New Probationary Officers enlisted to NCC

At least 70 persons who function as teachers at government, semi government and private schools have been enlisted to the National Cadet Corps (NCC) as Probationary Officers.

The NCC said they were enlisted after having completed interviews and medical tests conducted the at Military Hospital.

They were selected out of 500 applicants and the enlisted POS will under undergo a 45 day military training at Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Training School, Diyatalawa under the instructions of the Commandant SL Army Volunteer Force and the Director NCC.

The Training includes theoretical and practical military related matters and more importantly they will be enriched with knowledge to train School Cadets when they pass out and return to schools.

When the Probationary Period is completed they will be given a honourary commission rank as Second Lieutenant.

The NCC is one of the most prominent youth development organizations under the purview of the State Ministry of Defence. Several new developments have taken place on the instructions of present Director Major General A.K.P. Wickramasinghe.

It is the intention of the President and the Prime Minister to start cadet platoons in every school. Taking up the challenge, the HQ NCC has tasked the commanding Officers of 38 Battalions spread across the country including Northern and Eastern Provinces to start new Cadet Platoons to achieve the

They were selected out of 500 applicants and the enlisted POS will under undergo a 45 day military training at Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Training School

target of training 40,000 at the Rantambe Training Centre for the year 2017.

In Addition to functioning as Platoon Commanders at school they have the privilege of joining the mobilized Service attached to SL Army, Navy, Air Force, NCC, Ministry of Defence, Rehabilitation Department, Youth Corps, Civil Security Department according to their desire and render a yeomen service to the nation.