Army promotes 567 Officers and 10368 Other Ranks on Army Day
October 10, 2021Sri Lanka Army (SLA) promoted duly qualified 567 Officers and 10368 Other Ranks to the next respective ranks with the approval of HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the recommendation of the Defence Ministry and Gen. Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander, marking the 72nd Anniversary today (10 October).
Accordingly, 8 Brigadiers to the rank of Major General, 17 Colonels to the rank of Brigadier, 42 Lieutenant Colonels to the rank of Colonel, 60 Majors to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, 256 Captains to the rank of Major, 10 Lieutenants to the rank of Captain, 152 2nd Lieutenants to the rank of Lieutenant and 22 Probation Officers commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant (QM) in total receive these Army Day promotions on 10 October 2021, the SLA said.