17th January 2021 21:27:23 Hours
Preparatory selection process for the forthcoming Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) Competition-2021, a joint training gesture between the Pakistan Army and the Sri Lanka Army that calls for the highest standards of physical fitness, tactical prowess, and soldierly attributes while sharing experience in the field of minor tactics and fieldcraft in overall Counter-Terrorism Scenario, is now in progress at both Infantry Training School in Minneriya and Commando Regiment Training School at Kudaoya.
The Infantry Training Centre (ITC) at Minneriya during 4-11 January 2021 had this PATS training with the participation of 12 Army Infantry teams. A special training session in addition was conducted at Commando Regiment Training School at Kudaoya. This year's annual PATS competition is to be staged largely at Saliyapura with many foreign military teams on a conceptual notion of General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army after the PATS in 2016 recognized the Sri Lanka Army as a participating member among other foreign military teams.
The preparatory Pakistan Army Team Spirit (PATS) competition at Minneriya selected the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment's (SLSR) ‘A’ team as the best group winning the Championship while the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) ‘B’ team was adjudged as the second-best. The Gajaba Regiment team secured third place and thus qualified to participate in the forthcoming PATS competition.
