25th November 2019 09:32:30 Hours
Major General Jagath Gunawardena, the newly appointed Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) assumed office on 21 November 2019 morning during a brief ceremony, held at SLAVF Headquarters in Salawa, Kosgama.
A Guard Turnout and a Guard of Honour saluted the new Commandant in accordance with military formalities after he was welcomed on arrival at the premises.
A brief religious ceremony, headed by Buddhist monks invoked blessings on the new appointment after chanting Seth Pirith. As a formality, the new SLAVF Commandant symbolically placed his signature in an official document.
He also planted a tree sapling at the SLAVF premises to mark the occasion before he addressed a gathering of SLAVF officers and other ranks who had gathered at the premises.
The day’s programme concluded with a brief interaction of the Commandant with all ranks at the all ranks tea.
