26th January 2022 12:48:38 Hours
Twenty one newly commissioned officers who were posted to the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment after being graduated from the Sri Lanka Military Academy in December 2021 underwent a Regimental Orientation Course at the Regimental Centre, Ambepussa.
Major General Kithsiri Liyanage, Commander Security Force - (West) and Colonel of the Regiment SLSR addressed them on 26 January 2022, before they were sent to their respective Battalions.
The Regimentation Course was conducted under the directions and guidance of the Colonel of the Regiment Major General Kithsiri Liyanage. Twenty One officers were provided a self-study period during the quarantine period at the Regimental Centre to revise their knowledge obtained during the basic training.
The course was designed aiming to familiarize the newly joined commissioned Officers on regimental duties and tasks before they were posted to their respective battalions. Some of the objectives intended to achieve were; to educate on history and significance of the Sinha Regiment, to enhance the knowledge on unit level administrative systems and procedures, to develop personality, to educate on battalion institutions and their functions, to develop junior level leadership, to educate on Army and Regimental customs and traditions and to familiarize with the role and tasks of a junior leader.
The course was terminated on 26 January 2022 with Major General Kithsiri Liyanage, Commander Security Force - (West) and Colonel of the Regiment, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest.
