Passing Out Parade – Recruit Course No:75

Newly trained 188 recruits of the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) Course No - 75 passed out on Thursday (19) during a colourful parade at the SLCMP Training School in Giritale

Major General D.K.G.D Sirisena, Colonel Commandant, SLCMP and Commander, Logistics Command graced as the Chief Guest of the day’s event and took the salute at the invitation of Colonel D.M.A Bandara, Commandant, SLCMP Training School

Displays of drills, bands, tattoos and Angampora shows coloured the day’s chain of events witnessed by a large gathering of about 3,000 next of kin of those recruits, well-wishers, Officers and Other Ranks of the Army

Lieutenant V.K.T Ranasinghe was awarded as the Best Platoon Commander of the parade and Staff Sergeant K.R.G.D Weerasinghe was selected as the Best Platoon Sergeant

Corporal H.M.M.S Abeyrathna Banda was adjudged the Best Section Commander, Recruit H.M.M.S Herath, the Best Recruit (male), Recruit P.A.S Madushani, the Best Recruit (female), Recruit S.P.M Siriwardana, the Best Shooter (Male) and Recruit B.B.A.M Bandara, the Best Shooter (female) respectively

Major B.L.S.K Balasuriya was the Parade Commander who was also the Chief Instructor for the course. Captain R.G.N.S Abeyrathna served as the 2nd in Command of the parade