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28-518: The 1st battalion, Gajaba Regiment was formed on 14 October 1983 with the amalgamation of officers and men of the 1st Rajarata Rifles and the 1st Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment , under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Vijaya Wimalaratne at Saliyapura Camp with a strength of 36 officers and 752 other ranks. The 2/3 ( Volunteer ) Rajarata Rifles was reconstituted as the 2nd ( Volunteer ) battalion, Gajaba Battalion at Fort Fredrick in Trincomalee on

56-406: A colour (gold for most infantry units, artillery, the air force and engineers, or silver for most cavalry units, transport and materiel corps). A French adjutant wears a band, with thin red line, in the opposite colour to that of his corps. A chief adjutant wears a band, with thin red line, in the colour of his corps. In order to distinguish an adjutant from a chief adjutant it is necessary to know

84-541: A lieutenant can be appointed as adjutant, although a Lieutenant posted as adjutant will not receive the staff pay as a captain with same appointment. Resaldar Adjutant ( RA ) or Warrant Officer Adjutant ( WOA ) is a position unique to the Bangladesh Army. He is a warrant officer who acts as deputy to the adjutant. In spite of this, the WOA or RA does not have any authority in official correspondences. His main role

112-552: A mutiny the regiment was disbanded with its remaining officers and men amalgamated with the 1st Battalion of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment in 1983 to form the Gajaba Regiment . Adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit. The term adjudant

140-609: Is advancement to OR-9. An adjutant general is both a rank and a role that may represent the principal staff officer of an army; through the adjutant general, the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. In the United States , the adjutant general is the chief military officer of the United States National Guard units in any one of the American states . This use of

168-603: Is also Commander of Regimental Provost and Assist Commanding Officer in all matters pertaining to discipline, training and operational planning. In the US Army , historically the adjutant was generally a member of the branch or regiment of the parent unit (e.g. in an infantry battalion, the adjutant was usually an infantry officer). In 2008, as a result of the Army's transformation, the Human Resources community implemented

196-585: Is carried out by the regimental administrative officer (RAO). Until the 1970s the adjutant was also the regimental operations officer, although this job is now filled by a separate officer. In the British Army, adjutants are given field rank and as such are senior by appointment to all other captains, ranking just behind the majors. Unlike the RAO (who is an officer of the Adjutant General's Corps ),

224-603: Is the transmission and the execution of the adjutant's orders in all companies. On all formal parades, the standard procedure is for the Squadron/Company Sergeant Major to first report to the RA/WOA, and the RA/WOA in turn to report to the Adjutant. The Indian Army has the position of adjutant, which is based on the old British system. The adjutants in most cases are captains but in some cases hold

252-516: Is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commissioned officer rank similar to a staff sergeant or warrant officer but is not equivalent to the role or appointment of an adjutant. An adjutant general is commander of an army's administrative services. Adjutant comes from the Latin adiutāns , present participle of the verb adiūtāre , frequentative form of adiuvāre 'to help';

280-533: The French Army , Air Force and Gendarmerie , the ranks of adjudant ( premier maître in the navy) and adjudant-chef ( maître-principal in the navy) may be considered equivalent to Commonwealth warrant officer ranks. These ranks are senior to the rank of sergeant and junior to the rank of major . Like the officers, the adjudants are entitled to the mon before their rank, as in " mon adjudant ". In France, each corps has

308-610: The 14 October 1983 under the command of the Lieutenant Colonel W.R. Wijerathna. The Cap badge of the Gajaba Regiment was designed with a shield, two Keteri ( battle axes ) and a Kandian powder flask . The newly formed regular infantry battalion was deployed for internal security duties in the Jaffna peninsula from 1983 to 1984 and again in 1985, where it sustained casualties in counter insurgency operations. With

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336-702: The OIC (officer in charge) of the S-1 or admin shop. The USMC MOS handbook says: Adjutants coordinate administrative matters for Marine Corps staff sections and external agencies at the staff level. They ensure that every Marine in their command has administrative resources both for day-to-day tasks and long-term career progression. Adjutants supervise the execution of administrative policies. They receive and route correspondence, preparing responses to any special correspondence. They also manage their unit's legal matters and monitor fitness reports, among other administrative duties. In

364-699: The Personnel Services Delivery Redesign, which recoded the adjutant position in battalions to an officer from the Adjutant General's Corps . The adjutant general at the battalion-level is generally a junior captain or senior first lieutenant and, in conjunction with the S-1 section, manages the administrative functions of the unit. The adjutant also works closely with the unit's command sergeant major for awards ceremonies, traditional ceremonial functions, casual events (hails and farewells), evaluation reports, and management of correspondence and other secretarial functions. Based upon

392-591: The Raja Rata Rifles show the figure of a Bherunda Pakshiya ( Double-headed eagle ). Raised along with Ruhunu Regiment in 1954, by Prime Minister Colonel Sir John Kotelawala with officers and men from the Charley Company of the 2nd(Volunteer) Battalion, Ceylon Light Infantry under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S.D. Ratwatte in Kandy . In 1956, Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike had

420-680: The Rajarata Rifles and Ruhunu Regiment disbanded fearing personal loyalty of the regiments to Sir John Kotelawala. The Rajarata Rifles were disbanded and its personal transferred to form the 2nd(Volunteer) Battalion, Ceylon Sinha Regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S.D. Ratwatte in Kandy . The second regiment called the Rajarata Rifles was formed at Saliyapura in 1980 under its first commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel W. K. Nanayakkara, with Captain Gotabaya Rajapaksa serving as its adjutant . In 1983, following

448-485: The Romans actually used adiūtor for the noun. In various uniformed hierarchies, the term is used for a number of functions, but generally as a principal aide to a commanding officer. A regimental adjutant , garrison adjutant etc. is a staff officer who assists the commanding officer of a regiment , battalion or garrison in the details of regimental, garrison or similar duty. In United States Army squadrons ,

476-560: The adjutant is a member of the corps or regiment of which their unit is a part. The adjutant's job is not solely a 'backroom' one, since he usually accompanies the colonel—Captain David Wood, the adjutant of 2 Para , was killed in action at the Battle of Goose Green , for example. Normally, in a British Infantry battalion, the adjutant controls the battle whilst the CO commands it. As such,

504-477: The adjutant is often the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the administrative platoon. In the British Army , an adjutant ( adj ; sometimes actually referred to as this) is usually a senior captain , and sometimes a major . As the colonel's personal staff officer, he was once in charge of all the organisation, administration and discipline for a battalion or regiment , although now the bulk of administrative work

532-594: The adjutant is usually a person of significant influence within their battalion. In the Foot Guards , the adjutant of the unit in charge of Trooping the Colour is one of three officers on horseback. In many Commonwealth armies, the adjutant performs much the same role as in the British Army. There is no RAO position within the Australian or Canadian armies, where an adjutant performs the administrative role with

560-705: The annual Gajaba Supercross in association with the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders. In 2021 the regiment built the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Cricket Stadium commissioned Thisara Perera as an officer. Rajarata Rifles The Rajarata Rifles was a former rifle regiment of the Sri Lanka Army . It was one of only three geographically based regiments in the Sri Lanka army. The cap badge of

588-543: The arm's colour. In cavalry units, adjudants and adjudants-chefs are addressed by tradition as "lieutenants". Within the Netherlands Armed Forces the seniormost non-commissioned officer rank across all branches is called adjudant- onderofficier . The rank is both rated OR-8 and OR-9 within the NATO rank structure , however, it is only after 3 years as an adjudant-onderofficier that there

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616-478: The assistance of a Chief Clerk, who usually has a rank of Warrant Officer Class Two. In the Canadian Armed Forces , the term adjutant is used in common with other English-speaking armies, and the corresponding French term is Capitaine-adjudant . The Bangladesh Army has the appointment of adjutant which is similar to that in old British system. Though the authorization is of captain rank, often

644-615: The end of the Sri Lankan Civil War, the regiment had 27 battalions and had lost 3,500 officers and men who had been killed in action. The regiment was awarded President's colours by President Mahinda Rajapakse on 11 January 2007. In 2008 a detachment from the regiment was sent to take part in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti . Since 1999, the Gajaba Regiment organizes

672-595: The equivalent position was the jemadar adjutant , who held the lower rank of jemadar . The Pakistan Army has the appointment of Adjutant which is similar to that in old British system. Adjutants in the Pak Army are mostly captains and sometimes lieutenants. The Pak Army also holds the rank of junior adjutant (JA) who works as an aide to the adjutant and is of the rank of subedar , an equivalent rank to warrant officer or sergeant in Western armies. The Regimental Adjutant

700-665: The escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War and Sri Lanka Army expanded and to cope with the demand of operational needs multi battalion structure was introduced. A second regular infantry battalion was formed as the 3rd battalion in January 1986. Both regular battalions took part in the Vadamarachchi Operation in May 1987. With the start of the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection both regular and volunteer units of

728-479: The needs of the commander, an adjutant typically from the combat arms branches may still be specially appointed in modern-day to assist a brigade commander to ease his/her burden of command. There is a bugle call announcing the adjutant that is still used in military ceremonies today. In the United States Marine Corps , the adjutant serves as the senior administrator for their unit, and is

756-548: The rank of major (especially in Regimental Centres). Subedar adjutant ( SA ) is a position unique to the Bangladesh Army and Indian Army. He is a subedar who acts as deputy to the adjutant. On all formal parades, the standard procedure is for the company havildar major to first report to the subedar adjutant, and the subedar adjutant in turn to report to the adjutant. In the British Indian Army ,

784-527: The regiment were deployed in the southern part of the island for counter insurgency operations. The regiment took part in all major offensives of the civil war and was involved in many major battles were the Gajaba units involved suffered over 80% casualty rates such as the 3rd battalion (149 killed and 115 missing) in the Battle of Pooneryn and the 8th battalion in the Second Battle of Elephant Pass . By

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