National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka) - History

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 4 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 Force 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 Lanka 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 Defence.
  • 1995 - A total 98 officers including 25 lady officers were mobilised to serve in the operational areas. Some of them were posted to Army HQ, SLMA, KDA and Sri Lanka Navy for various duties.
  • 2001 - The Ministry of Defence took over Sri Gunalankara Vidyalaya from the Ministry of Education and established the HQ National Cadet Corps at Kalubowila on 18 May 2001.
  • 2006 - 125th Anniversary celebrations.

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