National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)
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The National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka) is the Sri Lankan military cadet corps and is a Ministry of Defence
sponsored youth organisation in the Sri Lanka
. Formally the Ceylon Cadet Corps It is open to high school students on voluntary basis and has a history of more than 126 years as of 2007. The officers are teachers who act as instructors. The Cadets are given basic military training in small arms and parades.The officers and cadets have no liability for active military service but many volunteer to join the armed forces.
Physical Fitness, Foot Drill, Weapon Training and Firing, Map Reading, Field Craft, First Aid, Regimental Duties, Confidence Building Course, Leadership Activities,Fire Fighting, Community Service, General Knowledge, Drama, Hut Inspection,
The standard issued service weapon of NCC is the British
Lee-Enfield Mk III
.
Cadets
Former ranks
Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....
sponsored youth organisation in the Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. Formally the Ceylon Cadet Corps It is open to high school students on voluntary basis and has a history of more than 126 years as of 2007. The officers are teachers who act as instructors. The Cadets are given basic military training in small arms and parades.The officers and cadets have no liability for active military service but many volunteer to join the armed forces.
Mission
The Mission of the National Cadet Corps is to train and inspire cadets using effective training curriculum, so that each cadet shall develop character, courage, sportsmanship, self reliance, discipline, and civil mindedness, spirit of adventure, responsibility and comradeship to be a human resource of well-trained youth, capable of providing leadership in all aspects of life.History
- 1881 - Mr. John B. Cull, the then principal of Royal College, Colombo formed a cadet platoon as a Volunteer Unit under Ceylon Light Infantry for the students of the Royal College.
- 1902 - Introduction of Cadet Battalion under CLI (Ceylon Light Infantry) and Major S. M. Baros of CLI became the first Commanding Officer of the Cadet Battalion.
- 1917 - The First Hermenloos ( All Island ) Camp was held in Diyathalawa. The Champions were Kingswood College, Kandy
- 1918 - With the recommendation of Brigadier General R. B. Fell (The CDF Commander), formation of Ceylon Cadet Battalion took place on the two divisions on 4th of February 1918.
- 1948 - Colonel R.J.C. Mendis was appointed as the First Sri Lankan Commanding officer of the Ceylon Cadet Battalion.
- 1971 - Eight officers were mobilised for duties with the Regular Force during the period of April insurrection in various parts of the island.
- 1972 - Ceylon Cadet Corps changed its designation as Sri Lanka Cadet Corps after Ceylon declared itself a Republic.
- 1981 - Centenary Celebrations of Cadet Corps was held in Colombo.
- 1985 - Action was taken to amalgamate Sri Lanka Cadet Corps and the Police Cadet Corps under the Manpower Mobilization and supplementary Forces Act, No. 40 of 1985.
- 1985 - Girls Platoons were started in ten main cities of the island.
- 1988 - Sri Lanka Cadet Corps, which was part of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceSri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceThe Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force is the principal and Volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard of the Sri Lankan Army. The SLAVF is made up of part-time Officers and soldiers paid at a similar rate,...
changed its designation as the National Cadet Corps, and it was ceremonially inaugurated on 29 April 1988 by His Excellency J. R. Jayewardene, the then President of Sri LankaPresident of Sri LankaThe President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
under the above Act. - 1990-The National Cadet Corps Training Centre, Rantembe was established on 2 December 1990 by General Cyril Ranathunga, VSV the Secretary, Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (Sri Lanka)The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....
. - 1995 - A total 98 officers including 25 lady officers were mobilised to serve in the operational areas. Some of them were posted to Army HQArmy Headquarters (Sri Lanka)Army Headquarters refers to the military headquarters complex of the Sri Lanka Army. Situated next to Galle Face Green and long the Lower Lake Road, this complex also includes the Ministry of Defence. Apart from operational and administrative offices, it contains the regimental centers of several...
, SLMASri Lanka Military AcademyThe Sri Lanka Military Academy , commonly known simply as Diyatalawa, is the Sri Lanka Army's officer initial training centre located in the garrison town of Diyatalawa in the central highlands of Sri Lanka....
, KDAGeneral Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityGeneral Sir John Kotelawala Defence University located at Kandawala, Ratmalana, Colombo, is a joint services academy where cadets of the three wings Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force are trained before they go for their pre-commission training to their academies...
and Sri Lanka Navy for various duties. - 2001 - The Ministry of Defence took over Sri Gunalankara Vidyalaya from the Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education (Sri Lanka)The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka...
and established the HQ National Cadet Corps at Kalubowila on 18 May 2001. - 2006 - 125th Anniversary celebrations.
Battalions
National Cadet Corps has 15 Battalions located in- HQ National Cadet Corps - Colombo
- 1st Battalion - Hikkaduwa - Sumangala Vidyalaya
- 2nd Battalion - Kandy - Dalada Maligawa Premises
- 3rd Battalion - Colombo - (St' Peters College)
- 4th Battalion - Kurunegala -
- 5th Battalion - Anuradhapura MMV
- 6th Battalion - Diyatalawa - Volunteer camp
- 7th Battalion - Gampaha - Bandaranayake CollegeBandaranayake CollegeBandaranayake College Gampaha was founded in September 1918. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Gampaha. It is a National School, meaning that it is controlled by the central government as opposed to the Provincial Council and provides only the secondary education.Bandaranayaka...
- 8th Battalion - Hidallana -Sivali MMV
- 9th Battalion - Kegalle- St. Mary's College
- 10th Battalion - Tangalle - Educational Department
- 11th Battalion - Polonnaruwa - Polonnaruwa Royal Central College
- 12th Battalion - Kalutara MMV
- 13th Battalion - Matale - St. Thomas College
- 14th Battalion - Kuliyapitiya - Nakkawatta Central College
- 15th Battalion - Monaragala - Mahnama College
Training
All Cadets undergo practical and theoretical training in the following.Physical Fitness, Foot Drill, Weapon Training and Firing, Map Reading, Field Craft, First Aid, Regimental Duties, Confidence Building Course, Leadership Activities,Fire Fighting, Community Service, General Knowledge, Drama, Hut Inspection,
The standard issued service weapon of NCC is the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Lee-Enfield Mk III
Lee-Enfield
The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century...
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Training and assessment of cadets
- Training of cadets to a schedule at platoon level.
- Holding one day/weekend training camps at company level
- Taking part in selection camps
- Holding assessment camps at battalion level
- Winning the Hermann Loos/ De Soyza challenge trophy after a competition where the best two platoon of the 14 battalions spread across the island, compete.
- Selection of girls/boys band platoons (Eastern/ Western)
- Awarding certificate to all the cadets taking part in camps
- Awarding certificates, medals and trophies in the Inter Battalion Sports Meet annually.
- Reciting "PIRITH" before the commencement of training at the Training Centre - Rantembe every year.
- Holding National Cadet Corps Celebrations giving priority to the religious observances at the HQ, and Battalion as well.
Ranks within the NCC
Officers- Major General (Commandant of the NCC)
- Brigadier
- Colonel
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Major
- Captain
- Lieutenant
- 2nd Lieutenant
Cadets
- Battalion Senior Under Officer (one in a battalion)
- Battalion quarter master under officer(one in a battalion)
- Company Senior Under Officer (one in a Company)
- Company Junior Under Officer (one in a Company)
- Sergeant (five in a Company excluding the CSM and CQMS/depend on the platoons in the company)
- Corporal (fifteen in a Company)
- Lance Corporal (fifteen in a Company)
- Cadet
Former ranks
- Regiment Sergeant Major (RSM)
- Regiment Quarter Master Sergeant (RQMS)
- Company Sergeant Major (CSM)
- Company Quarter Master Sergeant(CQMS)
Past Directors
- Major General E. G. ThevanayagamE. G. ThevanayagamMajor General E. George Thevanayagam, VSV is a Sri Lankan military leader, he was the Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force and later first Director of the National Cadet Corps....
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- Major General T. N. De SilvaT. N. De SilvaMajor General T. N. De Silva, USP, psc, SLAC is a Sri Lankan general, who was the former General Officer Commanding, 21 Division;, Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, Brigade Commander Armoured Brigade and Director, National Cadet Corps....
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- Major General W R Wijerathne, USPUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
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