19th November 2024 23:10:00 Hours
1 Field Engineer Regiment took the initiative to conduct a Corporal to Sergeant promotion course focusing to uplift the knowledge of NCOs who are about to promote in near future, with the guidance of the Commanding Officer of 1 Field Engineer Regiment Major DWGID Somakeerthi USP psc SLE. The course has been conducted with the approval of the Directorate of Training and the Regimental Headquarters, Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers. The promotion course commenced on 04th October 2024 consisting of 38 working days and terminated on 11th November 2024 with the participation of 26 Non-Commissioned Officers from 1 SLE, 6 SLE,7 SLE, 8 SLE, 10 SLE and 11 SLE. The Deputy Centre Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, Colonel MDJ Wickramaarachchi USP psc ptsc graced the certificate awarding ceremony of the course as the chief guest at the Lt Gen NKB Angammana Memorial Hall.
Being senior corporals, sharpening what they learned during their basic training, Corporal to Sergeant course has been taught with Basic Tactics, Internal Security, Map Reading, Counter Insurgency Operations, Physical Fitness training, Weapon Training, Military Communication, Drill and General responsibilities of a Sergeant within a camp premises, so that course can give rise to Sergeants with high graded military knowledge and leadership potential.
During closing remarks, the Deputy Centre Commandant emphasized the imperative of upholding the highest standards of conduct and integrity with the maintenance of discipline among soldiers irrespective of the rank.
The Centre Commandant, Deputy Centre Commandant, Commanding officer and other Officers posed for a group photograph with the students of the course to mark the termination of the course and event concluded with a tea.
Although, “In medieval European usage, a sergeant was simply any attendant or officer with a protective duty. Any military order might have "sergeants-at-arms", meaning servants able to fight if needed. “says history.
