Organisation
In overall command of the SLMA is the Commandant of the Academy, usually an officer of Brigadier rank.
SLMA has several Commissioning Courses each year. Each new intake numbers approximately 150 cadets, each of whom joins 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.
- Vijithapura Company
- Gannoruwa Company
- Randeniwela Company
- Balana Company
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