04th February 2022 12:50:34 Hours
Graduation Ceremony of the Long Gunnery Staff Course (LGSC) FD – 17, which commenced from 15 March 2021 to 29 January 2022, was held on 29 January 2021 at School of Artillery, Minneriya.
After successful completion of the course, 11 SNCO/NCOs were graduated as Assistant Instructors in Gunnery. The General Officer Commanding 62 Division Major General D P U Gunasekara RWP USP IG graced the Graduation Ceremony as the Chief Guest. He witnessed the final presentation of the course at morning hours on the subject of “Recoil Mechanism of 122 mm Howitzer Model 1983 faultiest and remedies”.
The Chief Guest awarded certificates and AIsG insignias to the newly graduated AIsG during the ceremony. Further, Bombardier Dharmathilaka EPML of 15 SLA secured the first in order of merit having obtained the highest aggregate. The overall course average recorded as 70.02 percent. Representatives from all artillery regiments were also present at the event.
