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  • VISIT OF STUDENT OFFICERS OF SCC AND JSC OF THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE (AWC) TO SLMA

    26th March 2022 09:37:12 Hours

    On 26 March 2022 A delegation of 148 including 131 Student Officers from Senior Command Course and Junior Staff Course along with the Chief Instructor, Senior Officers and Directing Staff of the Army War College (AWC) visited the Sri Lanka Military Academy with the intention of educating the student officers on ceremonial drills.

  • SPIKERS OF BALANA COMPANY BAGGED THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT INTER-COMPANY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

    20th March 2022 16:26:07 Hours

  • LT COL RUWAN EHELEPOLA ASSUMED DUTIES AS THE NEW COMMANDING OFFICER-OCW

    15th March 2022 10:10:33 Hours

    Lt Col E W R S B Ehelepola USP USACGSC of the Gajaba Regiment who performed duties as the Chief Instructor of the Military Training Wing (MTW) assumed duties as the Commanding Officer of the Officer Cadet Wing on 15 March and the significant moment was treasured by conducting a ceremonial parade consisting of 21 officers, 62 NCOs and 96 officer cadets representing four cadet companies, the Training Support Company and the Admin Company at the academy parade square.

  • SLMA BID FAREWELL TO THE OUTGOING COMMANDING OFFICER

    14th March 2022 11:02:27 Hours

    In keeping with the prolonged military tradition a farewell ceremony to bid farewell for the outgoing Commanding Officer - Officer Cadet Wing, Col WBMKGK Weerasekara WWV RWP RSP USP psc, was held at the Sri Lanka Military Academy on 14 March 2022.

  • EXPLOSIVE PLAYSTYLE TITLED THE BALANA COMPANY “ THE CAMPIONS OF THE INTER-COMPANY BADMINTON TOURNAMENT-2022

    26th February 2022 10:13:24 Hours

    ‘Badminton’, a racquet sport played hitting a shuttlecock across a net is considered as a total body workout which enhances one’s speed and agility, mobility and also mental stamina. The game has earned the swift prominence at SLMA with the incorporation of club activities in the officer cadets’ military training curriculum.

  • SLMA COMMAND STRUCTURE TOPPED BY A TWO-STAR GENERAL

    10th February 2022 10:52:56 Hours

    The 74th Independence Day carried a significance that a record number of Officers and Other Ranks were received their promotions to their next rank. The jubilant moment was intensified by promoting 7 Senior Brigadiers to the rank of Major General. The fortune was stepped at the military academy, Diyatalawa as the commandant of SLMA, Brigadier WWHRRVMNDKB Niyangoda RWP RSP USP ndu psc received his promotion from the the President upon the recommendations of Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army.

  • The 74th Independence Day Celebration at SLMA

    04th February 2022 15:10:09 Hours

    ‘Independence Day’ is one of the special national festivals of Sri Lanka which is meant to commemorate the country’s independence from British rule in 1948. This triumphant day is celebrated all over the country through flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades and performances.

  • AN EYEOPENER TO THE MILITARY LIFE OF INTAKE SC 19

    02nd February 2022 16:37:25 Hours

    The Opening Address by the Commandant is a custom practiced at the Sri Lanka Military Academy at the inception of any military course, which intends to motivate, guide and mentor the newly joined officer cadets along strenuous military training. On 02 February 2022, Intake SC 19 empowered with 66 energetic youngsters attended their Opening Address held at the Sino Lanka Friendship Auditorium and the Commandant-SLMA Brig W W H R R V M N D K B Niyangoda RWP RSP USP ndu psc, graced the event as the Chief Guest along with other Wing Heads, Senior Officers and Officers of the Academy.

  • Religious Priority at the Threshold of an Exciting Military Career

    31st January 2022 17:42:03 Hours

    Regardless of differences of caste and creed, thousands of locals and tourists visit Kataragama, a Sri Lanka’s multi religious sacred place and emanate divine blessings from God Kataragama to overcome their personal problems or success of their jobs.

  • THE OPENING ADDRESS OF INTAKE LADY 19: FIRST CHAPTER OF THE MILITARY LIFE

    20th January 2022 13:41:53 Hours

    The Opening Address by the Commandant is a traditional military practice which means to give some prior guidelines on military transformation and encouragements to the newly joined trainees at SLMA. Intake Lay 19 consisting of 27 young lady cadets had their Opening Address at the Sino Lanka Friendship Auditorium at 0900hrs on 20 January 2022 and the event was graced by the Commandant-SLMA Brig W W H R R V M N D K B Niyangoda RWP RSP USP ndu psc, along with Wing Heads, Senior Officers and Officers of the Academy.