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25-718: Army Training Centre may refer to: Sri Lanka Military Academy in Sri Lanka Army Training Centres in the German Army of the Bundeswehr Army Training Centre Pirbright in the United Kingdom [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with

50-512: A company . The commissioning course is split up into three terms, each lasting fourteen weeks, and on each course, cadets are put into one of four companies. There can be as many as several companies within the SLMA at any one time, each commanded by a Major and named after a famous battle in Sri Lankan history. The SLMA orgernization is as follows: The President's and ATC colours presented to

75-524: A captain is typically either the commander or second-in-command of a company or artillery battery (or United States Army cavalry troop or Commonwealth squadron ). In the Chinese People's Liberation Army , a captain may also command a company , or be the second-in-command of a battalion . In some militaries, such as United States Army and Air Force and the British Army, captain

100-588: A certain amount of time, usually one year from their date of commission as a lieutenant, for the reserve components. The rank of captain should not be confused with the naval rank of captain , or with the UK-influenced air force rank of group captain , both of which are equivalent to the army rank of colonel . The term ultimately goes back to Late Latin capitaneus meaning "head of [something]"; in Middle English adopted as capitayn in

125-463: Is organized by Sri Lanka Military Academy. It is one of the premier motor racing events in the country. Captain (land) The army rank of captain (from the French capitaine ) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces , but usually refers to a more senior officer. Today,

150-400: Is the entry-level rank for officer candidates possessing a professional degree, namely, most medical professionals (doctors, pharmacists, dentists) and lawyers. In the U.S. Army, lawyers who are not already officers at captain rank or above enter as lieutenants during training, and are promoted to the rank of captain after completion of their training if they are in the active component, or after

175-478: The French Revolution , during the early modern period , was a nobleman who purchased the right to head a company from the previous holder of that right. He would in turn receive money from another nobleman to serve as his lieutenant . The funding to provide for the troops did not come from the monarch or their government; the captain responsible for feeding, housing, and provisioning their company. If he

200-700: The Maldives and Bangladesh since 1992. The Military Training Wing of the SLMA conducts the Drill Instructor Course for Non commissioned officers . Since officer training began in 1968, the ATC and the SLMA has produced the officers who have taken part in and led all military operations the Sri Lanka Army has engaged in since then. Since 2000, all officers who served as the Commander of

225-438: The 14th century, from Old French capitaine . The military rank of captain was in use from the 1560s, referring to an officer who commands a company. The naval sense, an officer who commands a man-of-war , is somewhat earlier, from the 1550s, later extended in meaning to "master or commander of any kind of vessel". A captain in the period prior to the professionalization of the armed services of European nations subsequent to

250-614: The ATC in 1972, were laid to rest with the change of name to Sri Lanka Military Academy. The Colours were renamed as SLMA Colours and presented by Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga , the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , on 21 June 1997, at Diyatalawa. Upon completion of their training, the SLMA hosts the Commissioning ceremony attended by the Commander of

275-744: The Army , senior army officers, defence attaches of diplomatic establishments and parents. It starts off with the Passing-Out Parade made up of the graduating intakes of cadets, during which the cadets receive the President's Commission along with the Sword of Honour and Trophies, awarded to the cadets first in order of merit. This is followed by the Pipping ceremony where parents of new Officers and Lady Officers adorned their uniform and epaulets with

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300-796: The English language is conducted during the first six months of training to enhance the English knowledge of Officer Cadets. Completion of research work is a partial fulfillment for the Degree other than the Military and Academic Components. It is accredited to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University for the award of the Bachelor of Science in Military studies degree on successful completion of

325-631: The Officer Cadet School. The first intake of 13 Officer Cadets who were earmarked to be trained at the Army Training Centre, Diyatalawa, were enlisted on 16 April 1968. The 1971 JVP insurrection , saw the Officer Cadet Intake 4 expanding to 30 cadets. Since then Officer Cadets were locally trained and commissioned. With the expansion and the growing need to train large numbers of recruits, recruit training

350-627: The Sri Lanka Army have been trained at the ATC/SLMA. Its alumni includes Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka , President Gotabaya Rajapaksa , and Major General Sarath Munasinghe . The following are SLMA graduates who received the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya , the highest decoration for valor; Fox Hill Super Cross is a cross country championship held annually at the Diyatalawa Super cross circuit at Fox Hill which

375-540: The army. However, the United Kingdom 's Royal Air Force , many other Commonwealth air forces and a few non-Commonwealth air forces use an air force-specific rank structure in which flight lieutenant is OF-2. A group captain is derived from the naval rank of captain. Canada is a unique exception. Due to the unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968, the air force rank titles are

400-864: The establishment the Officers Study Centre (OSC) in 1981 which conducted the Junior Command Course (JCC) and the Junior Staff Course (JSC). In 2012, these programs of the OSC were transferred to the newly established Officer Career Development Centre . In overall command of the SLMA is the Commandant of the Academy, usually an officer of Major General Rank. SLMA has several Commissioning Courses each year. Each new intake numbers approximately 150 cadets, each of whom joins

425-404: The program. In addition to the SLMA regular intake, army officer cadets from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University spend their final year at the SLMA. Additional intakes have been admitted to the academy starting with Volunteer Force Quartermasters . With increased war time demands on the army underwent a rapid expansion. To meet need of new officers the ATC increased the numbers of

450-594: The purpose of training recruits. The first batch of 114 recruits passed out from the ARTD on 2 June 1950. The ARTD was later named as the Army Training Centre (ATC) . The Ceylon Army continued to send its Officer Cadets to RMA Sandhurst in the 1950s decade. Due to the cost of training officers overseas, the Ceylon Army initiated officer training at the Army Training Centre in 1968 with the formation of

475-549: The regular intake and initiated a short commissioning course as the volunteer officers transitioned from reservists to a mobilized short service commission in the 1980s. Direct Enlisted Courses of three month duration are carried out for officer direct entry stream to the Regular Force for professionals such as Doctors, IT specialists, Civil Engineers, Accountants. It also has undertaken to train Officer Cadets from

500-525: The regular long course was elevated to the standards of bachelor's degree in military studies which was awarded by the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka . This was shifted to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in 2011. SLMA started academic programs for mid-career Officers in basic command and staff techniques at the level of Grade III/II appointments , (Officers in the ranks of Lieutenant / Captain / Major ), with

525-778: The respective insignia. The event is finished with the Commissioning Dinner . Since April 1968, each year SLMA takes a new intake of officer cadets, who on completing their training would be commissioned into the Regular Force of the Sri Lanka Army for a mandatory service of ten years. The regular intake, known as the Regular Long Course (Cadet Entry Degree Program) is two years and nine months long. During this period, cadets are trained in leadership, tactics, weapons training, military law, military accounting systems and academic studies such as General Science, Management, and General Studies. An intensive course in

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550-550: The same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Army_Training_Centre&oldid=1008646693 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sri Lanka Military Academy Diyatalawa had been

575-625: The traditional training grounds for the Ceylon Defence Force . When the Ceylon Army was raised in 1949, the need arose to recruit and train officers and soldiers of the newly formed regular army. The first batch of ten Officer Cadets were enlisted to the Army on the 10 October 1949 and were dispatched to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst . The Army Recruit Training Depot (ARTD) was formed in Diyatalawa on 6 February 1950 for

600-562: Was assigned to the respective regiments. In 1988 due to the expansion of the Army and the need for more young officers the ATC was given the responsibility of training only Officer Cadets. With this, the Army Training Centre was re-designated as the Sri Lanka Military Academy with effect from 15 January 1981, and since then it has been totally utilized for training of Officer Cadets. At any one time, five to six hundred Officer Cadets are trained at this institution. In 1999,

625-495: Was unable to support the company, or was otherwise court-martialed, he would be dismissed (" cashiered "), and the monarch would sell his commission to another nobleman to command the company. Otherwise, the only pension for the captain was selling the right to another nobleman when he was ready to retire. Many air forces, such as the United States Air Force , use a rank structure and insignia similar to those of

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