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The Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps ( SLAWC) is a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The headquarters of this corps is in Borella, Colombo and the corps has four battalions. The first battalion (1 SLAWC) was raised on 1 September 1979. [1]
Pages in category "Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps soldiers" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Praveena Bandara. Praveena Bandara in 2019 during a meeting. Praveena Salani Chandrasekera ( née Bandara) was the 18th Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps Seva Vanitha Unit [1] succeeding Mrs. Ramani Dematanpitiya. [2] She is the wife of former Master-General of the Ordnance of the Sri Lanka Army, Major General Prasanna Chandrasekera.
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel. [1][3]
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She agreed his offer and signed up as a volunteer recruit and also trained hard in athletics while being attached with the army. [16] She enlisted in the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force to pursue her athletic career, and was attached to the 3rd Battalion, Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC) as a Private. In 1994, she competed in the All Island ...
The following tables present the ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. The ranks are similar to the British army officer ranks and the other ranks. At its formation in 1949, the Ceylon Army adopted the rank structures of the British Army. The highest rank in the Sri Lanka Army is Field Marshal, though the rank has no appointment in the army ...
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) was the first service of the Sri Lankan military to allow women to serve, accepting female recruits to the Sri Lanka Volunteer Air Force in 1972. The Sri Lanka Army followed in 1979 with the establishment of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps (SLAWC). Since then, each service has for both administrative and practical ...