

To produce mentally alert, physically strong and morally forthright Commandos of the highest caliber, to be employed in specialized tasks, in order to uphold the vision of the Commando Regimental Training school.

OBJECTIVES