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14th December 2023 16:12:14 Hours

An infantry non-commissioned officer crowned as the most knowledgeable soldier in the army

In line with the 74th anniversary of the Army, with the aim of developing the reading habit of soldiers serving in the Army, developing Army knowledge and thereby producing knowledgeable Army soldiers, the Infantry Regiment won first place in the competition to select the best soldier with the best military knowledge in 2023. Corporal Prasanna SAK, a non-commissioned officer.

130 soldiers representing all the regiments of the army participated in this quiz program and 30 who scored successfully in the preliminary round of questions were selected for the second round. Non-commissioned officer S/330308 Corporal Prasanna AK of 11th SLLI Battalion participated in this program which was held under 5 phases, representing the infantry regiment, and after successfully answering the questions he received, he got the mandate to enter among the 21 people in the third phase. This soldier, who was selected to be among the top 10 in the fourth stage of the third competition held at the Army Headquarters on 13.09.2023, faced all the challenges through his knowledge in the final competition held at the Army Headquarters on 05.10.2023 and became the best Army Knowledge of the year 2023. He was crowned as a soldier.

We wish this non-commissioned officer, who has brought great fame to the army and the Light infantry regiment with the knowledge he acquired during his duty as an infantry soldier, that all ranks including the infantry regiment commander will be successful in his future army career.