Milestone in reconciliation process:

Army recruits 100 Kilinochchi girls

The Army throwing its full weight behind the current reconciliation efforts, made another gesture in furtherance of this exercise by enlisting the first-ever batch of 100 Tamil girls from Kilinochchi to the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force during a landmark ceremony at the 6th Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (6 SLAWC) Headquarters at Bharathipuram, Kilinochchi on Saturday.

Replete with religious blessings, cultural features and military formalities, the historic event which added a new chapter to the chronicles of the Army recruitment, came about with the blessings of their parents or guardians, amidst a gathering of senior military officers.

Security Forces Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) Commander Major General Udaya Perera took part in the recruitment ceremony as the Chief Guest. The 100 female recruits from Kilinochchi-based families after enlistment to 6 SLAWC in the Volunteer Force, commenced preliminary training at Kilinochchi on Saturday at the Advanced Infantry Training School, managed by the 57 Division Headquarters.